The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 10 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 10 · 1,357 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2014, Toronto beat Detroit 6–5 in 18 innings while being out-hit 22 to 17. It took 6 hours and 37 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,357 major-league games played on August 10, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2018-08-10	The Boston Red Sox at Baltimore	19–12	9.0
2014-08-10	Detroit at Toronto	5–6	18.5	397 min
2019-08-10	Houston at Baltimore	23–2	9.0	by 21
1948-08-10	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	9–6	9.0	67,691 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2002-08-10	The Mets at St. Louis	4–5	8.5	hits 13-5
2002-08-10	Texas at Cleveland	3–4	8.7	hits 11-4
1942-08-10	Cleveland at the White Sox	1–3	8.5	hits 11-5

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

1894-08-10	CL4 at the Cubs	2–1		0010000001 / 0000001000
1899-08-10	Pittsburgh at Philadelphia	2–3	8.5	000010010 / 00000210x
1901-08-10	MLA at Detroit	4–3	9.0	000000130 / 003000000

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 56 · 1890s 51 · 1900s 62 · 1910s 78 · 1920s 63 · 1930s 64 · 1940s 82 · 1950s 75 · 1960s 86 · 1970s 110 · 1980s 131 · 1990s 136 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 138 · 2020s 80

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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)