The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 6 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 6 · 1,237 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2012, Baltimore beat the Boston Red Sox 9–6 in 17 innings while being out-hit 16 to 15. It took 6 hours and 7 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,237 major-league games played on May 6, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1886-05-06	BL2 at BR3	13–15
2012-05-06	Baltimore at the Boston Red Sox	9–6	17.0	367 min
1889-05-06	The Boston Braves at WS8	23–3		by 20
1973-05-06	Atlanta at Philadelphia	3–1	9.0	60,120 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1917-05-06	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	2–3	8.5	hits 11-2
1981-05-06	Minnesota at Baltimore	4–5	8.8	hits 17-8
1969-05-06	Montreal at Atlanta	4–3	9.0	hits 4-11

The Mirror Game — a line score this date shares with another day

1899-05-06	WSN at the New York Giants	2–3	8.5	100000100 / 20001000x
1901-05-06	Brooklyn at the Boston Braves	2–3	8.5	100001000 / 01200000x
1901-05-06	Philadelphia at the New York Giants	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 12000100x

By the decades

1870s 15 · 1880s 35 · 1890s 46 · 1900s 48 · 1910s 69 · 1920s 62 · 1930s 65 · 1940s 73 · 1950s 78 · 1960s 82 · 1970s 101 · 1980s 115 · 1990s 114 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 137 · 2020s 59

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