The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 20 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 20 · 1,379 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2003, Pittsburgh beat Cleveland 5–4 in 14 innings while being out-hit 18 to 10. It took 4 hours and 32 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,379 major-league games played on June 20, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-06-20	BR2 at WS5	19–18
2007-06-20	Kansas City at St. Louis	6–7	13.5	321 min
1883-06-20	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	4–29		by 25
1948-06-20	The Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland	0–10	8.5	82,781 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1928-06-20	The White Sox at Cleveland	6–4	9.0	hits 6-15
2003-06-20	Cleveland at Pittsburgh	4–5	14.5	hits 18-10
1914-06-20	Cincinnati at the New York Giants	2–7	8.5	hits 9-2

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

1899-06-20	Philadelphia at Cincinnati	2–3	8.5	000011000 / 10000020x
1899-06-20	BLN at LS3	2–1	9.0	200000000 / 000001000
1901-06-20	The Cubs at the Boston Braves	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 11000000x

By the decades

1870s 15 · 1880s 44 · 1890s 56 · 1900s 65 · 1910s 85 · 1920s 59 · 1930s 84 · 1940s 87 · 1950s 81 · 1960s 94 · 1970s 121 · 1980s 117 · 1990s 129 · 2000s 146 · 2010s 132 · 2020s 64

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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)