Games on June 16, 1971

The games of June 16, 1971

On June 16, 1971, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. Shutouts: the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres (2-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the California Angels 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 7-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Washington Senators 5-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3. 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, Jun 15, 1971 and the next, Jun 17, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.