The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every May 13 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MAY 13 · 1,255 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1876, HAR beat NY3 28–3.

The Committee has looked at all 1,255 major-league games played on May 13, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1876-05-13	NY3 at HAR	3–28
1981-05-13	Cleveland at the White Sox	4–3	16.0	331 min
1876-05-13	NY3 at HAR	3–28		by 25
1993-05-13	San Francisco at Colorado	13–8	9.0	58,833 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1918-05-13	Brooklyn at Cincinnati	5–7	8.5	hits 15-7
1947-05-13	Brooklyn at Cincinnati	5–7	8.5	hits 13-5
1962-05-13	The Boston Red Sox at Detroit	5–6	8.5	hits 12-4

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

1898-05-13	St. Louis at Pittsburgh	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00000102x
1899-05-13	BLN at the Boston Braves	1–2	8.8	000100000 / 100000001
1901-05-13	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	3–2	9.0	000002010 / 000000020

By the decades

1870s 20 · 1880s 40 · 1890s 46 · 1900s 61 · 1910s 68 · 1920s 67 · 1930s 57 · 1940s 71 · 1950s 73 · 1960s 79 · 1970s 103 · 1980s 119 · 1990s 111 · 2000s 143 · 2010s 129 · 2020s 68

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