The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 29 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 29 · 1,094 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2024

On this date in 1993, The Mets beat St. Louis 1–0 in 16 innings. It took 4 hours and 21 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,094 major-league games played on September 29, from 1871 to 2024, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1880-09-29	BFN at the Cubs	19–10
2012-09-29	Kansas City at Cleveland	7–6	14.0	292 min
2023-09-29	Cincinnati at St. Louis	19–2	9.0	by 17
2001-09-29	Baltimore at the Yankees	7–2	9.0	55,310 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1968-09-29	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	4–5	8.5	hits 12-3
1971-09-29	The California Angels at Minnesota	0–1	8.5	hits 10-3
2023-09-29	Washington at Atlanta	10–6	9.0	hits 10-17

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

1899-09-29	Brooklyn at BLN	2–3	8.7	200000000 / 000110001
1900-09-29	St. Louis at the Cubs	0–0	7.0	0000000 / 0000000
1900-09-29	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	2–1	9.0	000100001 / 100000000

By the decades

1870s 12 · 1880s 57 · 1890s 45 · 1900s 72 · 1910s 55 · 1920s 50 · 1930s 49 · 1940s 59 · 1950s 32 · 1960s 63 · 1970s 103 · 1980s 111 · 1990s 97 · 2000s 121 · 2010s 115 · 2020s 53

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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)