The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 23 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 23 · 1,356 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1989, The Dodgers beat Montreal 1–0 in 22 innings. It took 6 hours and 14 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,356 major-league games played on August 23, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2019-08-23	Philadelphia at Miami	11–19	8.5
1989-08-23	The Dodgers at Montreal	1–0	22.0	374 min
1999-08-23	The Yankees at Texas	21–3	9.0	by 18
1942-08-23	The Washington Senators at the Yankees	0–3	5.5	69,136 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2017-08-23	The Dodgers at Pittsburgh	0–1	9.5	hits 8-1
1916-08-23	The St. Louis Browns at the Washington Senators	5–4	10.0	hits 6-12
1952-08-23	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	2–1	9.0	hits 6-12

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

1900-08-23	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	3–2	9.0	100000002 / 000000020
1901-08-23	Cleveland at the Boston Red Sox	1–5	8.5	000010000 / 20102000x
1902-08-23	The St. Louis Browns at the Boston Red Sox	0–1	9.7	0000000000 / 0000000001

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 51 · 1890s 48 · 1900s 68 · 1910s 73 · 1920s 70 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 71 · 1950s 82 · 1960s 105 · 1970s 102 · 1980s 122 · 1990s 115 · 2000s 144 · 2010s 133 · 2020s 81

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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)