The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 29 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 29 · 1,384 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1914, BRF beat SLF 4–3 in 17 innings. It took 4 hours and 3 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,384 major-league games played on July 29, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1934-07-29	Detroit at the White Sox	16–15	9.0
2014-07-29	Colorado at the Cubs	3–4	15.8	387 min
1928-07-29	The Yankees at Cleveland	6–24	8.5	by 18
1951-07-29	The White Sox at the Yankees	0–2	8.5	70,972 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1902-07-29	Cleveland at BLA	7–8	8.5	hits 16-7
1967-07-29	Detroit at the White Sox	3–4	8.5	hits 14-5
1983-07-29	Atlanta at San Diego	5–6	11.7	hits 16-8

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

1898-07-29	Philadelphia at Pittsburgh	1–3	8.5	000001000 / 00201000x
1902-07-29	The White Sox at the Washington Senators	2–5	8.5	000000002 / 00000032x
1904-07-29	The St. Louis Browns at the Yankees	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 01001000x

By the decades

1870s 8 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 48 · 1900s 62 · 1910s 95 · 1920s 73 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 73 · 1950s 92 · 1960s 102 · 1970s 120 · 1980s 112 · 1990s 115 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 132 · 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)