The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 12 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 12 · 1,284 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1967, The Washington Senators beat the White Sox 6–5 in 21 innings while being out-hit 15 to 13. It took 6 hours and 38 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,284 major-league games played on June 12, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1871-06-12	CL1 at TRO	20–11	9.0
1967-06-12	The White Sox at the Washington Senators	5–6	21.7	398 min
1875-06-12	BS1 at CH2	24–7		by 17
1949-06-12	The Yankees at Cleveland	1–3	7.7	77,543 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1921-06-12	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	12–9	10.0	hits 14-22
1984-06-12	Baltimore at Milwaukee	5–4	9.0	hits 7-15
1900-06-12	St. Louis at Philadelphia	5–6	8.5	hits 16-9

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

1894-06-12	LS3 at the New York Giants	1–4		001000000 / 00112000x
1899-06-12	Pittsburgh at CL4	5–3	9.0	201000200 / 002010000
1900-06-12	Pittsburgh at the Boston Braves	1–3	8.5	100000000 / 10000020x

By the decades

1870s 16 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 47 · 1900s 61 · 1910s 79 · 1920s 66 · 1930s 68 · 1940s 63 · 1950s 77 · 1960s 88 · 1970s 119 · 1980s 96 · 1990s 123 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 136 · 2020s 62

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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)