Games on September 3, 1971

The games of September 3, 1971

On September 3, 1971, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 16-6 winners over the Houston Astros. One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 9-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 8-6, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the California Angels, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 7-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 6-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 1971 and the next, Sep 4, 1971. For the wider picture, see the 1971 season.