Games on August 8, 1971

The games of August 8, 1971

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