Games on July 23, 1971

The games of July 23, 1971

11 games were played on July 23, 1971, according to Retrosheet. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Diego Padres (4-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the California Angels, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 6-2, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 5-1. 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 22, 1971 and the next, Jul 24, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.