The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 29 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 29 · 1,392 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1967, The Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4–3 in 19 innings. It took 6 hours and 9 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,392 major-league games played on August 29, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2001-08-29	San Diego at St. Louis	14–16	8.5
1967-08-29	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	3–4	19.7	369 min
1892-08-29	BLN at CL4	1–20		by 19
1997-08-29	The Anaheim Angels at San Diego	3–1	9.0	60,230 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1967-08-29	Baltimore at Minnesota	4–3	9.0	hits 3-10
1987-08-29	Atlanta at St. Louis	2–4	8.5	hits 12-5
1990-08-29	The Cubs at Houston	0–1	8.5	hits 11-4

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

1898-08-29	The New York Giants at the Cubs	2–1	9.0	000010010 / 100000000
1901-08-29	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	4–1	9.0	000200020 / 010000000
1901-08-29	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	1–2	8.5	000000100 / 000000101

By the decades

1870s 9 · 1880s 47 · 1890s 60 · 1900s 71 · 1910s 81 · 1920s 66 · 1930s 72 · 1940s 88 · 1950s 73 · 1960s 102 · 1970s 118 · 1980s 135 · 1990s 118 · 2000s 139 · 2010s 132 · 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)