Events of Wednesday, August 24, 1966 (original) (raw)
Events of Wednesday, August 24, 1966
Events of Wednesday, August 24, 1966
8-23-1966 8-25-1966 8-24-1965 8-24-1967
CLE A 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 - 10 15 2 BAL A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Siebert (14-7) LP: Watt (9-4) SV: Tiant (8) HR: F. Robinson 2 (40)
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 5 0 (1) BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Nash (8-1) LP: Brandon (4-7) SV: Aker (28) HR: Repoz (8)
KC A 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 11 0 (2) BOS A 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: Krausse (10-7) LP: Santiago (11-11) HR: Gosger (9), Charles (7), Tillman (3)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 DET A 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 6 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Lolich (13-8) LP: John (12-8) SV: Pena (6) HR: Horton (19), Freehan (9)
CAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 0 NY A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Newman (3-6) LP: Talbot (10-10) SV: Sanford (5) HR: Kirkpatrick (9), Pepitone (28)
MIN A 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 1 WAS A 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 6 15 0
BOX+PBP WP: Humphreys (7-2) LP: Pleis (0-1) HR: Valentine (13)
NY N 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 5 8 0 CHI N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 - 6 11 2
BOX+PBP WP: Koonce (4-4) LP: Friend (4-5)
STL N 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 3 HOU N 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 x - 7 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Cuellar (9-6) LP: Jaster (8-4)
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 1 LA N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Regan (12-1) LP: Cloninger (11-9)
PHI N 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 2 PIT N 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 x - 6 13 0
BOX+PBP WP: Law (9-5) LP: L. Jackson (12-12)
CIN N 1 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 - 9 14 2 SF N 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Nuxhall (5-4) LP: Perry (20-3) HR: Pinson (11), Coker (4), McCovey (27)
Standings At Close of Play of August 24, 1966
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Pittsburgh Pirates 125 74 51 0 .592 - 598 494 San Francisco Giants 127 75 52 0 .591 - 543 506 Los Angeles Dodgers 125 72 53 0 .576 2.0 465 389 Philadelphia Phillies 127 68 59 0 .535 7.0 555 491 St. Louis Cardinals 126 65 61 0 .516 9.5 456 450 Cincinnati Reds 126 61 65 0 .484 13.5 543 537 Atlanta Braves 126 59 66 1 .472 15.0 586 547 Houston Astros 127 56 70 1 .444 18.5 482 546 New York Mets 127 56 71 0 .441 19.0 492 596 Chicago Cubs 124 43 81 0 .347 30.5 498 662
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Baltimore Orioles 125 80 45 0 .640 - 615 454 Detroit Tigers 124 68 56 0 .548 11.5 559 540 Cleveland Indians 127 68 59 0 .535 13.0 482 471 Minnesota Twins 128 67 61 0 .523 14.5 495 459 Chicago White Sox 128 66 61 1 .520 15.0 458 386 California Angels 126 63 63 0 .500 17.5 463 509 Washington Senators 131 58 73 0 .443 25.0 484 557 New York Yankees 128 56 71 1 .441 25.0 493 497 Kansas City Athletics 127 56 71 0 .441 25.0 455 549 Boston Red Sox 130 54 76 0 .415 28.5 552 634
Births on This Date
Deaths on This Date
Wheezer Dell (80)
Amateur Free-Agent Draft
1st round (1st pick) of the American Legion phase KC A Pete Varney (did not sign)