Games on May 1, 1966

The games of May 1, 1966

13 games were played on May 1, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the California Angels 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 10-4. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0), and the Kansas City Athletics over the New York Yankees (1-0). The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 7-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 6-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-0, the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0, the Washington Senators beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, and the Washington Senators fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the California Angels and the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, and the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 30, 1966 and the next, May 3, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.