Games on September 9, 1966

10 games

The games of September 9, 1966

On September 9, 1966, 10 games went into the books. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Houston Astros 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators (1-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Athletics 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 and the Atlanta Braves topped the New York Mets 8-3. 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 7, 1966 and the next, Sep 10, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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