Games on June 1, 1966

The games of June 1, 1966

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on June 1, 1966. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 5-0 win over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 6-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 6-2, the Kansas City Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 3-1, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4. The Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 31, 1966 and the next, Jun 2, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.