The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 12 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 12 · 1,337 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1886, LS2 beat BR3 27–11.

The Committee has looked at all 1,337 major-league games played on August 12, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1886-08-12	BR3 at LS2	11–27
1989-08-12	The Boston Red Sox at Baltimore	10–8	13.0	323 min
1948-08-12	Cleveland at the St. Louis Browns	26–3	9.0	by 23
1982-08-12	Philadelphia at Montreal	7–8	8.8	55,097 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2018-08-12	Milwaukee at Atlanta	7–8	8.5	hits 19-9
1936-08-12	The Cubs at St. Louis	3–5	8.5	hits 14-5
1898-08-12	The Cubs at the New York Giants	3–4	8.7	hits 12-5

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

1898-08-12	St. Louis at Philadelphia	2–5	8.5	000200000 / 00014000x
1899-08-12	The Cubs at Philadelphia	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 02200001x
1900-08-12	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	6–2	9.0	120020100 / 011000000

By the decades

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