Games on August 1, 1971

The games of August 1, 1971

On August 1, 1971, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 8-1 winners over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the California Angels, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Washington Senators, and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 10-7, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-6, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators and the Milwaukee Brewers. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1971 and the next, Aug 2, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.