The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 1 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 1 · 1,400 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2016, Cleveland beat Toronto 2–1 in 19 innings. It took 6 hours and 13 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,400 major-league games played on July 1, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1885-07-01	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	10–24
2016-07-01	Cleveland at Toronto	2–1	19.0	373 min
2003-07-01	Atlanta at Florida	1–20	8.5	by 19
1928-07-01	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees	4–8	8.5	60,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1956-07-01	The Washington Senators at the Yankees	2–3	8.5	hits 12-3
1933-07-01	The Philadelphia Athletics at the St. Louis Browns	14–15	8.5	hits 20-13
1945-07-01	Pittsburgh at Brooklyn	4–3	9.0	hits 7-14

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

1898-07-01	BLN at LS3	2–0	9.0	000001100 / 000000000
1898-07-01	WSN at St. Louis	2–4	8.5	001000010 / 20011000x
1899-07-01	WSN at Cincinnati	1–2	8.5	010000000 / 11000000x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 54 · 1890s 63 · 1900s 69 · 1910s 85 · 1920s 76 · 1930s 74 · 1940s 81 · 1950s 85 · 1960s 96 · 1970s 128 · 1980s 113 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 146 · 2010s 131 · 2020s 56

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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)