The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 8 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 8 · 1,339 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2013, Miami beat the Mets 2–1 in 20 innings. It took 6 hours and 25 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,339 major-league games played on June 8, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1950-06-08	The St. Louis Browns at the Boston Red Sox	4–29	8.5
2013-06-08	Miami at the Mets	2–1	20.0	385 min
1950-06-08	The St. Louis Browns at the Boston Red Sox	4–29	8.5	by 25
1950-06-08	Detroit at the Yankees	4–11	8.5	62,264 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1958-06-08	The White Sox at the Boston Red Sox	5–6	9.8	hits 19-5
1949-06-08	Cincinnati at the Boston Braves	7–8	14.5	hits 21-12
1917-06-08	Brooklyn at Pittsburgh	4–5	8.5	hits 12-5

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

1894-06-08	Pittsburgh at Brooklyn	1–2		010000000 / 100000001
1899-06-08	Cincinnati at Brooklyn	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 50000000x
1902-06-08	The Philadelphia Athletics at Detroit	3–2	9.0	000001020 / 000100100

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 49 · 1900s 63 · 1910s 76 · 1920s 67 · 1930s 76 · 1940s 73 · 1950s 73 · 1960s 93 · 1970s 105 · 1980s 122 · 1990s 137 · 2000s 130 · 2010s 143 · 2020s 70

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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)