The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 5 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 5 · 1,395 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1929, The Cubs beat Brooklyn 9–8 in 15 innings while being out-hit 17 to 13.

The Committee has looked at all 1,395 major-league games played on August 5, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-08-05	PH1 at BL1	24–9	9.0
2014-08-05	Houston at Philadelphia	1–2	14.8	305 min
1890-08-05	PH4 at CL6	3–19		by 16
1994-08-05	The Dodgers at Colorado	5–4	9.0	70,283 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1988-08-05	The White Sox at the California Angels	5–4	10.0	hits 7-16
1911-08-05	Cleveland at the Yankees	7–8	8.5	hits 13-5
1951-08-05	The St. Louis Browns at the Yankees	3–4	8.5	hits 11-3

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

1898-08-05	BLN at the Cubs	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 11001200x
1898-08-05	The Boston Braves at LS3	2–4	8.5	000100001 / 00003001x
1898-08-05	Philadelphia at Pittsburgh	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00200001x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 48 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 70 · 1910s 85 · 1920s 69 · 1930s 81 · 1940s 68 · 1950s 81 · 1960s 95 · 1970s 136 · 1980s 117 · 1990s 123 · 2000s 139 · 2010s 137 · 2020s 81

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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)