Games on September 11, 1966

The games of September 11, 1966

On September 11, 1966, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 8-2 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (4-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (1-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 4-1, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. 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 10, 1966 and the next, Sep 12, 1966. The 1966 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.