1971

April 7

• Charles F Pahud de Mortanges (Olympics-gold-1928, 1932), dies at age 74. [1]
• Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by US Supreme Court. [1]

April 10

• First baseball game at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies beat Montreal Expos 4-1. [1]

April 11

• 35th Golf Masters Championship: Charles Coody wins, shooting a 279. [1]

April 18

• Gavaskar makes 220 in second inning versus West Indies after 124 in first. [1]
• Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic. [1]

April 19

• 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45. [1]

April 25

• Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. [1]

April 27

• Curt Flood resigns deom Washington Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark. [1]

April 30

• 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee Bucks beat Baltimore Bullets in four games. [1]

May 1

• 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2. [1]

May 2

• Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1]

May 8

• Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden, New York. [1]

May 9

• Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42). [1]
• Largest walk-in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Orioles' history. [1]
• Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open. [1]

May 11

• Cleveland Indians' Steve Dunning becomes last American League pitcher to hit grand slam. [1]

May 12

• J M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies. [1]

May 15

• 97th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54. [1]

May 17

• Three Cleveland Indians' players collide trying to catch a short pop fly over second base, allowing Tom McCraw one of the shortest home runs in baseball history. [56]

May 18

• 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3. [1]
• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3. [1]

May 21

• Chelsea wins 11th Europe Cup II in Athens, Greece. [1]

May 23

• Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationalionale. [1]

May 27

• 23rd Walker Cup: Great Britain/Ireland 13-United States 11. [1]
• UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship. [1]

May 30

• Willie Mays hits his 638th homerun, sets National League record of 1,950 runs scored. [1]

May 31

• Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wickets in 14 Tests after age 46), dies. [1]

June 3

• Chicago Cubs' Ken Holtzman second no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0. [1]

June 4

• Oakland Athletics beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings. [1]

June 28

• Philadelphia Phillies' Rick Wise hits two home runs and no-hits Cincinnati Reds. [1]

July 9

• In the longest shutout in American League history, the Oakland Athletics' beat the California Angels, 1-0 in a 20-inning game. [56]

July 11

• Philadelphia Phillies' Deron Johnson's three home runs caps his four in a row. [1]

July 13

• American League beats National League 6-4 in 42nd All Star Game (Tiger Stadium, Detroit). [1]

July 28

• Sixteen-time gold glover Brook Robinson commits three errors in 6th inning. [1]

August 11

• Harmon Killebrew hits home runs #500 and 501. [1]

August 14

• Saint Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0. [1]

August 26

• New York Giants football team announces its leaving the Bronx for New Jersey in 1975. [1]
• Baltimore Orioles' Don Buford strikes out five times in a game. [1]

September 2

• Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer. [1]

September 5

• New York Mets' Don Hahn hits first inside the park homer in game against Philadelphia Phillies. [1]

September 9

• NHL great Gordie Howe retires. [1]

September 13

• Frank Robinson hits his 500th home run. [1]
• World Hockey Association is formed. [1]

September 14

• Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators play 20 innings. [1]

September 21

• American League approves Washington Senators' move to Arlington (Texas Rangers). [1]

September 24

• Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings. [1]

September 30

• Last Washington Senators' home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit; New York Yankees trailing 4-2 in the 9th with two outs, fans rush the field. [1]

October 3

• Billie Jean King becomes first female athlete to win $100,000. [1]

October 10

• First game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies win 4-1. [1]

October 13

• First baseball World Series night game (Pittsburgh Pirates 4 - Baltimore Orioles 3) (World Series #68). [1]

October 17

• Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series. [1]

October 24

• Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lions' player, collapses during game and later dies. [1]
• Texas Stadium opens - Dallas Cowboys beat New England Patriots 44-21. [1]

November 19

• Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at age 64. [1]

November 21

• New York Rangers score a NHL record eight goals in one period. [1]

November 29

• First pro golf championship at Walt Disney World. [1]

December 1

• Chicago Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach. [1]

December 18

• Bobby Jones Jr, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at age 69. [1]

December 25

• Longest NFL game (82 minutes 40 seconds) as Miami Dolphins beat Kansas City Chiefs 27-24. [1]

December 30

• Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders). [1]