Games on September 5, 1966

The games of September 5, 1966

17 games were played on September 5, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-5 winners over the Atlanta Braves. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 7-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 6-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 7-4, the Kansas City Athletics beat the California Angels 4-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 8-2. The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians 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, Sep 4, 1966 and the next, Sep 6, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.