Games on May 21, 1971

The games of May 21, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on May 21, 1971. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 10-1 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 15-8. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the California Angels (3-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-1, the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 6-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets, 6-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 20, 1971 and the next, May 22, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.