The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 7 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 7 · 1,266 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 2017, The Yankees beat the Cubs 5–4 in 18 innings while being out-hit 11 to 10. It took 6 hours and 5 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,266 major-league games played on May 7, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1999-05-07	Tampa Bay at Cleveland	11–20	8.5
1995-05-07	Minnesota at Cleveland	9–10	16.7	396 min
1889-05-07	CL6 at SL4	0–21		by 21
1993-05-07	Atlanta at Colorado	13–5	9.0	65,429 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1990-05-07	Detroit at Milwaukee	4–5	8.5	hits 13-4
1949-05-07	Cincinnati at the Boston Braves	4–2	9.0	hits 2-10
1982-05-07	The Boston Red Sox at Texas	0–1	8.5	hits 12-4

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

1894-05-07	The Boston Braves at the New York Giants	1–0		100000000 / 000000000
1901-05-07	Brooklyn at the Boston Braves	4–2	9.0	301000000 / 000000002
1902-05-07	The New York Giants at the Cubs	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 00001102x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 46 · 1890s 55 · 1900s 57 · 1910s 62 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 73 · 1940s 56 · 1950s 59 · 1960s 88 · 1970s 106 · 1980s 114 · 1990s 126 · 2000s 134 · 2010s 134 · 2020s 75

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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)