Games on September 2, 1966

The games of September 2, 1966

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on September 2, 1966. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-0 winners over the New York Mets. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles. Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the California Angels 6-5 over the Washington Senators, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. 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, Sep 1, 1966 and the next, Sep 3, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.