The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 27 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 27 · 1,362 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1887, The Boston Braves beat Pittsburgh 28–14.

The Committee has looked at all 1,362 major-league games played on August 27, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1887-08-27	Pittsburgh at the Boston Braves	14–28
1965-08-27	St. Louis at Cincinnati	6–5	14.0	300 min
1889-08-27	KC2 at SL4	1–19		by 18
1948-08-27	Cleveland at the Yankees	2–7	8.5	61,729 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1903-08-27	Philadelphia at Brooklyn	10–11	8.5	hits 16-7
1964-08-27	Detroit at the Boston Red Sox	5–4	9.0	hits 8-16
1987-08-27	Cleveland at Milwaukee	3–4	8.5	hits 15-7

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

1900-08-27	St. Louis at the Cubs	1–2	8.5	000010000 / 02000000x
1901-08-27	Cleveland at the Washington Senators	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 40100000x
1901-08-27	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00000102x

By the decades

1870s 9 · 1880s 62 · 1890s 64 · 1900s 61 · 1910s 72 · 1920s 73 · 1930s 90 · 1940s 70 · 1950s 76 · 1960s 97 · 1970s 116 · 1980s 113 · 1990s 110 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 133 · 2020s 83

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