The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 6 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 6 · 1,317 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1980, Pittsburgh beat the Cubs 5–4 in 19 innings while being out-hit 17 to 11. It took 5 hours and 31 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,317 major-league games played on July 6, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1882-07-06	LS2 at SL4	17–21
1898-07-06	CL4 at the Cubs	5–6	8.8	1250 min
1883-07-06	BL2 at CN2	0–23		by 23
1941-07-06	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees	1–3	8.5	60,948 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1992-07-06	Montreal at the Dodgers	3–4	8.5	hits 13-6
2012-07-06	The Dodgers at Arizona	3–5	8.5	hits 13-6
1935-07-06	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Boston Red Sox	4–6	8.5	hits 11-5

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

1898-07-06	St. Louis at Pittsburgh	1–3	8.5	000100000 / 10000002x
1899-07-06	Cincinnati at LS3	2–3	8.5	000020000 / 00300000x
1901-07-06	The Boston Braves at Cincinnati	1–4	8.5	000000010 / 00010102x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 47 · 1890s 49 · 1900s 67 · 1910s 84 · 1920s 55 · 1930s 46 · 1940s 86 · 1950s 75 · 1960s 90 · 1970s 128 · 1980s 101 · 1990s 128 · 2000s 137 · 2010s 142 · 2020s 70

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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)