Games on August 31, 1966

The games of August 31, 1966

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 31, 1966. The Minnesota Twins routed the Boston Red Sox 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Kansas City Athletics (3-0) and the Kansas City Athletics over the Washington Senators (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5. The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators 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 30, 1966 and the next, Sep 1, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.