Games on August 31, 1971

The games of August 31, 1971

The schedule for August 31, 1971 lists 14 games. The Montreal Expos routed the Chicago Cubs 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Atlanta Braves (9-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the Montreal Expos, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 6-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the Washington Senators topped the New York Yankees 6-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1971 and the next, Sep 1, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.