Games on June 6, 1971

The games of June 6, 1971

14 games were played on June 6, 1971, according to Retrosheet. The San Diego Padres routed the Montreal Expos 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Diego Padres, 8-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 5, 1971 and the next, Jun 7, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.