Games on July 16, 1966

The games of July 16, 1966

10 games were played on July 16, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1 winners over the California Angels. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 9-5. One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 1-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 7-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1. The Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves played to a 1-1 tie. 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, Jul 15, 1966 and the next, Jul 17, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.