The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 28 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 28 · 1,408 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 2005, Toronto beat the Anaheim Angels 2–1 in 17 innings. It took 4 hours and 50 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,408 major-league games played on July 28, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1888-07-28	DTN at the Cubs	17–21
1977-07-28	Cincinnati at the Cubs	15–16	12.8	290 min
2015-07-28	The Yankees at Texas	21–5	9.0	by 16
1947-07-28	Detroit at the Yankees	1–5	8.5	64,887 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1991-07-28	Cincinnati at St. Louis	2–3	8.5	hits 13-4
1928-07-28	The Boston Red Sox at Detroit	7–8	8.5	hits 16-9
1956-07-28	The Washington Senators at Detroit	6–5	9.0	hits 7-14

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

1899-07-28	The Boston Braves at LS3	4–1	9.0	200000002 / 000010000
1899-07-28	Brooklyn at St. Louis	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 01112000x
1901-07-28	The Washington Senators at MLA	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 00000100x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 57 · 1890s 64 · 1900s 55 · 1910s 74 · 1920s 90 · 1930s 79 · 1940s 81 · 1950s 74 · 1960s 90 · 1970s 128 · 1980s 105 · 1990s 138 · 2000s 142 · 2010s 136 · 2020s 84

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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)