The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 21 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 21 · 1,320 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1922, Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 15–14 in 9 innings while being out-hit 25 to 19.

The Committee has looked at all 1,320 major-league games played on June 21, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-06-21	BR1 at MID	6–26	9.0
2021-06-21	Cincinnati at Minnesota	5–7	11.7	314 min
1871-06-21	FW1 at BS1	0–21	9.0	by 21
1959-06-21	Cleveland at the Yankees	5–4	14.0	68,680 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1939-06-21	Cleveland at the Washington Senators	9–8	9.0	hits 7-17
1993-06-21	The California Angels at Kansas City	4–3	9.0	hits 3-13
2010-06-21	Kansas City at Washington	1–2	8.5	hits 11-4

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

1901-06-21	The White Sox at the Philadelphia Athletics	4–0	9.0	010001020 / 000000000
1901-06-21	Pittsburgh at the New York Giants	2–3	8.5	011000000 / 00002100x
1901-06-21	St. Louis at Philadelphia	1–4	8.5	000100000 / 20101000x

By the decades

1870s 14 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 55 · 1900s 54 · 1910s 82 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 82 · 1940s 75 · 1950s 74 · 1960s 99 · 1970s 111 · 1980s 115 · 1990s 121 · 2000s 126 · 2010s 122 · 2020s 66

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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)