The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 13 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 13 · 1,386 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1967, The White Sox beat Cleveland 1–0 in 16 innings. It took 4 hours and 32 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,386 major-league games played on September 13, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1871-09-13	TRO at BS1	17–20	9.0
1982-09-13	San Diego at the Dodgers	3–4	15.8	320 min
1872-09-13	BR1 at BL1	1–18	9.0	by 17
1936-09-13	St. Louis at the New York Giants	4–3	9.0	64,417 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1957-09-13	Philadelphia at Cincinnati	7–8	8.5	hits 16-9
1906-09-13	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	3–5	8.5	hits 10-4
1929-09-13	Cleveland at the Washington Senators	3–4	8.5	hits 13-7

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

1898-09-13	BLN at the New York Giants	3–1	9.0	000100101 / 000000100
1898-09-13	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	4–0	9.0	201001000 / 000000000
1899-09-13	LS3 at BLN	2–3	8.5	200000000 / 00000003x

By the decades

1870s 15 · 1880s 51 · 1890s 66 · 1900s 72 · 1910s 79 · 1920s 86 · 1930s 77 · 1940s 73 · 1950s 76 · 1960s 88 · 1970s 114 · 1980s 123 · 1990s 113 · 2000s 134 · 2010s 133 · 2020s 86

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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)