Games on September 3, 1966

The games of September 3, 1966

On September 3, 1966, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 12-2 winners over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Athletics (7-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 7-6 over the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 8-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the New York Yankees 6-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 8-4, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 2, 1966 and the next, Sep 4, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.