Games on August 21, 1966

The games of August 21, 1966

The schedule for August 21, 1966 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 11-0 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians and the New York Mets 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Athletics 7-3, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, and the California Angels fell to the Washington Senators, 7-4. The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 20, 1966 and the next, Aug 22, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.