Games on September 14, 1971

The games of September 14, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 14, 1971. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 12-1 winners over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6. A shutout went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics (2-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 3-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 5-2, and the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians and the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 13, 1971 and the next, Sep 15, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.