Games on May 26, 1971

The games of May 26, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 26, 1971. The Montreal Expos routed the Atlanta Braves 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 9-4. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0) and the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 7-5, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Houston Astros, 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres. 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 25, 1971 and the next, May 27, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.