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JULY 1966
1966 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Athletics Los Angeles Dodgers Minnesota Twins New York Yankees New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Mantle homers in the first inning off Phil Ortega , as New York edges the Senators. 8–6. Mick scores another run when Joe Pepitone cracks a 2-run homer.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 1, 1966Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 6 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 12, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shibe Park San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Frank Howard , Don Lock , and Ken McMullen hit consecutive home runs with two outs in the 6th inning, and Mike McCormick pitches a complete game, as Washington defeats a winless Whitey Ford and the Yankees, 10–4. Mike McCormick is the winner for Washington, giving up five hits including a Mickey Mantle homer, his 14th, in the 9th.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 2, 1966Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 10, New York Yankees 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Astrodome Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 12, Chicago Cubs 9 at Shibe Park Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams and drives in nine runs, as the Braves rout the Giants at Candlestick Park 17–3. Cloninger is the first National League player to slam two in a game, and the first pitcher ever, and his nine RBIs are a major-league record for pitchers, breaking Vic Raschi 's mark of 7. The National League record for pitchers was 5, held by several: the last hurler to collect five RBIs in a game is Cloninger, who had five on June 16th against the Mets (as noted by Tom Zocco).
Mickey Mantle hits a first inning homer, and for the 2nd time this week has hit three home runs in consecutive times at bat. New York blows a 5–0 lead in the 8th as the Senators storm back. Bobby Richardson homers in the 11th to give New York a 6–5 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Paul Casanova goes is on first when a sac bunt moves him to 2B. He overruns the bag and decides to head to 3B where he knocks the ball away from Tom Tresh . He then continues to home where he is thrown out by a mile.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 3, 1966Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 10, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 7 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shibe Park Atlanta Braves 17, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ron Santo sets a modern-day Cubs' record when he hits in his 28th straight game, as the Cubs lose the opener to the Pirates 7–5. The Cubs win the nightcap 6–4, but Santo is held hitless. In between the first and second game of the streak, the opener of a twinbill on June 1, Santo had no official at-bats. He received four walks and was HPB. The day before, however, he was 1-for-3, which counts as the actual start of the streak.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 4, 1966Kansas City Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 1, Washington Senators 0 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 11, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Shibe Park New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ernie Broglio releasing him outright to Tacoma (PCL).
IN THE NEWS :Boog Powell , the Orioles can only split with the A's. They drop the nightcap, 9–8, after winning 11–0.
The Red Sox sweep a pair from the Yankees, with reliever Don McMahon picking up both wins. He pitches one 2/3 inning in the opener and another two innings in game 2. The only other pitcher to win a doubleheader from the Yankees was the Browns Dave Davenport in 1916, who threw two CG victories.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 6, 1966Baltimore Orioles 11, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 8 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Yankee Stadium , New York scores two runs to tie Boston 2–2 in the bottom of the 9th. Then with two on and two out, Mickey Mantle breaks a 1-for-17 slump with a three run shot into the RF stands.
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Mantle is 5-for-8 in DH, including a homer in each game. The 2nd homer, off Jim Hannan , is a 461 foot sky shot over the monuments into the CF bleachers. Mick follows with a sure double in the 5th but tears a hamstring muscle rounding first and will be sidelined for two weeks.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 8, 1966Baltimore Orioles 2, California Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park Kansas City Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 5 at Yankee Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 2 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 2 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Felipe Alou hits two home runs off Sandy Koufax , the 3rd and last time that Sandy gives up two homers to one batter in a game. Atlanta beat the Dodgers, 5–2.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 9, 1966Baltimore Orioles 10, California Angels 2 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 11, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 3 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :George Smith clouts a 10th inning grand slam to give the Red Sox a 10–6 victory over the White Sox.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 10, 1966California Angels 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 10, Chicago White Sox 6 at Fenway Park Kansas City Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 9, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 4 at Forbes Field Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Maury Wills ' 10th-inning single scores Tim McCarver , as the National League wins 2–1 in 105-degree heat. Brooks Robinson 's stellar game (3 hits, eight chances) earns him the game MVP. Asked about the new ball park, Casey Stengel remarks, "it holds the heat well." On field temperature is 113 degrees.
IN THE NEWS :Don Heffner (37-46) is fired by the Reds and replaced by coach Dave Bristol .
IN THE NEWS :Bob Swift is hospitalized, and 3B coach Frank Skaff takes over.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 14, 1966California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Washington Senators 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Crosley Field St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 0 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 4 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 15, 1966California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, New York Yankees 4 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Washington Senators 4 at Metropolitan Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 16, 1966Boston Red Sox 7, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Athletics 5 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Washington Senators 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Houston Astros 1, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :National League lead by sweeping a doubleheader 7–4 and 7–1 from the Giants.
The Cubs clip the Cardinals, 7–2, behind the pitching of Ken Holtzman and the slugging of Billy Williams , who hits for the cycle.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 17, 1966California Angels 5, Washington Senators 0 at Anaheim Stadium Washington Senators 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Cleveland Indians 15, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Municipal Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium Atlanta Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 2 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 5 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Shibe Park Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 4 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 18, 1966Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Atlanta Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 6, Houston Astros 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Shibe Park San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Byron Browne strikes out five times against Reds starter Jim Maloney . The Reds finally win, 3–2, in 18 innings, with Joe Nuxhall victorious over Fergie Jenkins . Don Pavletich belts a homer in the 18th inning off Jenkins. In tomorrow's Reds win over the Cubs, Browne will K another three times to set a National League record for two games on his way to leading the NL in strikeouts with 143.
The Cards edge the Braves, 10–9, with the win going to reliever Nellie Briles . Redbird starter Tracy Stallard gets no decision in his last ML appearance. Stallard sets a major-league record for his 7-year career by receiving no walks in 247 plate appearances.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 20, 1966Baltimore Orioles 10, Detroit Tigers 7 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 13, Houston Astros 9 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Merritt beats the Senators 1–0 and ties an American League record with seven straight strikeouts
SCOREBOARD : JULY 21, 1966Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, California Angels 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium Minnesota Twins 1, Washington Senators 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 14, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Gaylord Perry sets a San Francisco record with 15 strikeouts and beats the Phillies 4–1. Clay Dalrymple 's one-out 8th-inning single is the first hit against Perry. The Giants (57-39, .594) are two percentage points behind the first-place Pirates (56-38, .596).
SCOREBOARD : JULY 22, 1966Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 10, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Kansas City Athletics 7, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 2 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bob Allison of the Twins suffers a broken left hand when hit by a Jim Lonborg pitch during Minnesota's 10–4 win over the Red Sox.
At Yankee Stadium , the Yanks celebrate Old-timers' Day but lose to the Angels, 7–6, despite a grand slam from Mickey Mantle . The slam, off Marcelino Lopez , is Mickey's 9th. He ties Babe Ruth -- not in home runs, but in games played as a Yankee.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 23, 1966Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 10, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 7, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 8, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Mantle hits his 2nd homer in two days. The roundtripper, his 493rd, ties him with Lou Gehrig for 6th place on the all-time list.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 24, 1966Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 9, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 4, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington Senators 7, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Wrigley Field St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Crosley Field Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Houston Astros 6 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 0 at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 0 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Catfish Hunter , Kansas City's top winner, undergoes an appendectomy.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 26, 1966Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Athletics 5 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 6, California Angels 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Crosley Field New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Bunning and Sandy Koufax battle for 11 innings before both exit with score locked at 1–1. Koufax allows four hits and fans 16, while Bunning gives up six hits and K's 12. L.A. eventually tops the Phillies, 2–1, in 16 innings.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court overrules a lower court decision and holds that the state lacks legal jurisdiction to stop the Braves from moving to Atlanta.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 27, 1966Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Athletics 14, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 7, California Angels 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 11, Chicago Cubs 2 at Crosley Field New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Rick Reichardt , California's young hitting star, is sidelined with a kidney ailment. He will have a kidney removed in two weeks.
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Mantle 's 14th homer in 24 games. Mick moves ahead of Lou Gehrig into 6th place on the homer list with the blast.
At Cincinnati, Jim Maloney strikes out 13 in the Reds 4–3 win over Houston.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 29, 1966California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Washington Senators 13, Boston Red Sox 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3 at Crosley Field Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Gary Peters shuts down the Yankees, 6–0, facing just 29 batters. The efficient Peters uses just 75 pitches.
The Twins Dave Boswell allows just a 7th inning single to Snyder in beating the Orioles, 7–0.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 30, 1966California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 0 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 15, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 1 at Crosley Field New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 31, 1966Cleveland Indians 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 0 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 6 at Crosley Field New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)