Games on July 3, 1971

The games of July 3, 1971

On July 3, 1971, 12 games went into the books. The San Francisco Giants routed the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (1-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (1-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 7-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 2, 1971 and the next, Jul 4, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.