The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 15 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 15 · 1,253 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2023

On this date in 1907, The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 5–2 in 16 innings while being out-hit 17 to 12.

The Committee has looked at all 1,253 major-league games played on July 15, from 1873 to 2023, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1990-07-15	Montreal at Atlanta	16–14	9.0
2017-07-15	The Yankees at the Boston Red Sox	4–1	16.0	350 min
1893-07-15	WSN at Pittsburgh	0–19		by 19
1994-07-15	St. Louis at Colorado	6–10	8.5	63,179 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1989-07-15	The California Angels at Baltimore	9–11	8.7	hits 19-9
1940-07-15	The New York Giants at the Cubs	3–5	8.5	hits 15-7
1952-07-15	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	10–3	9.0	hits 8-15

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

1898-07-15	Pittsburgh at the Boston Braves	6–0	9.0	201000003 / 000000000
1899-07-15	CL4 at BLN	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 30110000x
1899-07-15	Pittsburgh at the Boston Braves	0–1	10.8	00000000000 / 00000000001

By the decades

1870s 16 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 60 · 1900s 74 · 1910s 84 · 1920s 73 · 1930s 81 · 1940s 90 · 1950s 81 · 1960s 110 · 1970s 102 · 1980s 78 · 1990s 128 · 2000s 102 · 2010s 93 · 2020s 31

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