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Almanac Edition · every August 22 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 22 · 1,407 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1917, Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 6–5 in 21 innings. It took 4 hours and 15 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,407 major-league games played on August 22, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2007-08-22	Texas at Baltimore	30–3	9.0
2001-08-22	Cleveland at Oakland	5–4	11.0	270 min
2007-08-22	Texas at Baltimore	30–3	9.0	by 27
1993-08-22	The Mets at Colorado	3–4	8.5	70,064 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1961-08-22	The Dodgers at St. Louis	4–5	8.8	hits 16-6
1953-08-22	The Boston Red Sox at the Washington Senators	4–3	9.0	hits 5-12
1958-08-22	Detroit at Baltimore	1–2	8.5	hits 12-5

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

1899-08-22	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	1–2	10.7	00000000100 / 00100000001
1901-08-22	Detroit at the Philadelphia Athletics	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 00000100x
1902-08-22	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	5–2	9.0	000020201 / 010100000

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 52 · 1890s 58 · 1900s 69 · 1910s 96 · 1920s 76 · 1930s 74 · 1940s 88 · 1950s 79 · 1960s 92 · 1970s 115 · 1980s 128 · 1990s 119 · 2000s 142 · 2010s 131 · 2020s 77

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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)