The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 9 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 9 · 1,203 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1971, Oakland beat the California Angels 1–0 in 19 innings while being out-hit 11 to 7. It took 5 hours and 5 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,203 major-league games played on July 9, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-07-09	WSN at CL4	15–16
2006-07-09	The Boston Red Sox at the White Sox	5–6	18.7	379 min
1988-07-09	St. Louis at San Francisco	2–21	8.5	by 19
2005-07-09	Cleveland at the Yankees	8–7	9.0	54,366 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1921-07-09	The Cubs at the New York Giants	5–6	8.5	hits 17-7
1920-07-09	The White Sox at the Philadelphia Athletics	4–5	8.5	hits 14-5
1992-07-09	Seattle at the Yankees	6–7	8.5	hits 13-5

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

1898-07-09	The Boston Braves at Philadelphia	2–1	9.0	010000010 / 000000001
1900-07-09	The New York Giants at the Cubs	2–3	8.5	000200000 / 11010000x
1901-07-09	BLA at the Washington Senators	3–1	10.0	0000010002 / 0000000010

By the decades

1870s 9 · 1880s 45 · 1890s 63 · 1900s 74 · 1910s 91 · 1920s 85 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 45 · 1950s 46 · 1960s 84 · 1970s 120 · 1980s 93 · 1990s 82 · 2000s 102 · 2010s 113 · 2020s 71

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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)