The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 18 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 18 · 1,353 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1875–2025

On this date in 1932, The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 7–6 in 14 innings while being out-hit 19 to 12.

The Committee has looked at all 1,353 major-league games played on August 18, from 1875 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1995-08-18	The Cubs at Colorado	26–7	9.0
2015-08-18	Arizona at Pittsburgh	8–9	14.8	311 min
1884-08-18	BL2 at PH4	1–20		by 19
1993-08-18	Philadelphia at Colorado	7–6	9.0	61,056 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1922-08-18	The New York Giants at the Cubs	17–11	9.0	hits 12-20
2024-08-18	The Boston Red Sox at Baltimore	2–4	8.5	hits 11-3
1926-08-18	The Boston Braves at Pittsburgh	4–3	9.0	hits 7-14

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

1894-08-18	St. Louis at Brooklyn	4–0		100300000 / 000000000
1898-08-18	CL4 at Brooklyn	2–0	9.0	100000001 / 000000000
1898-08-18	Cincinnati at the New York Giants	0–7	8.5	000000000 / 50000110x

By the decades

1870s 7 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 66 · 1910s 81 · 1920s 74 · 1930s 74 · 1940s 85 · 1950s 68 · 1960s 97 · 1970s 116 · 1980s 106 · 1990s 122 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 135 · 2020s 83

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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)