The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 16 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 16 · 1,329 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1921, Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 6–5 in 16 innings while being out-hit 14 to 11.

The Committee has looked at all 1,329 major-league games played on June 16, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1930-06-16	Pittsburgh at Philadelphia	14–18	8.5
2012-06-16	Miami at Tampa Bay	4–3	15.0	307 min
1966-06-16	The Mets at Atlanta	1–17	8.5	by 16
2001-06-16	Seattle at San Diego	9–2	9.0	61,065 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1919-06-16	Philadelphia at Pittsburgh	5–6	8.5	hits 12-4
1934-06-16	The White Sox at the Philadelphia Athletics	9–7	9.0	hits 10-17
1937-06-16	The New York Giants at Pittsburgh	5–4	9.0	hits 8-15

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

1898-06-16	WSN at the Boston Braves	1–2	8.5	000010000 / 10010000x
1901-06-16	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	2–0	9.0	000000002 / 000000000
1903-06-16	The White Sox at the Yankees	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 00001000x

By the decades

1870s 8 · 1880s 56 · 1890s 55 · 1900s 59 · 1910s 69 · 1920s 73 · 1930s 66 · 1940s 80 · 1950s 70 · 1960s 118 · 1970s 116 · 1980s 106 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 122 · 2010s 138 · 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)