The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 14 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 14 · 1,319 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1963, Cleveland beat the Washington Senators 3–2 in 18 innings. It took 4 hours and 33 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,319 major-league games played on June 14, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1883-06-14	CL5 at PT1	23–10
2019-06-14	San Diego at Colorado	16–12	12.0	304 min
1887-06-14	IN3 at the Cubs	1–19		by 18
1953-06-14	The Yankees at Cleveland	3–0	9.0	74,708 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1935-06-14	The Boston Red Sox at Detroit	10–8	9.0	hits 9-17
1951-06-14	Brooklyn at St. Louis	2–1	9.0	hits 7-15
2023-06-14	Cincinnati at Kansas City	7–4	9.0	hits 7-15

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

1898-06-14	The New York Giants at Brooklyn	2–3	8.5	010001000 / 01000020x
1898-06-14	Pittsburgh at CL4	3–1	9.0	000010002 / 000010000
1898-06-14	BLN at WSN	2–4	8.5	000002000 / 00300010x

By the decades

1870s 16 · 1880s 49 · 1890s 61 · 1900s 56 · 1910s 71 · 1920s 67 · 1930s 68 · 1940s 67 · 1950s 80 · 1960s 100 · 1970s 106 · 1980s 115 · 1990s 128 · 2000s 133 · 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)