The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 8 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 8 · 1,402 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1992, Cincinnati beat San Francisco 4–3 in 15 innings while being out-hit 15 to 10. It took 5 hours and 1 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,402 major-league games played on August 8, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1896-08-08	BLN at WSN	21–16
2016-08-08	San Francisco at Miami	8–7	14.0	334 min
1965-08-08	The Dodgers at Cincinnati	0–18	8.5	by 18
1948-08-08	The Yankees at Cleveland	1–2	8.5	73,484 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1924-08-08	St. Louis at Brooklyn	9–11	8.5	hits 18-11
1932-08-08	The Washington Senators at Cleveland	7–6	9.0	hits 5-12
1949-08-08	Cincinnati at St. Louis	3–9	8.5	hits 12-5

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

1899-08-08	The Cubs at WSN	1–4	8.5	000100000 / 00100030x
1901-08-08	BLA at the Boston Red Sox	2–0	9.0	000000101 / 000000000
1901-08-08	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	5–2	9.0	022000010 / 100000100

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 47 · 1890s 59 · 1900s 78 · 1910s 79 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 71 · 1940s 78 · 1950s 78 · 1960s 103 · 1970s 127 · 1980s 123 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 145 · 2010s 122 · 2020s 78

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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)