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Almanac Edition · every August 9 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 9 · 1,364 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1967, The Washington Senators beat Minnesota 9–7 in 20 innings while being out-hit 17 to 14. It took 5 hours and 40 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,364 major-league games played on August 9, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1932-08-09	St. Louis at Philadelphia	18–13	9.0
2014-08-09	The Boston Red Sox at the Anaheim Angels	4–5	18.5	392 min
1887-08-09	The Boston Braves at Pittsburgh	3–23		by 20
1958-08-09	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	9–6	9.0	67,916 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1980-08-09	San Francisco at Atlanta	5–4	9.0	hits 5-14
1990-08-09	Philadelphia at the Mets	4–5	8.5	hits 16-8
1922-08-09	Cincinnati at the New York Giants	3–2	9.0	hits 5-12

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

1899-08-09	LS3 at the New York Giants	4–2	9.0	300000010 / 000000020
1901-08-09	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	4–1	9.0	210010000 / 100000000
1902-08-09	BLA at Cleveland	0–7	8.5	000000000 / 21301000x

By the decades

1870s 14 · 1880s 52 · 1890s 54 · 1900s 59 · 1910s 79 · 1920s 73 · 1930s 74 · 1940s 72 · 1950s 81 · 1960s 96 · 1970s 107 · 1980s 120 · 1990s 130 · 2000s 139 · 2010s 133 · 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)