The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 5 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 5 · 1,454 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1927, The Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees 12–11 in 17 innings while being out-hit 21 to 20. It took 4 hours and 20 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,454 major-league games played on September 5, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1874-09-05	BR2 at HR1	15–21	9.0
2017-09-05	Toronto at the Boston Red Sox	2–3	18.5	360 min
1874-09-05	CH2 at PH2	5–25	9.0	by 20
1932-09-05	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees	3–6	8.5	70,770 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1905-09-05	Brooklyn at Philadelphia	3–7	8.5	hits 12-4
1933-09-05	The Washington Senators at the Boston Red Sox	9–6	9.0	hits 10-18
1937-09-05	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	4–1	9.0	hits 4-11

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

1894-09-05	CL4 at Brooklyn	1–2		010000000 / 000010001
1894-09-05	Pittsburgh at the New York Giants	0–4		000000000 / 02001100x
1898-09-05	The New York Giants at Brooklyn	4–2	9.0	001100020 / 000020000

By the decades

1870s 17 · 1880s 56 · 1890s 60 · 1900s 89 · 1910s 86 · 1920s 84 · 1930s 92 · 1940s 86 · 1950s 77 · 1960s 104 · 1970s 114 · 1980s 127 · 1990s 103 · 2000s 137 · 2010s 139 · 2020s 83

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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)