Games on July 15, 1971

The games of July 15, 1971

On July 15, 1971, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins (3-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (1-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the California Angels, the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros fell to the New York Mets, 9-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 7-3, the Montreal Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 11, 1971 and the next, Jul 16, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.