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Almanac Edition · every July 14 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 14 · 1,139 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2024

On this date in 1916, The St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox played to a 0–0 tie over 17 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,139 major-league games played on July 14, from 1871 to 2024, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1897-07-14	The Boston Braves at CL4	12–18
2019-07-14	The Dodgers at the Boston Red Sox	7–4	12.0	340 min
1882-07-14	DTN at the Cubs	4–23		by 19
1994-07-14	St. Louis at Colorado	1–8	8.5	63,745 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1979-07-14	The Dodgers at Philadelphia	7–10	8.5	hits 16-7
1991-07-14	Houston at the Cubs	3–4	8.5	hits 13-5
1898-07-14	LS3 at the Boston Braves	7–8	11.8	hits 18-11

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

1898-07-14	Pittsburgh at Brooklyn	1–4	8.5	000100000 / 00300010x
1898-07-14	CL4 at Philadelphia	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 10000000x
1899-07-14	Pittsburgh at the Boston Braves	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 02000000x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 58 · 1890s 56 · 1900s 60 · 1910s 88 · 1920s 82 · 1930s 81 · 1940s 69 · 1950s 74 · 1960s 91 · 1970s 79 · 1980s 78 · 1990s 100 · 2000s 88 · 2010s 83 · 2020s 42

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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)