Games on July 24, 1966

The games of July 24, 1966

The schedule for July 24, 1966 lists 16 games. The New York Yankees routed the California Angels 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 11-6. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (3-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 6-0, the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 6-2, and the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. 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 23, 1966 and the next, Jul 25, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.