Games on August 11, 1971

The games of August 11, 1971

The schedule for August 11, 1971 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 9-3 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (1-0), the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants (5-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the Washington Senators (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 5-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 10, 1971 and the next, Aug 12, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.