The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 19 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 19 · 1,377 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 2012, Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 6–3 in 19 innings. It took 6 hours and 7 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,377 major-league games played on August 19, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1887-08-19	PH4 at SL4	8–22
2012-08-19	Pittsburgh at St. Louis	6–3	19.0	367 min
1890-08-19	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	3–18		by 15
1928-08-19	Cleveland at the Yankees	2–10	8.5	65,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1949-08-19	Detroit at the St. Louis Browns	3–4	8.5	hits 15-6
2014-08-19	San Francisco at the Cubs	1–2	8.5	hits 11-3
1910-08-19	Brooklyn at the Cubs	3–5	8.5	hits 12-5

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

1898-08-19	LS3 at Philadelphia	3–2	9.0	012000000 / 000000002
1899-08-19	Philadelphia at the New York Giants	4–2	9.0	012000100 / 000200000
1900-08-19	The New York Giants at the Cubs	1–2	8.5	000100000 / 10010000x

By the decades

1870s 14 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 47 · 1900s 63 · 1910s 83 · 1920s 76 · 1930s 88 · 1940s 76 · 1950s 88 · 1960s 90 · 1970s 109 · 1980s 127 · 1990s 104 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 139 · 2020s 85

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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)