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MLB Games on Tuesday August 31, 1971

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Baltimore OriolesAL3Boston Red SoxAL4Box | PBP926,040Fenway ParkNight2:25Luis TiantJim Palmer---Etchebarren
Oakland AthleticsAL4California AngelsAL1Box | PBP98,690Anaheim StadiumNight2:26Blue Moon OdomTom MurphyDarold Knowles---
Cleveland IndiansAL1Detroit TigersAL6Box | PBP90Tiger StadiumNight2:19Joe ColemanEd Farmer---Cash, Foster, McAuliffe
Cleveland IndiansAL6Detroit TigersAL3Box | PBP927,209Tiger StadiumNight3:00Vince ColbertJoe NiekroSam McDowellChambliss, Nettles
Kansas City RoyalsAL6Milwaukee BrewersAL4Box | PBP94,863County StadiumNight3:07Tom BurgmeierSkip LockwoodTed AbernathyClemons, Keough
Chicago White SoxAL3Minnesota TwinsAL4Box | PBP105,640Metropolitan StadiumNight3:10Bob GebhardBart Johnson---Hershberger
Washington Senators IIAL6New York YankeesAL5Box | PBP98,950Yankee Stadium INight3:13Paul LindbladLindy McDaniel---Mincher
Montreal ExposNL6Chicago CubsNL7Box | PBP100Wrigley FieldDay3:11Phil ReganHowie Reed------
Montreal ExposNL11Chicago CubsNL2Box | PBP936---Day:00Gene MauchLeo DurocherJohn Strohmayer---
San Diego PadresNL1Cincinnati RedsNL2Box | PBP912,859Riverfront StadiumNight2:10Wayne GrangerAl Severinsen------
Los Angeles DodgersNL6Houston AstrosNL1Box | PBP97,340AstrodomeNight2:18Doyle AlexanderRon Cook---Parker
Philadelphia PhilliesNL5Pittsburgh PiratesNL7Box | PBP916,179Three Rivers StadiumNight2:34Bruce KisonJoe HoernerBob Miller---
Atlanta BravesNL0San Francisco GiantsNL9Box | PBP913,615Candlestick ParkNight2:44Gaylord PerryGeorge Stone---Henderson
New York MetsNL1St. Louis CardinalsNL2Box | PBP915,854Busch Stadium IINight2:32Jerry ReussDanny Frisella------
14 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Tuesday, August 31, 1971

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East122Baltimore Orioles1298148.628-59244914337-2844-2029209.690
AL East236Detroit Tigers1347262.53711.55815503129-3943-2328199.679
AL East3510Boston Red Sox1347064.52213.5563559431-3539-29281513.536
AL East4614New York Yankees1346668.49317.55355241131-3835-30281612.571
AL East51121Washington Senators II1335677.42127.0458546-8826-4130-3626719.269
AL East61223Cleveland Indians1355481.40030.0466595-12928-3826-4327621.222
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West111Oakland Athletics1348747.649-59746213548-2039-27271413.519
AL West247Kansas City Royals1327062.53016.05044644033-3337-29291514.517
AL West3716Chicago White Sox1336370.47423.5506509-332-3631-34291613.552
AL West4817California Angels1356372.46724.5433484-5133-3430-38271314.481
AL West5918Minnesota Twins1316071.45825.5543577-3428-3832-33291415.483
AL West61020Milwaukee Brewers1325676.42430.0444503-5927-3529-41291316.448
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East113Pittsburgh Pirates1378156.591-67752715038-3143-2525169.640
NL East235St. Louis Cardinals1377760.5624.06145922237-3039-31251312.520
NL East348Chicago Cubs1347163.5308.55355221332-3439-29281216.429
NL East4611New York Mets1326666.50012.54864483830-3636-30301713.567
NL East51019Philadelphia Phillies1345777.42522.5461570-10927-4130-36281018.357
NL East61122Montreal Expos1315576.42023.0490588-9829-3926-37301614.533
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West124San Francisco Giants1357956.585-5975435433-3346-23271116.407
NL West259Los Angeles Dodgers1357164.5268.05494925738-3133-3327189.667
NL West3712Atlanta Braves1326666.50011.5537586-4930-3536-31301614.533
NL West4813Cincinnati Reds1376869.49612.04974861127-4141-28251114.440
NL West5915Houston Astros1316368.48114.04774661129-3334-35311615.516
NL West61224San Diego Padres1314982.37428.0400500-10021-4828-34301218.400
24 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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