Games on August 14, 1971

The games of August 14, 1971

11 games were played on August 14, 1971, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Houston Astros (7-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0), and the Montreal Expos over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 1-0 over the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, and the Washington Senators beat the California Angels 2-0. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 13, 1971 and the next, Aug 15, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.