The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 25 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 25 · 1,420 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1903, The Yankees and the White Sox played to a 6–6 tie over 18 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,420 major-league games played on June 25, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1885-06-25	PH4 at BR3	14–21
1970-06-25	Baltimore at the Boston Red Sox	13–8	14.0	300 min
1900-06-25	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	4–20	8.5	by 16
1994-06-25	San Francisco at Colorado	4–6	8.5	69,881 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1963-06-25	Philadelphia at Pittsburgh	5–4	10.0	hits 9-18
1929-06-25	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	8–6	9.0	hits 10-17
1921-06-25	Pittsburgh at St. Louis	4–7	8.5	hits 15-9

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

1894-06-25	WSN at Pittsburgh	1–6		100000000 / 00203010x
1898-06-25	The Boston Braves at Pittsburgh	2–0	9.0	000000011 / 000000000
1899-06-25	CL4 at St. Louis	3–1	9.0	000100020 / 000100000

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 45 · 1890s 61 · 1900s 77 · 1910s 82 · 1920s 82 · 1930s 88 · 1940s 76 · 1950s 69 · 1960s 101 · 1970s 128 · 1980s 114 · 1990s 130 · 2000s 141 · 2010s 142 · 2020s 74

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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)