Games on July 9, 1971

The games of July 9, 1971

On July 9, 1971, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 11-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (1-0), the Montreal Expos over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 1-0 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 6-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2, and the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2. The Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 8, 1971 and the next, Jul 10, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.