The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 22 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 22 · 1,383 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2016, St. Louis beat the Dodgers 4–3 in 15 innings while being out-hit 14 to 8. It took 5 hours and 10 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,383 major-league games played on July 22, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1876-07-22	LS1 at the Cubs	7–30
2014-07-22	San Francisco at Philadelphia	9–6	14.0	346 min
1876-07-22	LS1 at the Cubs	7–30		by 23
1948-07-22	Cleveland at the Yankees	5–6	8.5	68,258 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1939-07-22	The Cubs at the New York Giants	8–7	9.0	hits 7-15
1924-07-22	Philadelphia at St. Louis	5–2	9.0	hits 5-12
1964-07-22	The Mets at Cincinnati	4–3	10.0	hits 8-15

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

1894-07-22	Cincinnati at LS3	4–0		000010030 / 000000000
1898-07-22	Pittsburgh at the New York Giants	0–1	12.7	0000000000000 / 0000000000001
1898-07-22	Cincinnati at WSN	5–1	9.0	001000103 / 000010000

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 57 · 1890s 64 · 1900s 63 · 1910s 86 · 1920s 63 · 1930s 81 · 1940s 75 · 1950s 88 · 1960s 77 · 1970s 120 · 1980s 112 · 1990s 132 · 2000s 146 · 2010s 142 · 2020s 66

The Pea Patch Ledger

Today’s deal is the same nine for everyone. Beat the almanac’s strangest game to a story of your own.

Today's deal is waiting — play the daily Pea Patch →

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)