Games on August 13, 1971

The games of August 13, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 13, 1971. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Chicago White Sox 12-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (2-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0), and the Washington Senators over the California Angels (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the New York Mets 7-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 12, 1971 and the next, Aug 14, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.