Games on May 23, 1971

The games of May 23, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 23, 1971. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 11-0 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (5-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Kansas City Royals (4-0), and the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 12-3, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 22, 1971 and the next, May 24, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.