The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 12 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 12 · 1,068 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1871, BS1 beat FW1 30–9.

The Committee has looked at all 1,068 major-league games played on July 12, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1890-07-12	BFP at BRP	16–28
1975-07-12	Minnesota at the Yankees	7–8	15.8	311 min
1871-07-12	BS1 at FW1	30–9	9.0	by 21
1942-07-12	Detroit at the Yankees	1–3	12.7	59,541 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2008-07-12	St. Louis at Pittsburgh	11–12	9.7	hits 22-13
1907-07-12	The Yankees at Detroit	0–1	8.5	hits 9-2
1909-07-12	St. Louis at the Boston Braves	3–4	8.8	hits 14-7

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

1898-07-12	Pittsburgh at Brooklyn	1–4	8.5	100000000 / 00400000x
1899-07-12	The Cubs at the Boston Braves	1–4	8.5	100000000 / 00000400x
1899-07-12	Pittsburgh at the New York Giants	1–4	8.5	000000010 / 30001000x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 62 · 1890s 51 · 1900s 67 · 1910s 85 · 1920s 81 · 1930s 76 · 1940s 57 · 1950s 67 · 1960s 59 · 1970s 87 · 1980s 82 · 1990s 85 · 2000s 83 · 2010s 69 · 2020s 45

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