The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 28 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 28 · 1,196 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1943, The Boston Braves beat St. Louis 6–5 in 13 innings while being out-hit 16 to 10.

The Committee has looked at all 1,196 major-league games played on September 28, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1911-09-28	The St. Louis Browns at the Yankees	12–18	8.5
1986-09-28	The Dodgers at San Francisco	5–6	15.8	345 min
2000-09-28	Toronto at Baltimore	1–23	8.5	by 22
2003-09-28	Colorado at San Diego	10–8	9.0	60,988 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1993-09-28	Colorado at San Francisco	4–6	8.5	hits 14-4
1968-09-28	San Francisco at Cincinnati	10–4	9.0	hits 7-16
1933-09-28	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	5–4	9.0	hits 7-14

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

1898-09-28	Cincinnati at CL4	1–4	8.5	000010000 / 00000400x
1901-09-28	The New York Giants at the Cubs	2–5	8.5	000010001 / 22000010x
1902-09-28	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	2–3	8.5	000002000 / 12000000x

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 51 · 1890s 47 · 1900s 70 · 1910s 68 · 1920s 47 · 1930s 44 · 1940s 61 · 1950s 43 · 1960s 77 · 1970s 108 · 1980s 117 · 1990s 99 · 2000s 140 · 2010s 141 · 2020s 72

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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)