The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 17 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 17 · 1,343 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2023

On this date in 1914, The New York Giants beat Pittsburgh 3–1 in 21 innings while being out-hit 15 to 12.

The Committee has looked at all 1,343 major-league games played on July 17, from 1871 to 2023, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1893-07-17	Pittsburgh at CL4	13–16
2016-07-17	Pittsburgh at Washington	2–1	18.0	348 min
1873-07-17	ELI at BR2	1–23		by 22
1949-07-17	The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland	2–1	9.0	73,599 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1973-07-17	Minnesota at the Yankees	3–4	11.8	hits 14-7
1996-07-17	The Yankees at the Boston Red Sox	11–12	8.8	hits 19-12
2010-07-17	Washington at Florida	0–2	8.5	hits 11-4

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

1901-07-17	The Boston Braves at St. Louis	2–1	9.0	000000101 / 001000000
1903-07-17	Detroit at the Boston Red Sox	0–1	9.5	0000000000 / 0000000001
1903-07-17	The St. Louis Browns at the Philadelphia Athletics	1–4	8.5	010000000 / 00200020x

By the decades

1870s 13 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 48 · 1900s 70 · 1910s 92 · 1920s 80 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 78 · 1950s 95 · 1960s 107 · 1970s 112 · 1980s 107 · 1990s 134 · 2000s 136 · 2010s 104 · 2020s 37

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