Games on July 6, 1966

The games of July 6, 1966

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 6, 1966. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-0 winners over the Kansas City Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Kansas City Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Detroit Tigers (1-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 10-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 3-2. The Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 5, 1966 and the next, Jul 7, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.