The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 30 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 30 · 1,356 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1989, Cincinnati beat St. Louis 2–0 in 13 innings while being out-hit 12 to 3.

The Committee has looked at all 1,356 major-league games played on August 30, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1970-08-30	The Boston Red Sox at the White Sox	21–11	9.0
2019-08-30	The Boston Red Sox at the Anaheim Angels	7–6	15.0	323 min
1887-08-30	NY4 at LS2	5–23		by 18
1959-08-30	The White Sox at Cleveland	9–4	9.0	66,586 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1989-08-30	Cincinnati at St. Louis	2–0	13.0	hits 3-12
1972-08-30	The Dodgers at the Cubs	8–9	10.5	hits 19-11
1921-08-30	St. Louis at Philadelphia	1–2	8.5	hits 13-6

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

1898-08-30	The New York Giants at the Cubs	0–1	8.7	000000000 / 000000001
1899-08-30	The New York Giants at the Cubs	2–3	8.5	000101000 / 00011001x
1899-08-30	BLN at Cincinnati	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 00201010x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 62 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 65 · 1910s 74 · 1920s 72 · 1930s 73 · 1940s 62 · 1950s 83 · 1960s 91 · 1970s 98 · 1980s 129 · 1990s 118 · 2000s 136 · 2010s 141 · 2020s 87

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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)