The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 18 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 18 · 1,357 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1874–2025

On this date in 2007, Cincinnati beat Atlanta 5–4 in 15 innings while being out-hit 18 to 10. It took 4 hours and 31 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,357 major-league games played on July 18, from 1874 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1936-07-18	The White Sox at the Philadelphia Athletics	21–14	9.0
2014-07-18	Seattle at the Anaheim Angels	2–3	15.8	314 min
1895-07-18	Philadelphia at Pittsburgh	6–23		by 17
1994-07-18	The Cubs at Colorado	6–3	9.0	63,438 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1912-07-18	Philadelphia at the Cubs	9–8	11.0	hits 10-21
1975-07-18	Atlanta at the Mets	4–3	9.0	hits 6-15
1910-07-18	Philadelphia at St. Louis	2–3	11.7	hits 16-8

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

1898-07-18	LS3 at the New York Giants	1–5	8.5	010000000 / 10000400x
1901-07-18	The Philadelphia Athletics at MLA	1–2	8.5	000000010 / 10010000x
1902-07-18	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	1–2	9.8	0000000010 / 0000010001

By the decades

1870s 8 · 1880s 49 · 1890s 58 · 1900s 66 · 1910s 87 · 1920s 76 · 1930s 87 · 1940s 91 · 1950s 90 · 1960s 93 · 1970s 101 · 1980s 113 · 1990s 134 · 2000s 147 · 2010s 111 · 2020s 46

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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)