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1971 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Dave Giusti , rookie Dave Kingman , in his 2nd ML game, clouts two homers for the Giants to help sweep a pair from the first-place Pirates, 11–7 and 8–3. Willie McCovey adds a 3-run homer and Willie Mays a bases-loaded double. Willie Stargell has a pair of homers for the Pirates to go over the 100 RBI mark.
With have two runners on base after scoring three times in the 12th, the Cards file a protest against the Phillies for failing to get the field in playing condition after two rain delays, one 31 minutes and the other 49 minutes. The Phils say their Zamboni broke down and the score reverts a 3–3, 11 inning tie.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 1, 1971Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 3 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Washington Senators 3 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Washington Senators 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 10, New York Yankees 7 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Don Wilson allows just two hits in beat the Cubs and Fergie Jenkins , 2–1.
Bill Lee pitches tremendous relief, allowing just two hits in eight 1/3 innings, and the 2nd-place Red Sox come back to beat the American League East first place Orioles, 7–4. The Birds get all their runs off Luis Tiant in the 1st.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 2, 1971Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Astrodome Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Veteran's Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 7 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 3, 1971Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 6 at Parc Jarry Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Veteran's Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park San Diego Padres 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Milwaukee Brewers 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 5 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bob Gibson wins his 200th game, a 7–2 victory over the Giants at St. Louis.
Tommy Walker of Fort Worth (Dixie League) pitches a 15-inning no-hit win over Albuquerque.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 4, 1971Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Parc Jarry Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 10, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jose Pagan when his arm is fractured by a pitch in the 5th by Strohmeyer. He will return to be a World Series hero. Pagan, Willie Stargell and Al Oliver homer for the Bucs and Gene Alley adds two triples.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 5, 1971Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 1, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Pat Dobson in the 4th, beating the Orioles 12–3. The loss ends Dobson's win streak of 12 games, his nine consecutive complete games, and his consecutive scoreless inning streak of 23.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 6, 1971New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 9, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 12, San Francisco Giants 8 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 12, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Vida Blue becomes the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season with a 1–0, 3-hit gem over the White Sox. Joel Horlen balks in the game's only run.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 7, 1971New York Mets 20, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 12, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Lee May 's two homers and five RBIs, the Reds beat the visiting Montreal Expos , 6–3. His 2nd homer is a 3-run shot in the 9th.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 8, 1971Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Satchel Paige and the seven others selected in January.
Despite belting six home runs -- 3 by Bill Freehan , two by Willie Horton, one by Aurelio Rodriguez -- at Fenway Park , the Tigers lose to the Red Sox, 12–11. The Sox have only one homer, a grand slam by Bob Montgomery . Rico Petrocelli 's pinch single with two outs in the 9th drives home the winner.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 9, 1971 » Scott Karl in Fontana, CA
IN THE NEWS :Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th player to amass 500 home runs, and adds his 501st, but the Orioles beat the Twins 4–3. Mike Cuellar picks up the win.
The Giants Juan Marichal pitches the 50th shutout of his career, a 1–0 squeaker over Montreal. He leads all active hurlers in this category.
Sixteen baseball researchers at Cooperstown form the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), with founder Robert Davids as president.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 10, 1971 » Sal Fasano in Chicago, IL
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 10, 1971Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Candlestick Park Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 12, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium California Angels 7, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 11, 1971Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Montreal Expos 5, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Atlanta Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium Kansas City Royals 1, Washington Senators 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 12, 1971Atlanta Braves 10, Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 3, California Angels 0 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 2, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Washington Senators 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington Senators 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Don Gullett and Wayne Granger combine on a one-hitter, beating the visiting Cubs, 8–2. The lone Cub safety is a 2-out double by Cleon Jones in the 8th inning. Granger pitches a hitless 9th.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 13, 1971Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 3 at Candlestick Park Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 12, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 4, California Angels 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bob Gibson , 35, hurls the first no-hitter of his career, an 11–0 shellacking of the Pirates. The Cards make it easy for Gibson by scoring five runs in the top of the first inning. Gibson walks three and strikes out 10, and paces the offensive with three RBIs. Gibson said after the game, "This was the greatest game I've ever pitched anywhere." The win, Gibson's 48th career shutout, improves his record to 11–10 and moves St. Louis to just five games behind the first-place Pirates.
The Braves purchase infielder Tony LaRussa from the Oakland A's.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 14, 1971 » Mark Loretta in Santa Monica, CA
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 14, 1971Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 5 at Candlestick Park Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 2, California Angels 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Vida Blue raises his record to 22-4 as the A's beat the Yankees, 6–4. Blue scatters 10 hits and scores the tie breaking run on a wild pitch.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 15, 1971Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 1 at Candlestick Park Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at County Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 4, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Harmon Killebrew , who has a higher percentage of his hits (28.6%) go for home runs than any other player, collects his annual triple in a 11–2 win over the Indians. It marks his 8th season when he will hit exactly one three bagger.
IN THE NEWS :Bill Mazeroski records his 2,000th career hit.
At Tacoma, Tacoma's Burt Hooton ties a PCL record when he strikes out 19 in a 5–1 win over Eugene.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 17, 1971 » Jorge Posada in Santurce, P.R.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 17, 1971Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 0 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium Montreal Expos 11, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 18, 1971 » Albie Lopez in Mesa, AZ
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 18, 1971Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Montreal Expos 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 10, Oakland Athletics 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th, beating Houston 3–2. The win pulls the Cubs to four 1/2 behind Pittsburgh. But following two losses to Houston, Leo Durocher and the players will square off in a clubhouse meeting on the 23rd. Durocher accuses Ron Santo of demanding that the team give him a day, and the third sacker has to be restrained from going after Leo. Leo will finally lip an "I quit," but stay on through the season in a frosty relationship with the team.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 20, 1971Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Parc Jarry San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 6, New York Yankees 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Municipal Stadium Washington Senators 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Municipal Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Lolich allows six hits as Detroit beats the Brewers 7–2. It is Lolich's 20th win of the year.
Pitching in relief, the Reds Jim Merritt (1-11) records his only win of the year. A 20-game winner last season, Merritt, started the year with 11 straight losses, one short of the National League record.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 21, 1971Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 2, New York Yankees 1 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 9, Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Washington Senators 5 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bert Campaneris leads off the game with a shot and, with two out in the 9th inning, Reggie Jackson ends the game with a homer.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 22, 1971St. Louis Cardinals 13, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 3, New York Yankees 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Washington Senators 1 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 23, 1971Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 15, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Wrigley Field St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Veteran's Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, New York Yankees 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ed Acosta makes his ML pitching debut and shuts out the Phillies 2–0. He's the first Padre to debut with a shutout.
Braves OF Rico Carty announces he has suffered permanent damage to his right eye from an altercation with three policemen in Atlanta.
At Wrigley Field, Ernie Banks hits his 512th and final home run, connecting off the Reds Jim McGlothin in the 4th inning. Ernie moves past Mel Ott into an 8th place tie with Eddie Mathews on the all-time list. Chicago beats Cincy, 5–4. The Cubs will lose 10 of their next 12, however, to drop out of contention.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 24, 1971Atlanta Braves 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 2, Washington Senators 1 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 25, 1971Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium Washington Senators 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 10, Cleveland Indians 8 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Willie Horton is struck in the eye by a pitch from Chicago's Rich Hinton , sidelining him for 28 games. Hinton, in his first ML start, last two 2/3 innings in taking the loss. Joe Coleman wins.
Pinch hitter Jimmy Stewart leads the Reds to a win as he hits a 9th inning bases loaded triple against the Cardinals, then scores on Pete Rose 's sac fly. The Reds score five in the 9th to win, 8–7.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 27, 1971 » Lou Pote in Evergreen Park, IL
IN THE NEWS :Rick Wise hits two home runs, including a grand slam off Don McMahon , in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. Wise beats the Giants 7–3. Wise also hit two home runs in his June no-hitter.
With 34,988 looking on, the Braves spoil "Ron Santo Day" at Wrigley Field by beating Ferguson Jenkins and the Cubs, 4–3. Santo is 1-for-3 with a run scored.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 28, 1971Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Astrodome New York Mets 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Memorial Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 8 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 3 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 10, Washington Senators 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 29, 1971 » Henry Blanco in Caracas, Venezuela
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 29, 1971Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 6, San Diego Padres 1 at Parc Jarry San Diego Padres 13, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Memorial Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
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