The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 11 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 11 · 1,321 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1887, The New York Giants beat WS8 26–2.

The Committee has looked at all 1,321 major-league games played on June 11, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1985-06-11	The Mets at Philadelphia	7–26	8.5
1996-06-11	Oakland at Cleveland	5–6	12.8	294 min
1887-06-11	WS8 at the New York Giants	2–26		by 24
1948-06-11	Cleveland at the Yankees	10–8	9.0	67,924 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2004-06-11	The Mets at Kansas City	5–7	8.5	hits 17-9
2021-06-11	Toronto at the Boston Red Sox	5–6	8.5	hits 16-8
2022-06-11	The Dodgers at San Francisco	2–3	8.5	hits 13-5

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

1898-06-11	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	2–4	8.5	001000010 / 00000202x
1899-06-11	St. Louis at the Cubs	1–2	8.5	100000000 / 00000101x
1901-06-11	Detroit at the Philadelphia Athletics	4–1	9.0	400000000 / 100000000

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 54 · 1900s 67 · 1910s 67 · 1920s 70 · 1930s 77 · 1940s 68 · 1950s 78 · 1960s 109 · 1970s 110 · 1980s 114 · 1990s 115 · 2000s 125 · 2010s 127 · 2020s 75

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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)