The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 7 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 7 · 1,297 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1972, Pittsburgh beat San Diego 1–0 in 18 innings. It took 4 hours and 27 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,297 major-league games played on June 7, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-06-07	BS1 at WS5	28–10
2009-06-07	Arizona at San Diego	9–6	18.0	345 min
1906-06-07	The Cubs at the New York Giants	19–0	9.0	by 19
1942-06-07	Cleveland at the Yankees	1–13	8.5	71,910 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1922-06-07	The Washington Senators at Cleveland	9–8	11.0	hits 11-18
1986-06-07	Houston at the Dodgers	7–5	9.0	hits 10-17
2000-06-07	Toronto at Atlanta	12–8	9.0	hits 9-16

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

1898-06-07	The Cubs at the New York Giants	3–0	9.0	000000030 / 000000000
1898-06-07	Pittsburgh at WSN	3–2	9.0	000000120 / 000100100
1899-06-07	Pittsburgh at BLN	2–6	8.5	000000002 / 20220000x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 46 · 1890s 61 · 1900s 57 · 1910s 62 · 1920s 65 · 1930s 68 · 1940s 70 · 1950s 86 · 1960s 97 · 1970s 91 · 1980s 124 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 134 · 2020s 61

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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)