The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 2 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 2 · 1,320 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1972, Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6–3 in 17 innings while being out-hit 14 to 13. It took 4 hours and 26 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,320 major-league games played on June 2, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1900-06-02	St. Louis at the Boston Braves	16–17	9.8
2006-06-02	The Cubs at St. Louis	5–4	14.0	304 min
1897-06-02	CL4 at the Boston Braves	3–21		by 18
2002-06-02	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	7–1	9.0	55,602 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1974-06-02	San Diego at St. Louis	6–9	8.5	hits 17-9
2001-06-02	The Cubs at Milwaukee	10–4	9.0	hits 9-16
1908-06-02	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	6–5	9.0	hits 8-14

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

1894-06-02	The Cubs at Brooklyn	0–1		000000 / 100000
1898-06-02	Cincinnati at the New York Giants	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00120000x
1903-06-02	Philadelphia at St. Louis	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 10000000x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 60 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 53 · 1910s 80 · 1920s 66 · 1930s 68 · 1940s 84 · 1950s 75 · 1960s 100 · 1970s 109 · 1980s 118 · 1990s 124 · 2000s 129 · 2010s 132 · 2020s 58

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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)