The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 12 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 12 · 1,318 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1883, CN2 beat PT1 27–5.

The Committee has looked at all 1,318 major-league games played on September 12, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1883-09-12	PT1 at CN2	5–27
2017-09-12	Miami at Philadelphia	8–9	14.8	297 min
1883-09-12	PT1 at CN2	5–27		by 22
1954-09-12	The Yankees at Cleveland	2–3	8.5	84,587 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2017-09-12	The White Sox at Kansas City	3–4	8.5	hits 13-4
1919-09-12	The New York Giants at St. Louis	6–5	9.0	hits 5-13
1950-09-12	The Yankees at Cleveland	7–8	8.8	hits 14-6

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

1898-09-12	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	1–3	8.5	000100000 / 10000200x
1901-09-12	The White Sox at MLA	1–5	8.5	000000001 / 00000041x
1901-09-12	The White Sox at MLA	4–0	9.0	000200020 / 000000000

By the decades

1870s 18 · 1880s 43 · 1890s 55 · 1900s 73 · 1910s 80 · 1920s 53 · 1930s 76 · 1940s 78 · 1950s 74 · 1960s 72 · 1970s 118 · 1980s 116 · 1990s 120 · 2000s 121 · 2010s 142 · 2020s 79

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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)