The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 11 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 11 · 1,418 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1992, Montreal beat the Cubs 3–2 in 17 innings while being out-hit 11 to 10. It took 5 hours and 10 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,418 major-league games played on August 11, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1890-08-11	PTP at CLP	20–11
1992-08-11	Montreal at the Cubs	3–2	17.0	310 min
1894-08-11	The New York Giants at BLN	1–20		by 19
1946-08-11	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	1–9	6.5	72,320 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1938-08-11	The Washington Senators at the Yankees	6–9	8.5	hits 17-5
1917-08-11	Brooklyn at the Cubs	3–4	10.8	hits 17-7
1950-08-11	Detroit at the St. Louis Browns	1–2	8.5	hits 13-5

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

1894-08-11	LS3 at Pittsburgh	2–3		000010001 / 00300000x
1899-08-11	LS3 at Brooklyn	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 01000000x
1900-08-11	Philadelphia at the Cubs	2–0	9.0	100010000 / 000000000

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 55 · 1890s 57 · 1900s 65 · 1910s 87 · 1920s 79 · 1930s 67 · 1940s 91 · 1950s 87 · 1960s 101 · 1970s 117 · 1980s 121 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 137 · 2010s 137 · 2020s 75

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