The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 15 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 15 · 1,368 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1950, Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 8–7 in 18 innings. It took 4 hours and 42 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,368 major-league games played on September 15, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1895-09-15	CL4 at St. Louis	19–9
2017-09-15	The Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay	13–6	15.0	365 min
1901-09-15	Cleveland at Detroit	0–21	7.5	by 21
2007-09-15	Philadelphia at the Mets	5–3	9.0	55,477 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1914-09-15	Brooklyn at the Boston Braves	5–7	8.5	hits 15-7
1928-09-15	The Boston Red Sox at the White Sox	3–4	8.5	hits 14-8
1966-09-15	The Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland	1–0	11.0	hits 4-10

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

1898-09-15	LS3 at Brooklyn	2–0	9.0	000200000 / 000000000
1898-09-15	St. Louis at the Boston Braves	1–4	8.5	000100000 / 02011000x
1900-09-15	Pittsburgh at the New York Giants	1–2	8.5	010000000 / 010000001

By the decades

1870s 16 · 1880s 60 · 1890s 59 · 1900s 71 · 1910s 63 · 1920s 80 · 1930s 78 · 1940s 74 · 1950s 64 · 1960s 97 · 1970s 129 · 1980s 112 · 1990s 128 · 2000s 123 · 2010s 138 · 2020s 76

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