The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 7 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 7 · 1,472 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1997, The Anaheim Angels beat Detroit 5–4 in 15 innings while being out-hit 12 to 8. It took 5 hours and 2 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,472 major-league games played on September 7, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1959-09-07	Detroit at Cleveland	14–15	8.7
1997-09-07	The Anaheim Angels at Detroit	5–4	15.0	302 min
1891-09-07	The Cubs at Brooklyn	3–21		by 18
1949-09-07	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	2–5	8.5	66,875 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1957-09-07	Baltimore at the Boston Red Sox	3–4	8.5	hits 15-8
1989-09-07	The Yankees at Seattle	6–4	9.0	hits 6-13
1916-09-07	Cleveland at the White Sox	3–5	8.5	hits 11-5

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

1898-09-07	WSN at the Boston Braves	1–5	8.5	000010000 / 40010000x
1899-09-07	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	2–1	9.0	000000011 / 100000000
1901-09-07	The Boston Red Sox at the White Sox	1–4	8.5	001000000 / 01030000x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 51 · 1890s 57 · 1900s 92 · 1910s 93 · 1920s 79 · 1930s 93 · 1940s 78 · 1950s 96 · 1960s 94 · 1970s 133 · 1980s 133 · 1990s 110 · 2000s 131 · 2010s 142 · 2020s 80

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