Games on August 14, 1966

The games of August 14, 1966

On August 14, 1966, 17 games went into the books. The Atlanta Braves routed the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the California Angels (4-0), the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox (4-0), and the Kansas City Athletics over the Minnesota Twins (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Mets 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 5-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 5-3, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 6-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the California Angels and the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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 13, 1966 and the next, Aug 15, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.