The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 19 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 19 · 1,319 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1931, Detroit beat the Washington Senators 3–2 in 13 innings while being out-hit 14 to 7.

The Committee has looked at all 1,319 major-league games played on September 19, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1889-09-19	CL4 at the Cubs	10–19
1964-09-19	Philadelphia at the Dodgers	3–4	15.8	313 min
1896-09-19	Cincinnati at CL4	2–21		by 19
1948-09-19	The Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland	0–2	8.5	75,382 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1975-09-19	Minnesota at the California Angels	0–1	8.5	hits 12-3
1938-09-19	The Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland	3–4	8.5	hits 12-4
1954-09-19	Cleveland at Detroit	4–2	9.0	hits 5-13

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

1898-09-19	St. Louis at the New York Giants	1–2	8.5	000000010 / 00010010x
1899-09-19	The Cubs at Brooklyn	4–2	9.0	300000100 / 110000000
1903-09-19	Cleveland at the Yankees	1–3	8.5	000010000 / 01000200x

By the decades

1870s 5 · 1880s 46 · 1890s 58 · 1900s 58 · 1910s 80 · 1920s 65 · 1930s 73 · 1940s 72 · 1950s 63 · 1960s 77 · 1970s 122 · 1980s 122 · 1990s 119 · 2000s 143 · 2010s 135 · 2020s 81

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