The Catbird Seat

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

JUNE 29 · 1,373 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1897, The Cubs beat LS3 36–7.

The Committee has looked at all 1,373 major-league games played on June 29, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1897-06-29	LS3 at the Cubs	7–36
2005-06-29	Atlanta at Florida	5–6	12.8	283 min
1897-06-29	LS3 at the Cubs	7–36		by 29
1948-06-29	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	0–7	8.5	70,941 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1930-06-29	The Boston Braves at Cincinnati	4–3	9.0	hits 6-15
1901-06-29	The Philadelphia Athletics at BLA	13–15	8.5	hits 23-15
1918-06-29	The Yankees at the Philadelphia Athletics	1–2	8.5	hits 10-3

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

1898-06-29	The Boston Braves at CL4	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00010020x
1898-06-29	Brooklyn at Pittsburgh	3–4	10.7	00000003000 / 00000003001
1898-06-29	WSN at St. Louis	2–3	8.5	000100100 / 00020001x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 60 · 1890s 55 · 1900s 59 · 1910s 86 · 1920s 77 · 1930s 72 · 1940s 73 · 1950s 75 · 1960s 99 · 1970s 119 · 1980s 118 · 1990s 116 · 2000s 140 · 2010s 141 · 2020s 71

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