The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 24 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 24 · 1,402 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1905, The Cubs beat Philadelphia 2–1 in 20 innings. It took 4 hours and 0 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,402 major-league games played on August 24, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1887-08-24	BL2 at SL4	6–23
2013-08-24	Arizona at Philadelphia	12–7	18.0	426 min
1887-08-24	DTN at WS8	20–1		by 19
1951-08-24	The Yankees at Cleveland	2–0	9.0	71,768 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1982-08-24	The Mets at Houston	4–5	8.5	hits 15-6
1905-08-24	The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland	8–6	11.0	hits 10-17
1925-08-24	The Cubs at Brooklyn	6–13	8.5	hits 17-10

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

1898-08-24	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	1–2	8.5	100000000 / 00000200x
1899-08-24	The Boston Braves at Pittsburgh	3–1	10.0	0000001002 / 0000000010
1899-08-24	Philadelphia at St. Louis	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 00020201x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 56 · 1890s 54 · 1900s 80 · 1910s 84 · 1920s 86 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 78 · 1950s 81 · 1960s 96 · 1970s 104 · 1980s 124 · 1990s 116 · 2000s 135 · 2010s 142 · 2020s 76

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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)