Scores / Mon, August 15, 1966
American League
BAL4
BOS 5
CAL2
MIN 10
KCA2
CHW 0
WSA0
CLE 1
NYY3
DET 5
National League
ATL7
HOU 5
CIN1
LAD 0
CHC6
PHI 7
American League W L Pct GB L10 Strk Recent
Baltimore 70 48 .593 - 4-6 L1 lwwlwllllw
Minnesota 67 52 .563 3 1/2 4-6 W2 wwlwlwllll
Cleveland 66 53 .555 4 1/2 6-4 W5 wwwwwllwll
Chicago 63 55 .534 7 5-5 L1 lwwwlllwlw
New York 57 62 .479 13 1/2 5-5 L5 lllllwwwww
Detroit 56 61 .479 13 1/2 5-5 W1 wllwwwwlll
Kansas City 56 62 .475 14 7-3 W1 wlwlwwlwww
California 55 63 .466 15 4-6 L4 llllwwlwwl
Washington 57 66 .463 15 1/2 3-7 L3 lllwlllwwl
Boston 49 74 .398 23 1/2 7-3 W3 wwwllwwlww
Today's Games - August 16
BAL (Moe Drabowsky 5-1; 1.38) @ BOS (Bucky Brandon 6-5; 1.93) (N)
CAL (Dean Chance 11-9; 4.17) @ MIN (Jim Perry 7-5; 1.79) (N)
KCA (Blue Moon Odom 2-0; 2.45) @ CHW (Tommy John 8-10; 2.99) (N)
NYY (Al Downing 10-8; 3.55) @ DET (Johnny Podres 0-4; 4.57) (N)
WSA (Jim Hannan 5-6; 5.20) @ CLE (Gary Bell 13-8; 2.63) (N)
National League W L Pct GB L10 Strk Recent
Los Angeles 77 39 .664 - 7-3 L1 lwlwwwlwww
San Francisco 74 45 .622 4 1/2 6-4 L1 lwwwllwlww
Pittsburgh 70 46 .603 7 2-8 L3 lllwlllllw
Atlanta 60 57 .513 17 1/2 4-6 W2 wwlllwlllw
St. Louis 58 59 .496 19 1/2 8-2 W3 wwwlwwwlww
Cincinnati 57 60 .487 20 1/2 9-1 W6 wwwwwwlwww
Philadelphia 57 61 .483 21 5-5 W1 wlwwlllwwl
Houston 52 66 .441 26 2-8 L1 lwlllwllll
New York 42 75 .359 35 1/2 4-6 L3 lllwlwwwll
Chicago 39 78 .333 38 1/2 4-6 L2 llwlllwwwl
Today's Games - August 16
ATL (Dick Kelley 1-1; 5.63) @ HOU (Mike Cuellar 12-8; 2.73) (N)
CHC (Robin Roberts 7-7; 5.15) @ PHI (Larry Jackson 9-12; 3.63) (N)
CIN (Joe Nuxhall 4-3; 3.84) @ LAD (Don Sutton 13-6; 3.21) (N)
PIT (Tommie Sisk 5-3; 3.61) @ NYM (Tug McGraw 0-3; 5.08) (N)
STL (Al Jackson 9-8; 2.59) @ SFG (Gaylord Perry 16-6; 2.65) (N)


Gentlemen, we are happy to introduce you to the new manager of the Atlanta Braves.

-- Braves President-G.M. John McHale, at an August 10 press conference, announcing the firing of Bobby Bragan and the hiring of Billy Hitchcock.