Upheld protests were a rare event; the below tables list upheld protests in MLB.
Through 2019, the last season during which protests were allowed in MLB, there were only 15 known occurrences of a protest being upheld and the game being resumed from the point at which the protest was raised. Of those 15 occurrences, the protesting team went on to win eight of the resumed games.
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"Official Baseball Rules" (PDF). Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via MLB.com. https://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf
"Official Baseball Rules" (PDF). Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via MLB.com. https://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf
"What is a Protested Game?". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/protested-game
Imber, Gil (October 5, 2012). "St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves: Umpires Get Infield Fly Rule Call Right". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1360712-cardinals-vs-braves-infield-fly-rule-protest-denied-as-umpires-get-call-right
"Official Baseball Rules" (PDF). Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via MLB.com. https://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf
In practice, if the protesting team went on to win the game, their protest was considered moot, although MLB rules did not specifically state this.
"Official Baseball Rules" (PDF). Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via MLB.com. https://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf
Official Baseball Rules (PDF) (2020 ed.). Major League Baseball. pp. vii, 94. ISBN 978-1-7348793-0-8. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via amazonaws.com. 978-1-7348793-0-8
Official Baseball Rules (PDF) (2021 ed.). Major League Baseball. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-62937-893-0. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via mlbstatic.com. 978-1-62937-893-0
Official Baseball Rules (PDF) (2023 ed.). Major League Baseball. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-63727-284-8. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via mlbstatic.com. 978-1-63727-284-8
"Resumed Protested Games". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/protests.htm
See entry of the same date in the table in the following section.
Although started in Philadelphia, the game was completed in New York at Polo Grounds, reportedly "the first time in the history of major league baseball a game started in one city [was] finished in another."[8] /wiki/Polo_Grounds
"Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Giants 6". Retrosheet. August 30, 1913. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1913/B08300PHI1913.htm
"08/30/1913 - New York at Philadelphia NL". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/pr130830.htm
"New York Giants 13, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (2)". Retrosheet. July 5, 1920. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1920/B07052NY11920.htm
"Resumed Protested Game: 7/5/1920". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/pr200705.htm
"Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3". Retrosheet. May 28, 1921. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1921/B05280PIT1921.htm
"Protested Game". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/newslt10.htm#Protested
"Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1". Retrosheet. July 2, 1934. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1934/B07020CHN1934.htm
"Resumed Protested Game: 7/2/1934". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/pr340702.htm
"Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1". Retrosheet. June 5, 1943. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1943/B06050SLN1943.htm
"Resumed Protested Game: 6/5/1943". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/pr430605.htm
"New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (2)". Retrosheet. June 13, 1943. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1943/B06132NY11943.htm
"Resumed Protested Game: 6/13/1943". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/pr430613.htm
Though the game was resumed as if it was protested by the Dodgers, it is unknown if the Dodgers actually protested this game or if then-NL President (and future Commissioner) Ford Frick made the ruling solely after reading the umpire’s report of the Phillies’ stalling tactics.[21] /wiki/Ford_Frick
"Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 (2)". Retrosheet. August 17, 1947. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1947/B08172PHI1947.htm
"Resumed Protested Game: 8/17/1947". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/pr470821.htm
Although started in Pittsburgh, the game was completed in Brooklyn at Ebbets Field. The resumption is the first known time in modern major-league history that a team got a walk-off at their opponent’s stadium. /wiki/Ebbets_Field
"Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 11". Retrosheet. August 25, 1948. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1948/B08250PIT1948.htm
"Pirate Protest Upheld". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. UP. August 26, 1948. p. 25. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34365832/pirate_protest_upheld/
"Milwaukee Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3". Retrosheet. September 22, 1954. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1954/B09220MLN1954.htm
"Reds-Braves Game Protest Upheld by NL". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. AP. September 24, 1954. p. 27. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34366085/redsbraves_game_protest_upheld_by_nl/
"St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6". Retrosheet. August 1, 1971. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08010PHI1971.htm
"Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 4". Retrosheet. May 15, 1975. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1975/B05150MON1975.htm
"New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 0". Retrosheet. August 21, 1979. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1979/B08210NYN1979.htm
"Astros win protest, still lose game to Mets". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon. AP. August 23, 1979. p. D4. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34377538/astros_win_protest_still_lose_game_to/
"Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 4". Retrosheet. July 24, 1983. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1983/B07240NYA1983.htm
"St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2". Retrosheet. June 16, 1986. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B06160PIT1986.htm
"Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco Giants 1". Retrosheet. August 19, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2014/B08190CHN2014.htm
Nightengale, Bob (August 20, 2014). "Giants win protest over rain-shortened Cubs game". USA Today. Retrieved August 17, 2019. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/08/20/san-francisco-giants-chicago-cubs-protest-rain-tarp-wrigley-field/14365471/
This ruling by the league president was challenged, and the league's board of directors ordered the game resumed. See entry of the same date in the table in the prior section.
"New York's Protest Upheld". Indianapolis Journal. June 4, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34383690/new_yorks_protest_upheld/
"New York's Protest Upheld (cont'd)". Indianapolis Journal. June 4, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34383714/new_yorks_protest_upheld_contd/
"Dumb Work by Manager Clarke". The Buffalo Times. Buffalo, New York. October 3, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34383396/dumb_work_by_manager_clarke/
"Pittsburgh's Protest Upheld by Lynch". Washington Times. Washington, D.C. October 14, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34383423/pittsburghs_protest_upheld_by_lynch/
This ruling by the league president was challenged, and the league's board of directors ordered the game resumed. See entry of the same date in the table in the prior section.
"Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Giants 6". Retrosheet. August 30, 1913. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1913/B08300PHI1913.htm
"08/30/1913 - New York at Philadelphia NL". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/pr130830.htm
Protest occurred within the Federal League, which is considered to have been a major league. /wiki/Federal_League
"Tinker to Protest Game". The Indianapolis Star. May 15, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34401381/tinker_to_protest_game/
"Tinker Protests Yesterday's Game". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. May 15, 1914. p. 16. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34399616/tinker_protests_yesterdays_game/
"Tinker's Protest Upheld". The New York Times. May 23, 1914. p. 9. Retrieved July 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34401140/tinkers_protest_upheld/
Protest occurred within the Federal League, which is considered to have been a major league. /wiki/Federal_League
"Protest by Baltimore". The Star Press. The Star Press. June 20, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved July 31, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34419295/protest_by_baltimore/
"Buffalo Protest Upheld". St. Joseph News-Press. St. Joseph, Missouri. July 9, 1915. p. 16. Retrieved July 31, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34419306/buffalo_protest_upheld/
Lieb, Frederick G. (April 28, 1917). "Phillies' Protest Upheld by Tener". The Sun. New York City. p. 13. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34514142/phillies_protest_upheld_by_tener/
"Karpe's Comment on Sports Topics (column)". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. May 4, 1917. p. 20. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34514209/karpes_comment_on_sports_topics/
"Ty Cobb Touches Runner and Griffith Protests Game". The Boston Globe. August 20, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34514386/ty_cobb_touches_runner_and_griffith/
"Griffith's Protest Upheld". The Sun. New York City. September 21, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34514409/griffiths_protest_upheld/
"St. Louis Trims Dodgers". The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. June 4, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34514652/st_louis_trims_dodgers/
"Dodgers Protest is Upheld by Tener". The Daily Standard Union. Brooklyn. June 15, 1918. p. 15. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34514678/dodgers_protest_is_upheld_by_tener/
"Sox Victors, 10-5 Browns to Protest". The Boston Globe. July 29, 1924. p. 8. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34514997/sox_victors_105_browns_to_protest/
"Sisler's Protest Upheld by Johnson". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. August 18, 1924. p. 25. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34515018/sislers_protest_upheld_by_johnson/
The original game of July 20, 1947, was ruled a tie.
"Resumed Protested Games". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/protests.htm
"Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 3". Retrosheet. July 20, 1947. Retrieved July 29, 2019. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1947/B07200BRO1947.htm
Smith, David W. (2004). "Protest Upheld, Computer Software Confounded" (PDF). The Baseball Research Journal. Vol. 33. pp. 34–35. ISBN 0-910137-97-8 – via SABR. 0-910137-97-8