The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 29 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 29 · 1,271 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2001, Arizona beat San Francisco 1–0 in 18 innings. It took 5 hours and 53 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,271 major-league games played on May 29, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-05-29	MID at PH1	11–27	9.0
2001-05-29	Arizona at San Francisco	1–0	18.0	353 min
1886-05-29	SL4 at PH4	18–1		by 17
1981-05-29	The Yankees at Cleveland	5–2	9.0	65,311 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2002-05-29	Milwaukee at the Dodgers	3–4	8.5	hits 13-4
1998-05-29	The White Sox at Detroit	7–8	8.5	hits 14-6
1936-05-29	Pittsburgh at St. Louis	7–9	8.5	hits 15-8

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

1894-05-29	CL4 at the New York Giants	0–2		000000000 / 200000000
1903-05-29	The White Sox at Cleveland	3–2	9.0	000002010 / 101000000
1903-05-29	The Boston Braves at the New York Giants	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 10010001x

By the decades

1870s 13 · 1880s 48 · 1890s 40 · 1900s 56 · 1910s 76 · 1920s 80 · 1930s 65 · 1940s 73 · 1950s 52 · 1960s 71 · 1970s 113 · 1980s 110 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 136 · 2010s 143 · 2020s 64

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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)