Games on June 8, 1971

The games of June 8, 1971

The schedule for June 8, 1971 lists 12 games. The Montreal Expos routed the San Francisco Giants 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the California Angels (3-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0), and the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Washington Senators 4-2, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. 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 7, 1971 and the next, Jun 9, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.