The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 30 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 30 · 1,419 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1998, Cleveland beat Seattle 9–8 in 17 innings while being out-hit 19 to 16. It took 5 hours and 23 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,419 major-league games played on July 30, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-07-30	PH2 at BS1	10–23
2008-07-30	Detroit at Cleveland	14–12	13.0	333 min
1978-07-30	Montreal at Atlanta	19–0	9.0	by 19
1993-07-30	San Francisco at Colorado	10–4	9.0	71,710 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1982-07-30	The Dodgers at Atlanta	10–9	9.0	hits 10-18
1994-07-30	Cincinnati at San Diego	7–6	9.0	hits 7-15
2002-07-30	Cleveland at Oakland	5–4	9.0	hits 7-14

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

1898-07-30	BLN at CL4	2–1	8.7	000000002 / 001000000
1898-07-30	BLN at CL4	1–4	8.5	000001000 / 30000100x
1902-07-30	The White Sox at Cleveland	0–1	8.7	000000000 / 000000001

By the decades

1870s 8 · 1880s 55 · 1890s 59 · 1900s 67 · 1910s 80 · 1920s 85 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 80 · 1950s 83 · 1960s 98 · 1970s 131 · 1980s 114 · 1990s 128 · 2000s 124 · 2010s 143 · 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)