The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 27 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 27 · 1,269 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1912, The Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5–4 in 19 innings while being out-hit 24 to 13. It took 4 hours and 2 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,269 major-league games played on September 27, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-09-27	Philadelphia at CL4	4–26
2019-09-27	Miami at Philadelphia	4–5	14.7	313 min
1894-09-27	Philadelphia at CL4	4–26		by 22
2003-09-27	Atlanta at Philadelphia	6–7	9.7	58,303 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1912-09-27	The Washington Senators at the Philadelphia Athletics	5–4	19.0	hits 13-24
2010-09-27	Oakland at the Anaheim Angels	5–6	8.5	hits 15-8
2022-09-27	Tampa Bay at Cleveland	6–5	11.0	hits 7-14

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

1898-09-27	Brooklyn at the Boston Braves	1–3	8.5	001000000 / 20001000x
1899-09-27	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	1–4	8.5	001000000 / 01001200x
1900-09-27	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	4–1	9.0	000300001 / 001000000

By the decades

1870s 13 · 1880s 55 · 1890s 48 · 1900s 71 · 1910s 71 · 1920s 59 · 1930s 67 · 1940s 62 · 1950s 53 · 1960s 80 · 1970s 92 · 1980s 124 · 1990s 115 · 2000s 143 · 2010s 135 · 2020s 81

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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)