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Almanac Edition · every July 7 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 7 · 1,286 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1993, Philadelphia beat the Dodgers 7–6 in 19 innings while being out-hit 17 to 12. It took 6 hours and 10 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,286 major-league games played on July 7, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1871-07-07	FW1 at WS3	12–32	9.0
1993-07-07	The Dodgers at Philadelphia	6–7	19.7	370 min
1923-07-07	The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland	3–27	8.5	by 24
1961-07-07	Cincinnati at the Dodgers	4–1	9.0	68,742 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1949-07-07	The Cubs at Cincinnati	6–7	8.7	hits 17-10
1953-07-07	St. Louis at Cincinnati	7–6	9.0	hits 7-14
1974-07-07	Minnesota at Milwaukee	5–8	8.5	hits 13-6

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

1898-07-07	BLN at WSN	1–2	9.8	0000000100 / 0001000001
1901-07-07	Cleveland at MLA	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 00001001x
1902-07-07	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Boston Red Sox	2–4	8.5	001000001 / 01000030x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 52 · 1890s 50 · 1900s 56 · 1910s 75 · 1920s 79 · 1930s 52 · 1940s 67 · 1950s 60 · 1960s 99 · 1970s 131 · 1980s 88 · 1990s 111 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 147 · 2020s 70

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