Games on September 5, 1971

The games of September 5, 1971

On September 5, 1971, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 8-0 winners over the Kansas City Royals. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 12-5. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5, the California Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 7-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-2, the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3. The Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Sep 4, 1971 and the next, Sep 6, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.