On this date in 1920, Brooklyn and the Boston Braves played to a 1–1 tie over 26 innings.
The Committee has looked at all 1,258 major-league games played on May 1, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.
| 1872-05-01 | BL1 at PH1 | 19–34 | 9.0 | |
| 1991-05-01 | The White Sox at Milwaukee | 9–10 | 18.8 | 365 min |
| 1875-05-01 | BS1 at WS6 | 24–0 | by 24 | |
| 1927-05-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees | 3–7 | 8.5 | 70,000 paid |
| 1874-05-01 | NY2 at HR1 | 7–10 | 9.0 | hits 16-9 |
| 1927-05-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees | 3–7 | 8.5 | hits 12-5 |
| 1955-05-01 | Baltimore at the White Sox | 3–6 | 8.5 | hits 12-5 |
| 1899-05-01 | The Boston Braves at BLN | 0–1 | 8.5 | 000000000 / 00000001x |
| 1899-05-01 | LS3 at CL4 | 2–1 | 8.5 | 000000011 / 100000000 |
| 1900-05-01 | The Boston Braves at Brooklyn | 2–3 | 9.8 | 0000200000 / 0002000001 |
1870s 16 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 39 · 1900s 53 · 1910s 62 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 56 · 1940s 60 · 1950s 75 · 1960s 83 · 1970s 99 · 1980s 115 · 1990s 127 · 2000s 142 · 2010s 143 · 2020s 64
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