Games on August 4, 1966

9 games

The games of August 4, 1966

On August 4, 1966, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2 winners over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the California Angels beat the New York Yankees 11-7. Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 3, 1966 and the next, Aug 5, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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