Games on August 30, 1966

The games of August 30, 1966

10 games were played on August 30, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 10-4 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the California Angels. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the Kansas City Athletics topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 8-2. 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 29, 1966 and the next, Aug 31, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.