The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 2 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 2 · 1,374 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 2007, Houston beat Atlanta 12–11 in 14 innings while being out-hit 22 to 11. It took 4 hours and 59 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,374 major-league games played on August 2, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-08-02	BR2 at BS1	3–26	9.0
2019-08-02	The White Sox at Philadelphia	4–3	15.0	328 min
1872-08-02	BR2 at BS1	3–26	9.0	by 23
2025-08-02	Atlanta at Cincinnati	4–2	9.0	91,032 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2007-08-02	Houston at Atlanta	12–11	14.0	hits 11-22
1972-08-02	The California Angels at the White Sox	9–10	8.5	hits 18-10
1997-08-02	Colorado at Pittsburgh	5–6	8.5	hits 13-5

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

1894-08-02	The Cubs at LS3	4–3		000040000 / 020000001
1898-08-02	WSN at Pittsburgh	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 00100100x
1901-08-02	Detroit at the White Sox	0–7	8.5	000000000 / 30200002x

By the decades

1870s 9 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 57 · 1900s 53 · 1910s 81 · 1920s 74 · 1930s 82 · 1940s 74 · 1950s 83 · 1960s 108 · 1970s 114 · 1980s 112 · 1990s 129 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 133 · 2020s 82

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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)