Games on June 4, 1966

The games of June 4, 1966

12 games were played on June 4, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-0 winners over the Kansas City Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 9-6. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators (6-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Kansas City Athletics. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 6-3, the California Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 6-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves and the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 3, 1966 and the next, Jun 5, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.