The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 30 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 30 · 1,956 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1910, The New York Giants beat Philadelphia 4–3 in 16 innings while being out-hit 10 to 8.

The Committee has looked at all 1,956 major-league games played on May 30, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-05-30	Cincinnati at the Boston Braves	11–20
2014-05-30	The Mets at Philadelphia	5–6	13.5	323 min
1883-05-30	The Cubs at Philadelphia	22–4		by 18
1940-05-30	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	11–4	9.0	82,437 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1927-05-30	The Yankees at the Philadelphia Athletics	8–9	8.5	hits 15-8
1933-05-30	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Boston Red Sox	11–8	12.0	hits 13-20
1961-05-30	The Kansas City Athletics at Detroit	3–5	8.5	hits 12-5

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

1874-05-30	BR2 at NY2	0–2	9.0	000000000 / 200000000
1894-05-30	CL4 at the New York Giants	1–2		000010000 / 00001001x
1894-05-30	CL4 at the New York Giants	3–2		20000000001 / 00000020000

By the decades

1870s 19 · 1880s 108 · 1890s 121 · 1900s 128 · 1910s 148 · 1920s 141 · 1930s 146 · 1940s 152 · 1950s 146 · 1960s 142 · 1970s 112 · 1980s 124 · 1990s 122 · 2000s 139 · 2010s 143 · 2020s 65

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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)