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JUNE 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 :SCOREBOARD : JUNE 1, 1966Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 0 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 9, California Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Municipal Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shibe Park Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dick Radatz to the Indians for pitchers Don McMahon and Lee Stange .
Houston erupts for eight runs in the 12th inning at Cincinnati to win 11–4. The clubs combine to tie a NL record by scoring nine runs in the 12th. Reds manager Don Heffner tries to win earlier, sending up three pinch hitters in the 8th: all three—Tony Perez , Gordy Coleman , and Art Shamsky—strike out. In the 9th, P Billy McCool bats for himself and grounds out with the sacks filled. The next reliever, Jack Baldschun , is jumped on for all eight runs in the 12th, an outing which increases his ERA for the year from 4.15 to 5.49
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 2, 1966Washington Senators 12, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 9, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 4 at Municipal Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 11, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shibe Park Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ron Hansen undergoes surgery for a ruptured spinal disk. He is disabled the rest of the season.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 3, 1966Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 15, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 1, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Crosley Field New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 2 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ron Santo hits two homers and a single. Deron Johnson makes a great catch to rob Santo of a 4th hit.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 4, 1966Baltimore Orioles 9, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Athletics 5 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 6 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Willie Stargell goes 5-for-5, giving him nine consecutive hits in two days.
Reds SS Leo Cardenas hits four homers two in each game—in a doubleheader split with the Cubs. The Reds win the opener, 8–3, then drop the nitecap, 9–5. Cardenas drives in eight runs.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 5, 1966Kansas City Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 8, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 12, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Atlanta Braves 14, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Crosley Field Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 16, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 5 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Bunning strikes out 14 Reds enroute to a 5–1 win, his 8th victory in a row.
IN THE NEWS :Bob Gibson (6-5) ties the major-league record with four strikeouts in one inning (4th), but the St. Louis ace is gone by the end of a 9–1 loss at Pittsburgh. The Bucs nick him for 11 hits and five runs in 7+ innings.
The New York Mets, picking first in the June free-agent draft, pass up Arizona State OF Reggie Jackson to select C Steve Chilcott . Chilcott will retire after six years in the minors and will be the only number-one pick to never play in the major leagues. The A's take Jackson with the 2nd pick.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 7, 1966Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 5 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 10, San Francisco Giants 9 at Astrodome Atlanta Braves 11, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bob Saverine of the Senators sets an AL record by coming to bat 12 times in a doubleheader (more than 18 innings) without a hit. One or two couldn't hurt as Baltimore wins 6–5 and 7–8.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 8, 1966Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 5 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 8, Washington Senators 7 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Chicago Cubs 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 10, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Rich Rollins , Zoilo Versalles connect off Catfish Hunter , along with successive roundtrippers by Tony Oliva , Don Mincher (off Paul Lindblad ) and Harmon Killebrew (off John Wyatt ) in the 7th inning to give the Twins a 9–4 victory.
IN THE NEWS :Sonny Siebert pitches a no-hitter against the Senators. Leon Wagner homers off loser Phil Ortega , as first-place Cleveland wins 2–0.
The Mets Dick Rustek makes his first ML start and shuts out the Reds, 5–0, for his only major-league victory. He'll lose two more decisions this year.
San Francisco sells P Bob Shaw to the Mets.
The Yankees and Royals make a trade with New York acquiring P Fred Talbot and C Billy Bryan in exchange for pitchers Bill Stafford and Gil Blanco, and promising OF Roger Repoz .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 10, 1966Baltimore Orioles 9, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Athletics 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Astrodome New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ernie Banks ties a modern major-league record with three triples, as Chicago wins 8–2 in the Astrodome . Chicago OF Adolfo Phillips also ties an major-league record by striking out nine straight times in two consecutive games (more than 18 innings).
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 11, 1966Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 4, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 12, 1966Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Athletics 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 5 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 10 at Tiger Stadium Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Astrodome New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Atlanta Braves 8 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Eddie Fisher to the Orioles for 2B Jerry Adair and OF John Riddle.
Orioles pitchers Jim Palmer (6–3) and Eddie Watt combine to blank the Yankees 8–0 and give Baltimore an AL lead it will not relinquish.
The Red Sox acquire P John Wyatt , P Rollie Sheldon , and OF Jose Tartabull from the A's for P Ken Sanders , P Guido Grilli , and OF Jim Gosger .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 13, 1966Baltimore Orioles 8, New York Yankees 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 3 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium Houston Astros 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Earl Wilson and OF Joe Christopher from Boston for OF Don Demeter and P Julio Navarro .
Miami ekes out a 4–3 triumph over St. Petersburg (Florida State League), managed by Sparky Anderson , in 29 innings. It finishes at 2:29 a.m., the longest game not interrupted by a suspension of play in the history of organized ball (The Pawtucket marathon in 1981 is the longest). At two o'clock the umpires announcement that the game will not continue past 30 innings is greeted by jeers of "more! more!" by the 150 fans still up.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 14, 1966Baltimore Orioles 2, New York Yankees 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 10, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Shibe Park Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 11, Chicago Cubs 7 at Candlestick Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Joey Jay back to the Braves for P Hank Fischer .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 15, 1966Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park Kansas City Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 8, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Washington Senators 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 0 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Rocky Colavito robs Mantle of a 1st inning homer by making a great catch at the bullpen gate. Mantle then hits a 3rd inning homer to the opposite field off Sam McDowell , and New York goes on to top the Indians, 7–6.
Led by the hitting and pitching of Tony Cloninger , the Braves roll over the Mets, 17–1. Cloninger has five RBIs, the first pitcher to drive in that many since Lew Burdette on July 10, 1958 .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 16, 1966Detroit Tigers 16, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Atlanta Braves 17, New York Mets 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 17, 1966Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 18, 1966Baltimore Orioles 16, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park California Angels 7, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 13, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 4 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 19, 1966Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park Kansas City Athletics 1, California Angels 0 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Athletics 3, California Angels 2 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 8 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 8, Houston Astros 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 0 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 2 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Busch Stadium II St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Frank Robinson makes a spectacular catch against New York's Roy White , diving into the stands over the short right field fence and disappearing from view. He emerges with the ball and it is ruled a catch, preserving a 7–5 Baltimore victory, rather than 8-7 defeat. Robby will do it again on August 11th.
Satchel Paige makes his final pro pitching appearance, going the first two innings for Peninsula (Carolina L) against Greensboro. Satch gives up two runs. As noted by historian Bill Deane, Peninsula's regular catcher, Johnny Bench , took the night off.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 21, 1966Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 10, Minnesota Twins 7 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Astrodome New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 22, 1966Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium Kansas City Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Municipal Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 12, Washington Senators 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Palmer beats the Yankees, 5–2, for an Oriole victory.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 24, 1966Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 12, San Francisco Giants 1 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Joe Morgan , batting .315, suffers a broken kneecap when hit by a line drive during batting practice. He will miss 40 games, and Houston, in 4th place, will lose 28 of their next 31 games.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 25, 1966Washington Senators 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 1, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Shibe Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Sandy Koufax (13-2) matches his NL record of seven consecutive strikeouts in consecutive 9-inning appearances on his way to a 2–1 win in Atlanta.
Chicago's Ron Santo singles in the first and his next time up is struck in the face by a Jack Fisher pitch that fractures his cheek. Before Santo's at bat, the Mets Ron Hunt and the Cubs Adolfo Phillips had both been hit by pitches. Santo will be operated on tomorrow but will return to action in a week. The injury ends his consecutive game streak at .390, but his hitting streak continues.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 26, 1966Boston Red Sox 13, Washington Senators 7 at Fenway Park Washington Senators 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 12, California Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 14, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 0 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : JUNE 28, 1966Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 15, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Forbes Field San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Fenway Park , Mantle opens the scoring in the first inning with a 3-run shot, then sandwiches a homer between round trippers by Bobby Richardson and Joe Pepitone in the 3rd inning in New York's 6–5 win. The consecutive trifecta was last done for the Yankees in 1947, when Keller, DiMaggio, and Lindell connected. Richardson is 5–for-5 in the game. Mantle's two homers today, his 37th and 38th at Fenway, will be his last in Boston, and ties him with Babe Ruth for most homers by a Sox opponent.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 29, 1966New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 5 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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