The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 2 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 2 · 1,459 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1871, BS1 beat CL1 31–10.

The Committee has looked at all 1,459 major-league games played on September 2, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1871-09-02	CL1 at BS1	10–31	8.0
1986-09-02	Houston at the Cubs	8–7	18.0	314 min
1871-09-02	CL1 at BS1	10–31	8.0	by 21
1946-09-02	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	3–1	9.0	73,551 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1905-09-02	St. Louis at Pittsburgh	4–5	8.5	hits 14-4
2012-09-02	San Diego at Colorado	10–11	8.5	hits 20-11
1998-09-02	Seattle at the Boston Red Sox	3–7	8.7	hits 15-7

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

1901-09-02	The Philadelphia Athletics at the White Sox	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 10001000x
1901-09-02	BLA at MLA	1–2	8.5	010000000 / 00000002x
1901-09-02	BLA at MLA	1–2	8.5	000000100 / 20000000x

By the decades

1870s 7 · 1880s 57 · 1890s 67 · 1900s 77 · 1910s 104 · 1920s 75 · 1930s 74 · 1940s 82 · 1950s 85 · 1960s 119 · 1970s 119 · 1980s 121 · 1990s 109 · 2000s 146 · 2010s 140 · 2020s 77

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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)