The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 13 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 13 · 1,285 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1918, St. Louis and Philadelphia played to a 8–8 tie over 19 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,285 major-league games played on June 13, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1874-06-13	BS1 at NY2	11–19	9.0
2013-06-13	The Yankees at Oakland	2–3	17.7	335 min
1999-06-13	Baltimore at Atlanta	22–1	9.0	by 21
1986-06-13	Minnesota at Cleveland	2–11	8.5	61,411 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2018-06-13	Cleveland at the White Sox	2–3	8.5	hits 14-4
1911-06-13	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	4–5	11.7	hits 16-8
1934-06-13	Detroit at the Boston Red Sox	13–15	8.5	hits 22-14

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

1900-06-13	Pittsburgh at the Boston Braves	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 00100000x
1900-06-13	The Cubs at the New York Giants	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 02000003x
1902-06-13	BLA at Detroit	4–0	9.0	300000100 / 000000000

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 52 · 1900s 63 · 1910s 81 · 1920s 69 · 1930s 70 · 1940s 56 · 1950s 65 · 1960s 97 · 1970s 113 · 1980s 106 · 1990s 129 · 2000s 128 · 2010s 130 · 2020s 65

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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)