The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every June 9 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JUNE 9 · 1,317 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1901, The New York Giants beat Cincinnati 25–13.

The Committee has looked at all 1,317 major-league games played on June 9, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1883-06-09	DTN at the Boston Braves	8–30
1982-06-09	Cleveland at Detroit	3–4	17.7	294 min
1875-06-09	BR2 at PH1	0–23		by 23
1946-06-09	Cleveland at the Yankees	4–7	8.7	66,545 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1967-06-09	Cleveland at the Kansas City Athletics	0–2	8.5	hits 9-2
1908-06-09	The Washington Senators at the St. Louis Browns	3–4	8.5	hits 14-8
1953-06-09	The Cubs at Philadelphia	9–10	8.7	hits 16-10

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

1902-06-09	The Washington Senators at the White Sox	1–2	9.7	0001000000 / 0100000001
1903-06-09	The St. Louis Browns at the Yankees	1–3	8.5	010000000 / 10101000x
1903-06-09	The Boston Braves at the Cubs	1–4	8.5	000001000 / 00301000x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 56 · 1890s 49 · 1900s 56 · 1910s 68 · 1920s 76 · 1930s 66 · 1940s 76 · 1950s 74 · 1960s 101 · 1970s 118 · 1980s 120 · 1990s 124 · 2000s 120 · 2010s 137 · 2020s 65

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