The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 10 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 10 · 1,357 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1891, ML3 beat WS9 30–3.

The Committee has looked at all 1,357 major-league games played on September 10, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1891-09-10	WS9 at ML3	3–30
1988-09-10	The California Angels at Texas	2–3	16.8	330 min
1891-09-10	WS9 at ML3	3–30		by 27
1961-09-10	Cleveland at the Yankees	3–9	8.5	57,824 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1919-09-10	Detroit at the Philadelphia Athletics	5–6	8.7	hits 13-5
1978-09-10	Pittsburgh at the Mets	9–11	8.5	hits 18-10
1922-09-10	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Yankees	1–2	8.5	hits 10-3

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

1898-09-10	BLN at Brooklyn	1–3	8.5	000000001 / 20000001x
1898-09-10	BLN at Brooklyn	4–2	9.0	100020001 / 000200000
1898-09-10	LS3 at Cincinnati	3–1	9.0	000011010 / 000000001

By the decades

1870s 9 · 1880s 56 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 74 · 1910s 75 · 1920s 71 · 1930s 86 · 1940s 89 · 1950s 61 · 1960s 104 · 1970s 114 · 1980s 109 · 1990s 109 · 2000s 131 · 2010s 130 · 2020s 86

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