Games on July 31, 1966

The games of July 31, 1966

On July 31, 1966, 14 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Cincinnati Reds 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 10-6. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (5-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). Decided by a single run were the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the California Angels, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 30, 1966 and the next, Aug 1, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.