The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every September 30 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

SEPTEMBER 30 · 988 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2024

On this date in 1964, Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 1–0 in 16 innings while being out-hit 9 to 5. It took 4 hours and 14 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 988 major-league games played on September 30, from 1872 to 2024, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1888-09-30	PH4 at KC2	14–26
2001-09-30	Baltimore at the Yankees	1–1	15.0	301 min
2000-09-30	Texas at Oakland	2–23	8.5	by 21
1999-09-30	The Dodgers at San Francisco	9–4	9.0	61,389 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1949-09-30	The Boston Red Sox at the Washington Senators	11–9	9.0	hits 5-18
1910-09-30	The White Sox at the St. Louis Browns	9–1	9.0	hits 9-16
1922-09-30	The Washington Senators at the Philadelphia Athletics	4–7	8.5	hits 17-10

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

1898-09-30	Brooklyn at BLN	0–0	8.0	00000000 / 00000000
1902-09-30	The New York Giants at Brooklyn	2–1	9.0	000100001 / 000000001
1902-09-30	The Boston Braves at Philadelphia	3–4	8.8	000000003 / 000002002

By the decades

1870s 11 · 1880s 51 · 1890s 53 · 1900s 58 · 1910s 70 · 1920s 39 · 1930s 49 · 1940s 29 · 1950s 28 · 1960s 73 · 1970s 89 · 1980s 120 · 1990s 77 · 2000s 105 · 2010s 91 · 2020s 45

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