Games on September 24, 1971

The games of September 24, 1971

On September 24, 1971, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 9-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 10-6. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (2-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators (4-0), and the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (7-0). One-run games: the California Angels 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 8-5, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 2-1, and the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians and the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres. 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 23, 1971 and the next, Sep 25, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.