The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 27 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 27 · 1,310 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1991, Detroit beat Milwaukee 15–9 in 14 innings while being out-hit 18 to 13. It took 5 hours and 37 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,310 major-league games played on May 27, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1896-05-27	Pittsburgh at the Boston Braves	14–15
2006-05-27	Houston at Pittsburgh	7–8	17.7	349 min
1885-05-27	BFN at the New York Giants	0–24		by 24
1978-05-27	Toronto at the Yankees	4–1	9.0	56,078 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1923-05-27	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	4–2	9.0	hits 8-15
1977-05-27	Atlanta at San Francisco	3–4	9.8	hits 14-7
1906-05-27	The New York Giants at St. Louis	10–5	9.0	hits 9-15

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

1898-05-27	BLN at CL4	1–4	8.5	000001000 / 40000000x
1903-05-27	The White Sox at Cleveland	1–0	9.0	000000001 / 000000000
1903-05-27	St. Louis at Brooklyn	3–1	9.0	200000001 / 100000000

By the decades

1870s 13 · 1880s 46 · 1890s 52 · 1900s 42 · 1910s 71 · 1920s 81 · 1930s 67 · 1940s 77 · 1950s 79 · 1960s 81 · 1970s 114 · 1980s 115 · 1990s 114 · 2000s 144 · 2010s 147 · 2020s 67

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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)