Games on May 22, 1966

The games of May 22, 1966

15 games were played on May 22, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1 winners over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (5-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1, the New York Mets topped the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the Washington Senators topped the California Angels 6-2, and the California Angels topped the Washington Senators 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 21, 1966 and the next, May 23, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.