The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 22 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 22 · 1,390 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1902, The Cubs beat Pittsburgh 3–2 in 18 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,390 major-league games played on June 22, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-06-22	The Boston Braves at WSN	12–26
2018-06-22	Baltimore at Atlanta	10–7	15.0	321 min
1925-06-22	Pittsburgh at St. Louis	24–6	9.0	by 18
1929-06-22	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees	7–3	9.0	70,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1941-06-22	The St. Louis Browns at the Boston Red Sox	5–7	8.5	hits 16-8
1958-06-22	San Francisco at Philadelphia	2–3	8.5	hits 11-3
1914-06-22	The Philadelphia Athletics at the St. Louis Browns	3–0	9.0	hits 2-9

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

1894-06-22	Brooklyn at the New York Giants	7–0		100202011 / 000000000
1899-06-22	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	5–1	9.0	001100030 / 100000000
1899-06-22	WSN at St. Louis	1–4	8.5	000001000 / 00301000x

By the decades

1870s 14 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 57 · 1900s 66 · 1910s 88 · 1920s 74 · 1930s 81 · 1940s 84 · 1950s 77 · 1960s 104 · 1970s 117 · 1980s 111 · 1990s 129 · 2000s 130 · 2010s 140 · 2020s 68

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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)