The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 27 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 27 · 1,355 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1939, Brooklyn and the Boston Braves played to a 2–2 tie over 23 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,355 major-league games played on June 27, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1874-06-27	CH2 at BS1	6–29	9.0
1898-06-27	WSN at Cincinnati	9–2	8.5	600 min
1874-06-27	CH2 at BS1	6–29	9.0	by 23
1961-06-27	The White Sox at Detroit	11–1	9.0	57,271 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1918-06-27	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	5–7	8.5	hits 17-10
1986-06-27	San Diego at Atlanta	4–5	8.5	hits 13-6
1990-06-27	Detroit at Oakland	5–4	9.0	hits 7-14

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

1898-06-27	The Boston Braves at Pittsburgh	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 10100000x
1901-06-27	MLA at Detroit	3–4	8.8	100000002 / 300000001
1901-06-27	The Boston Red Sox at the Washington Senators	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 00010001x

By the decades

1870s 15 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 54 · 1900s 74 · 1910s 89 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 68 · 1940s 67 · 1950s 77 · 1960s 90 · 1970s 135 · 1980s 105 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 141 · 2010s 125 · 2020s 63

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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)