The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 16 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 16 · 1,287 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2023

On this date in 1909, The Washington Senators and Detroit played to a 0–0 tie over 18 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,287 major-league games played on July 16, from 1873 to 2023, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-07-16	PH1 at BS1	13–21
1995-07-16	Houston at San Francisco	6–7	13.5	294 min
1890-07-16	BFP at BSP	0–19		by 19
1994-07-16	St. Louis at Colorado	4–15	8.5	70,217 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1943-07-16	Cleveland at the St. Louis Browns	3–4	8.5	hits 11-4
1951-07-16	The Yankees at Detroit	8–6	9.0	hits 8-15
1953-07-16	Cincinnati at Philadelphia	1–3	8.5	hits 10-3

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

1901-07-16	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	4–2	9.0	000200020 / 000200000
1902-07-16	The New York Giants at Cincinnati	2–7	8.5	100001000 / 34000000x
1902-07-16	Philadelphia at St. Louis	2–0	9.0	000100100 / 000000000

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 45 · 1890s 58 · 1900s 63 · 1910s 72 · 1920s 92 · 1930s 88 · 1940s 85 · 1950s 93 · 1960s 106 · 1970s 102 · 1980s 90 · 1990s 137 · 2000s 110 · 2010s 89 · 2020s 46

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