The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 10 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 10 · 1,242 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1984, The Yankees beat Cleveland 7–6 in 15 innings while being out-hit 18 to 13. It took 4 hours and 53 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,242 major-league games played on May 10, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1896-05-10	WSN at Cincinnati	11–18
1979-05-10	Cincinnati at the Cubs	8–9	17.7	317 min
2025-05-10	San Diego at Colorado	21–0	9.0	by 21
1946-05-10	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	5–4	9.0	55,889 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1998-05-10	The White Sox at Oakland	4–3	9.0	hits 3-12
1973-05-10	The White Sox at the California Angels	4–3	12.0	hits 4-12
2005-05-10	Washington at Arizona	2–3	8.5	hits 10-3

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

1894-05-10	CL4 at Pittsburgh	2–1		000000200 / 001000000
1898-05-10	Brooklyn at the New York Giants	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 20000030x
1902-05-10	The Washington Senators at the Boston Red Sox	1–3	8.5	000010000 / 00200001x

By the decades

1870s 14 · 1880s 59 · 1890s 47 · 1900s 44 · 1910s 71 · 1920s 59 · 1930s 60 · 1940s 57 · 1950s 71 · 1960s 93 · 1970s 97 · 1980s 119 · 1990s 124 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 128 · 2020s 66

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THE CATBIRD SEAT is set by the Committee on Playing Rules of Tearing Up the Pea Patch, a Macguffin Co. game, Commissioner F. McCoy presiding. Almanac editions are compiled from the record by the Committee’s engine and read by no one before you; a surprising fact in them is a lead, not a verdict. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org. Wire service (RSS)