Games on August 7, 1966

The games of August 7, 1966

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 7, 1966. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Houston Astros 14-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 9-8 over the California Angels, the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-6, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 6-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7, and the Washington Senators topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-2. The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 6, 1966 and the next, Aug 8, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.