The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 2 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 2 · 1,264 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1984, Cleveland beat Baltimore 9–7 in 16 innings while being out-hit 13 to 10. It took 5 hours and 2 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,264 major-league games played on May 2, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1886-05-02	PH4 at BR3	19–19
2014-05-02	Tampa Bay at the Yankees	10–5	14.0	349 min
1939-05-02	The Yankees at Detroit	22–2	9.0	by 20
1948-05-02	Detroit at Cleveland	4–2	9.0	57,450 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2008-05-02	San Francisco at Philadelphia	5–6	9.8	hits 16-8
1993-05-02	Montreal at San Francisco	3–4	10.8	hits 14-7
1924-05-02	Philadelphia at Brooklyn	7–6	9.0	hits 6-12

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

1901-05-02	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	2–3	8.5	100001000 / 100000011
1902-05-02	The White Sox at the St. Louis Browns	0–7	8.5	000000000 / 11003020x
1902-05-02	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	4–2	9.0	103000000 / 100010000

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 62 · 1890s 55 · 1900s 68 · 1910s 78 · 1920s 64 · 1930s 62 · 1940s 64 · 1950s 70 · 1960s 87 · 1970s 100 · 1980s 115 · 1990s 106 · 2000s 140 · 2010s 125 · 2020s 58

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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)