Games on August 17, 1966

The games of August 17, 1966

On August 17, 1966, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 6-1 winners over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Decided by a single run were the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 4-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the California Angels 5-3, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. The Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 16, 1966 and the next, Aug 18, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.