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Almanac Edition · every July 10 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 10 · 1,095 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1932, The Philadelphia Athletics beat Cleveland 18–17 in 18 innings while being out-hit 33 to 25. It took 4 hours and 5 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,095 major-league games played on July 10, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-07-10	BS1 at PH2	17–18
2013-07-10	The Dodgers at Arizona	7–5	14.0	314 min
2021-07-10	Arizona at the Dodgers	1–22	8.5	by 21
1988-07-10	Kansas City at the Yankees	5–3	9.0	55,318 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1901-07-10	The Boston Braves at Pittsburgh	0–1	11.7	hits 15-4
1932-07-10	The Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland	18–17	18.0	hits 25-33
2008-07-10	The Anaheim Angels at Texas	11–10	11.0	hits 12-20

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

1899-07-10	The New York Giants at the Boston Braves	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 11000100x
1899-07-10	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	4–3	9.0	000200020 / 001020000
1900-07-10	The Boston Braves at St. Louis	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 10101000x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 51 · 1890s 55 · 1900s 67 · 1910s 76 · 1920s 85 · 1930s 60 · 1940s 53 · 1950s 57 · 1960s 61 · 1970s 109 · 1980s 95 · 1990s 84 · 2000s 72 · 2010s 102 · 2020s 58

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