The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 26 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 26 · 1,384 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1873, PH1 beat WS5 30–19.

The Committee has looked at all 1,384 major-league games played on July 26, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-07-26	WS5 at PH1	19–30
2011-07-26	Pittsburgh at Atlanta	3–4	18.7	399 min
1892-07-26	Cincinnati at Philadelphia	6–26		by 20
1993-07-26	Atlanta at Colorado	12–7	9.0	62,937 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1998-07-26	Montreal at Milwaukee	5–6	8.5	hits 14-5
1997-07-26	Baltimore at Minnesota	2–1	12.0	hits 5-13
2002-07-26	The Yankees at Tampa Bay	12–9	9.0	hits 10-17

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

1898-07-26	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	2–3	8.5	010001000 / 20000100x
1899-07-26	The Boston Braves at Cincinnati	1–2	10.0	1000000000 / 0100000001
1899-07-26	The New York Giants at St. Louis	3–4	8.5	200001000 / 120000001

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 53 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 53 · 1910s 87 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 74 · 1950s 86 · 1960s 97 · 1970s 114 · 1980s 113 · 1990s 130 · 2000s 143 · 2010s 136 · 2020s 84

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