Games on July 17, 1966

The games of July 17, 1966

19 games were played on July 17, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 15-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Washington Senators (5-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Athletics 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-6, the Washington Senators topped the California Angels 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6, the New York Mets topped the Houston Astros 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the New York Mets, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 7-4. The Washington Senators and the California Angels, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 16, 1966 and the next, Jul 18, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.