The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 2 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 2 · 1,432 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1933, The New York Giants beat St. Louis 1–0 in 17 innings. It took 4 hours and 3 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,432 major-league games played on July 2, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-07-02	Philadelphia at the Cubs	17–15
2004-07-02	Baltimore at Philadelphia	7–6	16.0	375 min
2016-07-02	The Anaheim Angels at the Boston Red Sox	21–2	9.0	by 19
1950-07-02	Detroit at Cleveland	3–5	8.5	78,187 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1984-07-02	Montreal at Atlanta	5–4	9.0	hits 7-14
2025-07-02	San Diego at Philadelphia	6–4	9.0	hits 5-12
1906-07-02	The Yankees at the Philadelphia Athletics	4–5	8.7	hits 13-7

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

1898-07-02	BLN at LS3	0–1	9.8	0000000000 / 0000000001
1900-07-02	Philadelphia at the Cubs	0–6	8.5	000000000 / 20000022x
1900-07-02	The Boston Braves at Pittsburgh	1–2	8.5	010000000 / 11000000x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 52 · 1900s 81 · 1910s 77 · 1920s 89 · 1930s 87 · 1940s 77 · 1950s 77 · 1960s 103 · 1970s 125 · 1980s 113 · 1990s 130 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 139 · 2020s 79

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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)