Games on September 19, 1971

The games of September 19, 1971

The schedule for September 19, 1971 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 12-0 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (11-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-1. The Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 18, 1971 and the next, Sep 20, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.