Games on July 1, 1971

The games of July 1, 1971

On July 1, 1971, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 9-4 winners over the California Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Montreal Expos 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, and the Washington Senators topped the New York Yankees 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 30, 1971 and the next, Jul 2, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.