The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 11 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 11 · 1,217 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2016, Houston beat Cleveland 5–3 in 15 innings while being out-hit 14 to 10. It took 5 hours and 9 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,217 major-league games played on May 11, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1923-05-11	St. Louis at Philadelphia	14–20	8.5
2016-05-11	Cleveland at Houston	3–5	15.7	309 min
1930-05-11	The Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland	7–25	8.5	by 18
1949-05-11	The Yankees at Cleveland	2–3	8.5	61,400 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1938-05-11	The St. Louis Browns at the Philadelphia Athletics	9–5	9.0	hits 8-16
2004-05-11	Seattle at Minnesota	6–7	10.7	hits 18-10
2011-05-11	Kansas City at the Yankees	4–3	11.0	hits 4-12

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

1898-05-11	St. Louis at Cincinnati	1–2	8.5	000000010 / 00020000x
1899-05-11	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	1–0	9.0	000001000 / 000000000
1901-05-11	The New York Giants at Brooklyn	7–0	9.0	040300000 / 000000000

By the decades

1870s 15 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 44 · 1900s 56 · 1910s 69 · 1920s 63 · 1930s 63 · 1940s 66 · 1950s 66 · 1960s 72 · 1970s 105 · 1980s 104 · 1990s 122 · 2000s 120 · 2010s 137 · 2020s 65

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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)