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MAY 1971
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 :Jim Perry serves up home run balls to the first two batters, Luis Aparicio and Reggie Smith . This hasn't happened in the AL since 1962, when Perry was on the mound for Cleveland against the Twins. Perry shakes off his start to win, 7–3, collecting three hits and scoring three runs himself.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 1, 1971Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Municipal Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Sam McDowell is suddenly knocked out in the 1st inning at Oakland and charged with the 8–5 loss. Sam gives up five runs, three on a homer by Reggie Jackson . But McDowell comes back in game two to win in relief, 7–3, in 10 innings. Ted Ford 's 3-run homer is the big blow.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 2, 1971Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 6, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Anaheim Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Minnesota Twins in 1966. The record will be tied in 1977 and 1980, and finally broken in 1986.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 4, 1971Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 2, Washington Senators 0 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 5, 1971Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 1 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Candlestick Park Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Washington Senators 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bowie Kuhn signs ML baseball to a $72 million television contract with NBC.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 7, 1971Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Washington Senators 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Joe Morgan has four hits, steals two bases, and scores three runs to lead Houston to an 8–1 win over the Phils. Winning P Don Wilson knocks in two runs with a bunt double that rolls past SS Larry Bowa , who is breaking for 3B.
The A's trade 1B Don Mincher , P Paul Lindblad , C Frank Fernandez , and cash to the Senators for 1B Mike Epstein and P Darold Knowles . The Nats will sell Fernandez back to the A's in late June, and the A's will trade Frank to the Cubs.
The Reds trade Kurt Bevacqua upstate to the Indians for OF Buddy Bradford .
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 8, 1971 » Todd Greene in Augusta, GA
SCOREBOARD : MAY 8, 1971Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry San Diego Padres 10, Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Washington Senators 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Orlando Cepeda connects for a grand slam and solo homer for Atlanta, while Willie McCovey has a 3-run home run for SF. The Braves win it in the 10th when Ralph Garr scores after collecting his 4th hit.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 9, 1971Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 1 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Candlestick Park Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Washington Senators 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bud Harrelson 's 2-run single in the 7th beats Houston and Wade Blasingame , 2–1. It is Blasingame's first loss to the Mets after nine wins.
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 10, 1971 » Glen Barker in Albany, NY
IN THE NEWS :Steve Dunning connects for a grand slam, but doesn't get the win, as Cleveland beats the A's 7–5. Dunning, who came straight to the majors from Stanford, hits the last grand slam this century by an AL pitcher.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 11, 1971Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 10, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 12, 1971Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Royals 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 5 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, California Angels 1 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Angel Bravo to the Padres for OF Al Ferrara , who (as noted by Reds historians Greg Rhodes and John Snyder ) once played solo piano at Carnegie Hall at age 12. After Ferrara hits .182 for the season, he'll pose the question: "what did you expect for Angel Bravo -- Willie Mays ?"
IN THE NEWS :International League game as Winnipeg gets nine home runs to tie the game at 13. Syracuse finally wins 15–13 in the 12th inning.
After pitching seven straight complete game victories, Vida Blue leaves in the 7th, losing 2–0 to the Royals. The A's rally for five runs in the 9th on two hits to win, 5–2. The two teams combine for nine double plays, tying the AL mark. The A's six DPs is one short of the record.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 14, 1971Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Fergie Jenkins (7–2) pitches and bats the Cubs to a 6–4 win over San Diego. Jenkins hits a 2-run home run and finishes his 7th game in eight starts. Billy Williams connects for his 300th home run.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 15, 1971Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Doug Rader connects for a grand slam and a 2-run double to tie the Astros club franchise record of six RBIs. The Astros outhits the Cards 17–16 and outscore them 12–4. St. Louis strands 10.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 16, 1971Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 8 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 4 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 12, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Luis Tiant , who had been released by the Twins and Braves during the preceding five weeks, and assign him to Louisville. He will put together three 20-win seasons for the Red Sox in five years.
Atlanta's Ralph Garr homers in the 10th and 12th innings of a game against the Mets, tying a major-league record for most home runs in extra innings. He's just the 4th to do it and the 2nd NLer. Art Shamsky last did it, in 1966. The Braves win 4–3.
Washington OF Tom McCraw "slugs" a 140-foot home run against the Cleveland Indians . SS Jack Heidemann , CF Vada Pinson , and LF John Lowenstein collide on his short pop fly to left center, and McCraw circles the bases before the ball is retrieved.
IN THE NEWS :Jose Cardenal singles in the 9th to give the Cards a 6–5 win over the Dodgers. Cardenal, playing RF, also nabs Don Sutton in the 3rd inning on a 9–3 putout.
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 18, 1971 » Rich Garces in Maracay, Venezuela
SCOREBOARD : MAY 18, 1971Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Clete Boyer and Mike Lum hit two homers apiece to lead the Braves to a 10–4 win over the Expos. After Boyer homers in the 3rd, Lum follows with a solo shot. The red hot Boyer now has five homers in five games and six for the year, but this is his last ML homer.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 19, 1971Atlanta Braves 10, Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 9, San Francisco Giants 5 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 1 at Veteran's Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 12, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 12, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 20, 1971Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 0 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 21, 1971 » Chris Widger in Wilmington, DE
SCOREBOARD : MAY 21, 1971Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 15, San Diego Padres 8 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 1, Washington Senators 0 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 22, 1971Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 13, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 12, Kansas City Royals 0 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Lolich and Les Cain , with three innings from Joe Niekro , notch shutouts as the Tigers sweep a doubleheader from the Senators 5–0 and 11–0. The loser in the opener is Denny McLain , making his first appearance in Detroit since being traded. Al Kaline and Norm Cash each hit 2-run homers off Denny, with Cash adding another pair, one with the sacks full, in the nitecap.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 23, 1971Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 12, Boston Red Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 10, Chicago White Sox 5 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 0 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 0 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Municipal Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Gary Nolan loses a one hitter to the Phils, 2–1. The only hit is Denny Doyle 's 2-run homer in the 2nd inning.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 25, 1971San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Al "Iron Man" Santorini starts both ends of a doubleheader against the Astros. Santorini, facing a lineup of seven lefties, retires one batter before manager Preston Gomez lifts him for lefty Dave Roberts . It almost works, but Houston scores a run in the 9th to win, 2–1. In the nightcap, Santorini gives up two earned runs in six innings, but the Padres manage only one hit -- a 2-out single in the 7th by Ollie Brown -- off Larry Dierker . The Astros win, 8–0.
The Yankees swap 27-year-old Curt Blefary to Oakland for pitchers Darrell Osteen and Rob Gardner . Gardner had been traded to the A's by New York last month.
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 26, 1971 » Jason Bere in Cambridge, MA
SCOREBOARD : MAY 26, 1971San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 11, Atlanta Braves 1 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 8, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Clete Boyer , involved in a dispute with owner Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris over alleged silly rules and mismanagement, gets his release and retires. Boyer had hit safely in the last nine games of his career, including five home runs and 14 RBIs.
At Riverfront Stadium , Don Gullett (10 IP) and Clay Carroll combine to beat the Astros, 1–0, in 13 innings. Lee May hits a single to drive in the game-winner.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 28, 1971Cincinnati Reds 1, Houston Astros 0 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Metropolitan Stadium California Angels 9, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Washington Senators 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver combine to strike out 26, tying the Mets' own major-league record (September 9, 1970 ) in a sweep of the Padres. Seaver wins the opener, 5–1, with 10 K's and Ryan cops the nitecap, 2–1. Mets batters strike out 15 times: the 41 strikeouts ties the ML record.
In a great trade for Cincinnati, the Giants ship OF George Foster to the Reds for SS Frank Duffy and P Vern Geishert .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 29, 1971Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Three Rivers Stadium New York Mets 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Busch Stadium II Oakland Athletics 12, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 11, Minnesota Twins 8 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 6, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Willie Mays hits his 638th career home run for the Giants, adding in the process his NL record 1,950th run scored. Stan Musial had been the record holder with 1,949 runs. The Giants beat Montreal, 5–4.
Willie Stargell clocks a Ken Holtzman pitch deep into the right field upper deck at Three Rivers Stadium , one of four he will park there, and the Corsairs coast to a 10–0 romp over the Cubs. Bob Moose is the victor over Holtzman.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 30, 1971Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 0 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 8, Montreal Expos 7 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 3 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 7, California Angels 4 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :
The Cards nip the Braves, 3–2, but Lou Brock goes hitless, ending his consecutive game hitting streak at 26.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 31, 1971Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Busch Stadium II Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 11, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 4, California Angels 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)