The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 19 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 19 · 1,346 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2001, San Diego beat San Francisco 4–3 in 14 innings while being out-hit 12 to 10. It took 5 hours and 16 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,346 major-league games played on June 19, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2004-06-19	The White Sox at Montreal	14–17	8.5
1998-06-19	Toronto at Baltimore	4–7	14.8	349 min
2000-06-19	The Yankees at the Boston Red Sox	22–1	9.0	by 21
1966-06-19	Detroit at the Yankees	2–1	9.0	61,071 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1898-06-19	Pittsburgh at CL4	3–4	7.8	hits 11-4
1917-06-19	The Cubs at Cincinnati	2–1	9.0	hits 5-11
1982-06-19	The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland	7–3	9.0	hits 5-11

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

1899-06-19	The New York Giants at Pittsburgh	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 01220000x
1900-06-19	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	0–1	13.8	00000000000000 / 00000000000001
1902-06-19	BLA at the White Sox	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 20000000x

By the decades

1870s 15 · 1880s 46 · 1890s 54 · 1900s 68 · 1910s 70 · 1920s 73 · 1930s 73 · 1940s 68 · 1950s 80 · 1960s 100 · 1970s 112 · 1980s 109 · 1990s 130 · 2000s 131 · 2010s 146 · 2020s 71

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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)