The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 25 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 25 · 1,354 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1874–2025

On this date in 1967, The White Sox beat Cleveland 6–5 in 15 innings while being out-hit 17 to 7. It took 4 hours and 47 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,354 major-league games played on July 25, from 1874 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-07-25	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	6–24
2019-07-25	Baltimore at the Anaheim Angels	10–8	16.0	379 min
1876-07-25	CN1 at the Cubs	3–23		by 20
1949-07-25	Cleveland at the Yankees	4–2	9.0	71,354 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1967-07-25	Cleveland at the White Sox	5–6	15.7	hits 17-7
1995-07-25	Montreal at the Cubs	5–6	8.5	hits 13-4
2000-07-25	Florida at Atlanta	5–6	8.5	hits 15-6

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

1898-07-25	CL4 at the Cubs	0–7	8.5	000000000 / 11005000x
1901-07-25	The Washington Senators at the White Sox	1–4	8.5	000000100 / 20200000x
1902-07-25	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 10030000x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 44 · 1890s 63 · 1900s 66 · 1910s 80 · 1920s 64 · 1930s 69 · 1940s 80 · 1950s 79 · 1960s 89 · 1970s 116 · 1980s 112 · 1990s 131 · 2000s 140 · 2010s 132 · 2020s 79

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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)