Games on July 8, 1966

The games of July 8, 1966

On July 8, 1966, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 10-2 win over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 7-6. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the California Angels, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Athletics 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 9-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, and the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 1966 and the next, Jul 9, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.