Games on September 22, 1971

The games of September 22, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on September 22, 1971. The Baltimore Orioles routed the New York Yankees 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the California Angels 10-3. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Oakland Athletics (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1. 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 21, 1971 and the next, Sep 23, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.