The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 25 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 25 · 1,310 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2008, San Diego beat Cincinnati 12–9 in 17 innings while being out-hit 21 to 18. It took 5 hours and 57 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,310 major-league games played on May 25, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1871-05-25	TRO at NY2	25–10	9.0
2011-05-25	Cincinnati at Philadelphia	4–5	18.8	371 min
1882-05-25	CL2 at BFN	1–20		by 19
1969-05-25	Minnesota at the Yankees	3–2	9.0	57,445 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1974-05-25	The White Sox at Kansas City	3–4	13.5	hits 17-8
1977-05-25	Cincinnati at San Francisco	5–6	8.5	hits 14-6
1924-05-25	Pittsburgh at Brooklyn	5–2	11.0	hits 6-13

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

1900-05-25	The Boston Braves at Cincinnati	1–2	9.8	1000000000 / 0000000011
1901-05-25	The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland	5–0	9.0	014000000 / 000000000
1902-05-25	Brooklyn at Cincinnati	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 00110300x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 47 · 1890s 46 · 1900s 61 · 1910s 76 · 1920s 66 · 1930s 63 · 1940s 62 · 1950s 80 · 1960s 89 · 1970s 107 · 1980s 125 · 1990s 125 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 146 · 2020s 68

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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)