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Almanac Edition · every May 24 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 24 · 1,288 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1973, The Mets beat the Dodgers 7–3 in 19 innings. It took 5 hours and 42 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,288 major-league games played on May 24, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1884-05-24	PHU at CNU	6–22
1998-05-24	San Francisco at St. Louis	9–6	17.0	345 min
1936-05-24	The Yankees at the Philadelphia Athletics	25–2	9.0	by 23
1930-05-24	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees	1–11	8.5	61,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1964-05-24	Minnesota at Baltimore	6–7	8.8	hits 13-4
1953-05-24	The Milwaukee Braves at the Cubs	5–4	9.0	hits 4-11
2023-05-24	The Dodgers at Atlanta	3–4	8.8	hits 12-5

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

1898-05-24	WSN at CL4	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 00000031x
1901-05-24	The Boston Red Sox at Detroit	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 01101000x
1901-05-24	Cincinnati at the New York Giants	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 10000000x

By the decades

1870s 15 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 51 · 1900s 55 · 1910s 72 · 1920s 59 · 1930s 78 · 1940s 59 · 1950s 66 · 1960s 104 · 1970s 102 · 1980s 127 · 1990s 127 · 2000s 128 · 2010s 124 · 2020s 68

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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)