Games on July 6, 1971

The games of July 6, 1971

12 games were played on July 6, 1971, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 9-4 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 12-7. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 6-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the California Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 7-5, the Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, and the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles. 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, Jul 5, 1971 and the next, Jul 7, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.