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Almanac Edition · every September 25 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 25 · 1,302 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1992, Seattle beat Texas 4–3 in 16 innings while being out-hit 16 to 14. It took 5 hours and 8 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,302 major-league games played on September 25, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1921-09-25	Cleveland at the Yankees	7–21	8.5
2011-09-25	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	7–4	14.0	311 min
1885-09-25	The Cubs at PRO	21–3		by 18
1948-09-25	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	7–2	9.0	65,607 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1990-09-25	St. Louis at Philadelphia	1–0	9.0	hits 2-10
2007-09-25	The Yankees at Tampa Bay	6–7	9.5	hits 12-5
1929-09-25	Brooklyn at Philadelphia	9–10	8.7	hits 21-15

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

1900-09-25	Philadelphia at Brooklyn	2–1	9.0	000001100 / 010000000
1901-09-25	The Boston Braves at St. Louis	1–2	10.7	00001000000 / 10000000001
1904-09-25	The Philadelphia Athletics at the White Sox	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 00202000x

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 49 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 71 · 1910s 75 · 1920s 66 · 1930s 60 · 1940s 70 · 1950s 69 · 1960s 90 · 1970s 105 · 1980s 123 · 1990s 109 · 2000s 130 · 2010s 143 · 2020s 77

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