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Almanac Edition · every July 19 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch
JULY 19 · 1,417 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1875–2025

On this date in 1969, Minnesota beat the Seattle Pilots 11–7 in 18 innings while being out-hit 20 to 16. It took 5 hours and 41 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,417 major-league games played on July 19, from 1875 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1883-07-19Philadelphia at BFN5–25
2015-07-19The Mets at St. Louis3–118.0355 min
1875-07-19BR2 at PH13–23by 20
1994-07-19The Cubs at Colorado6–19.070,493 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2012-07-19Arizona at Cincinnati6–78.5hits 14-6
1910-07-19The New York Giants at Cincinnati6–411.0hits 7-14
1954-07-19Baltimore at the Boston Red Sox7–98.8hits 15-8

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

1899-07-19Pittsburgh at Brooklyn1–48.5000000010 / 01000300x
1899-07-19The Cubs at the New York Giants0–38.5000000000 / 00300000x
1901-07-19The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland1–29.70000000010 / 1000000001

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 57 · 1890s 59 · 1900s 70 · 1910s 86 · 1920s 78 · 1930s 86 · 1940s 72 · 1950s 91 · 1960s 107 · 1970s 120 · 1980s 119 · 1990s 134 · 2000s 145 · 2010s 128 · 2020s 55

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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)