The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 24 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 24 · 1,319 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1882, The Cubs beat CL2 35–4.

The Committee has looked at all 1,319 major-league games played on July 24, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1882-07-24	CL2 at the Cubs	4–35
2018-07-24	The Dodgers at Philadelphia	4–7	15.7	355 min
1882-07-24	CL2 at the Cubs	4–35		by 31
1993-07-24	St. Louis at Colorado	8–9	8.5	71,784 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1960-07-24	Cleveland at the Boston Red Sox	6–7	8.5	hits 14-5
1915-07-24	The Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland	3–4	8.5	hits 11-3
1931-07-24	Brooklyn at Pittsburgh	7–8	8.5	hits 21-13

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

1894-07-24	BLN at the New York Giants	0–1		000000000 / 00010000x
1898-07-24	St. Louis at LS3	1–2	8.8	000000001 / 000010001
1900-07-24	Pittsburgh at the New York Giants	1–2	8.5	000000100 / 00000011x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 49 · 1890s 43 · 1900s 67 · 1910s 54 · 1920s 69 · 1930s 74 · 1940s 85 · 1950s 81 · 1960s 100 · 1970s 99 · 1980s 98 · 1990s 135 · 2000s 135 · 2010s 145 · 2020s 74

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