The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 18 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 18 · 1,323 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1874, NY2 beat CH2 38–1.

The Committee has looked at all 1,323 major-league games played on June 18, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1893-06-18	LS3 at Cincinnati	12–30
2019-06-18	The Boston Red Sox at Minnesota	3–4	16.7	345 min
1874-06-18	CH2 at NY2	1–38	9.0	by 37
1999-06-18	Pittsburgh at San Diego	2–4	8.5	60,799 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1918-06-18	Pittsburgh at Philadelphia	0–1	8.5	hits 9-1
1932-06-18	Cincinnati at Brooklyn	2–3	8.5	hits 11-4
1998-06-18	The Mets at Montreal	6–7	8.5	hits 14-7

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

1894-06-18	Philadelphia at the New York Giants	4–1		004000000 / 001000000
1900-06-18	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	4–1	9.0	000112000 / 000001000
1900-06-18	The New York Giants at Philadelphia	1–2	8.5	000000100 / 00000011x

By the decades

1870s 7 · 1880s 48 · 1890s 60 · 1900s 57 · 1910s 73 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 67 · 1940s 67 · 1950s 73 · 1960s 101 · 1970s 112 · 1980s 107 · 1990s 132 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 136 · 2020s 74

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