The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 28 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 28 · 1,350 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1930, St. Louis beat the Cubs 8–7 in 20 innings while being out-hit 22 to 20. It took 4 hours and 10 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,350 major-league games played on August 28, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-08-28	PH1 at BR2	26–12	9.0
2011-08-28	Washington at Cincinnati	4–5	13.5	315 min
1992-08-28	Milwaukee at Toronto	22–2	9.0	by 20
1949-08-28	The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland	1–2	10.7	73,982 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2007-08-28	Detroit at Kansas City	3–6	8.5	hits 16-6
1909-08-28	The Washington Senators at the White Sox	4–6	8.5	hits 9-1
1938-08-28	The St. Louis Browns at the Yankees	2–4	8.5	hits 12-4

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

1894-08-28	CL4 at the New York Giants	1–5		000001000 / 30000020x
1901-08-28	The White Sox at the Philadelphia Athletics	3–0	9.0	000002100 / 000000000
1902-08-28	The Philadelphia Athletics at the White Sox	1–4	8.5	000010000 / 00030100x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 49 · 1890s 67 · 1900s 64 · 1910s 64 · 1920s 64 · 1930s 88 · 1940s 77 · 1950s 77 · 1960s 100 · 1970s 112 · 1980s 109 · 1990s 116 · 2000s 134 · 2010s 136 · 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)