Games on August 17, 1971

The games of August 17, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 17, 1971. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 11-0 winners over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals (2-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the California Angels 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-2, the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1. The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1971 and the next, Aug 18, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.