The Catbird Seat

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

AUGUST 6 · 1,377 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1989, Pittsburgh beat the Cubs 5–4 in 17 innings while being out-hit 14 to 13. It took 5 hours and 42 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,377 major-league games played on August 6, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-08-06	Brooklyn at the New York Giants	21–8
1989-08-06	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	4–5	17.5	342 min
2025-08-06	Toronto at Colorado	20–1	9.0	by 19
1939-08-06	Cleveland at the Yankees	7–1	9.0	76,753 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1960-08-06	The Dodgers at Philadelphia	1–3	8.5	hits 13-4
1961-08-06	The Milwaukee Braves at San Francisco	3–4	8.5	hits 14-7
2014-08-06	Kansas City at Arizona	4–3	9.0	hits 5-12

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

1898-08-06	Philadelphia at the Cubs	0–1	10.5	00000000000 / 00000000001
1898-08-06	The Boston Braves at Cincinnati	1–2	8.8	100000000 / 100000001
1898-08-06	BLN at Pittsburgh	1–2	8.5	000000001 / 00001010x

By the decades

1870s 8 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 60 · 1900s 66 · 1910s 68 · 1920s 78 · 1930s 78 · 1940s 80 · 1950s 71 · 1960s 106 · 1970s 126 · 1980s 104 · 1990s 127 · 2000s 130 · 2010s 139 · 2020s 86

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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)