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The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 14 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch
SEPTEMBER 14 · 1,362 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1971, The Washington Senators beat Cleveland 8–6 in 20 innings while being out-hit 15 to 14. It took 6 hours and 15 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,362 major-league games played on September 14, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1998-09-14The White Sox at Detroit17–1612.0
1971-09-14The Washington Senators at Cleveland8–620.0375 min
2013-09-14San Francisco at the Dodgers19–39.0by 16
1952-09-14The Yankees at Cleveland7–19.073,608 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1922-09-14The Cubs at the New York Giants6–78.5hits 15-7
1922-09-14The Washington Senators at Cleveland3–48.5hits 11-4
2008-09-14Cincinnati at Arizona2–110.0hits 3-10

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

1894-09-14The New York Giants at St. Louis0–1000000000 / 00100000x
1898-09-14Cincinnati at BLN1–38.5000000010 / 10002000x
1901-09-14BLA at the Philadelphia Athletics2–38.8010001000 / 000000003

By the decades

1870s 8 · 1880s 59 · 1890s 56 · 1900s 75 · 1910s 63 · 1920s 65 · 1930s 82 · 1940s 88 · 1950s 86 · 1960s 83 · 1970s 108 · 1980s 124 · 1990s 119 · 2000s 120 · 2010s 146 · 2020s 80

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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)