MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, August 31, 1971
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 |
| W | Luis Tiant (1-7) |
| L | Jim Palmer (16-7) |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | Final |
| California Angels | 1 |
| W | Blue Moon Odom (10-9) |
| L | Tom Murphy (6-14) |
| S | Darold Knowles (8) |
| Montreal Expos | 6 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 7 | (10) |
| W | Phil Regan (5-3) |
| L | Howie Reed (2-3) |
| Montreal Expos | 11 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | |
| Completed on 9/1/1971 | ||
| W | John Strohmayer (6-5) |
| L | Ken Holtzman (9-13) |
| S | Mike Marshall (18) |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 |
| W | Wayne Granger (6-6) |
| L | Al Severinsen (2-5) |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 6 |
| W | Joe Coleman (15-8) |
| L | Ed Farmer (5-2) |
| Cleveland Indians | 6 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 |
| W | Vince Colbert (4-4) |
| L | Joe Niekro (6-7) |
| S | Sam McDowell (1) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 1 |
| W | Doyle Alexander (6-4) |
| L | Ron Cook (0-4) |
| Kansas City Royals | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 |
| W | Tom Burgmeier (6-6) |
| L | Skip Lockwood (8-12) |
| S | Ted Abernathy (18) |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | (10) |
| W | Bob Gebhard (1-1) |
| L | Bart Johnson (7-10) |
| Washington Senators | 6 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 5 |
| W | Paul Lindblad (7-3) |
| L | Lindy McDaniel (5-10) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 |
| W | Bruce Kison (4-4) |
| L | Joe Hoerner (4-4) |
| S | Bob Miller (9) |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 9 |
| W | Gaylord Perry (14-10) |
| L | George Stone (6-5) |
| New York Mets | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 |
| W | Jerry Reuss (13-12) |
| L | Danny Frisella (6-4) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 87 | 47 | .649 | -- | 597 | 462 | .615 |
| BAL | 81 | 48 | .628 | 3.5 | 592 | 449 | .624 |
| DET | 72 | 62 | .537 | 15.0 | 581 | 550 | .525 |
| KCR | 70 | 62 | .530 | 16.0 | 504 | 464 | .538 |
| BOS | 70 | 64 | .522 | 17.0 | 563 | 559 | .503 |
| NYY | 66 | 68 | .493 | 21.0 | 535 | 524 | .510 |
| CHW | 63 | 70 | .474 | 23.5 | 506 | 509 | .497 |
| CAL | 63 | 72 | .467 | 24.5 | 433 | 484 | .449 |
| MIN | 60 | 71 | .458 | 25.5 | 543 | 577 | .472 |
| MIL | 56 | 76 | .424 | 30.0 | 444 | 503 | .443 |
| WSA | 56 | 77 | .421 | 30.5 | 458 | 546 | .420 |
| CLE | 54 | 81 | .400 | 33.5 | 466 | 595 | .390 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 81 | 56 | .591 | -- | 677 | 527 | .613 |
| SFG | 79 | 56 | .585 | 1.0 | 597 | 543 | .543 |
| STL | 76 | 60 | .559 | 4.5 | 614 | 592 | .517 |
| CHC | 71 | 63 | .530 | 8.5 | 535 | 522 | .511 |
| LAD | 71 | 64 | .526 | 9.0 | 549 | 492 | .550 |
| ATL | 70 | 68 | .507 | 11.5 | 557 | 601 | .465 |
| NYM | 66 | 66 | .500 | 12.5 | 486 | 448 | .537 |
| CIN | 68 | 70 | .493 | 13.5 | 500 | 490 | .509 |
| HOU | 64 | 71 | .474 | 16.0 | 491 | 486 | .505 |
| MON | 57 | 75 | .432 | 21.5 | 500 | 595 | .421 |
| PHI | 57 | 77 | .425 | 22.5 | 461 | 570 | .404 |
| SDP | 51 | 85 | .375 | 29.5 | 412 | 513 | .401 |
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