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Almanac Edition · every August 25 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 25 · 1,422 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2001, Texas beat the Boston Red Sox 8–7 in 17 innings while being out-hit 16 to 13. It took 6 hours and 35 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,422 major-league games played on August 25, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1922-08-25	Philadelphia at the Cubs	23–26	8.5
2001-08-25	The Boston Red Sox at Texas	7–8	17.8	395 min
1891-08-25	Brooklyn at the Cubs	5–28		by 23
1940-08-25	The White Sox at the Yankees	1–3	8.5	70,740 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1933-08-25	Cincinnati at Brooklyn	3–4	8.5	hits 12-2
1938-08-25	The Boston Braves at Cincinnati	3–2	9.0	hits 4-11
1902-08-25	Detroit at the Washington Senators	6–8	8.5	hits 13-7

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

1894-08-25	St. Louis at BLN	3–4		100000200 / 00030100x
1898-08-25	The New York Giants at CL4	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 10000000x
1899-08-25	Philadelphia at St. Louis	1–3	8.5	100000000 / 10011000x

By the decades

1870s 13 · 1880s 52 · 1890s 64 · 1900s 64 · 1910s 81 · 1920s 83 · 1930s 92 · 1940s 92 · 1950s 83 · 1960s 95 · 1970s 116 · 1980s 110 · 1990s 124 · 2000s 134 · 2010s 137 · 2020s 82

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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)