Games on June 19, 1966

The games of June 19, 1966

15 games were played on June 19, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 8-2 win over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Mets (5-0), the Kansas City Athletics over the California Angels (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Athletics 3-2 over the California Angels, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 18, 1966 and the next, Jun 20, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.