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Almanac Edition · every June 28 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 28 · 1,392 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1871, PH1 beat TRO 49–33.

The Committee has looked at all 1,392 major-league games played on June 28, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1871-06-28	PH1 at TRO	49–33	9.0
1961-06-28	San Francisco at Philadelphia	7–7	15.0	311 min
1887-06-28	Philadelphia at IN3	24–0		by 24
1970-06-28	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	2–8	8.5	56,412 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1979-06-28	Milwaukee at Minnesota	6–5	10.0	hits 8-18
1907-06-28	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Boston Red Sox	3–4	11.8	hits 12-4
1914-06-28	KCF at IND	7–8	8.5	hits 18-11

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

1898-06-28	The New York Giants at CL4	4–0	9.0	001000012 / 000000000
1899-06-28	Philadelphia at LS3	3–1	9.0	000000030 / 010000000
1900-06-28	Philadelphia at Pittsburgh	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00003000x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 54 · 1900s 64 · 1910s 98 · 1920s 73 · 1930s 69 · 1940s 70 · 1950s 69 · 1960s 108 · 1970s 136 · 1980s 113 · 1990s 126 · 2000s 135 · 2010s 143 · 2020s 71

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