The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 22 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 22 · 1,349 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1915, Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 2–1 while being out-hit 13 to 2.

The Committee has looked at all 1,349 major-league games played on September 22, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1882-09-22	LS2 at PT1	20–6
2012-09-22	Oakland at the Yankees	9–10	13.8	343 min
2023-09-22	Milwaukee at Miami	16–1	9.0	by 15
1948-09-22	The Boston Red Sox at Cleveland	2–5	8.5	76,772 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1915-09-22	Brooklyn at Pittsburgh	1–2	8.5	hits 13-2
1913-09-22	Cleveland at the Yankees	5–4	9.0	hits 6-16
1909-09-22	The New York Giants at St. Louis	4–3	9.0	hits 3-12

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

1894-09-22	The New York Giants at Pittsburgh	1–4		100000000 / 00022000x
1899-09-22	St. Louis at Brooklyn	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 10000010x
1899-09-22	The Cubs at the Boston Braves	3–0	9.0	000101001 / 000000000

By the decades

1870s 9 · 1880s 58 · 1890s 58 · 1900s 67 · 1910s 76 · 1920s 81 · 1930s 66 · 1940s 82 · 1950s 57 · 1960s 87 · 1970s 116 · 1980s 119 · 1990s 124 · 2000s 136 · 2010s 138 · 2020s 75

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