Games on July 7, 1971

The games of July 7, 1971

On July 7, 1971, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 18-4 winners over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Washington Senators (4-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Kansas City Royals 8-2, the California Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 12-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 6, 1971 and the next, Jul 8, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.