The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every October 1 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

OCTOBER 1 · 812 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2023

On this date in 1874, BS1 beat BR2 29–0.

The Committee has looked at all 812 major-league games played on October 1, from 1872 to 2023, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1874-10-01	BR2 at BS1	0–29	9.0
1960-10-01	The Cubs at the Dodgers	10–8	14.0	294 min
1874-10-01	BR2 at BS1	0–29	9.0	by 29
1993-10-01	The White Sox at Cleveland	4–2	9.0	72,454 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1985-10-01	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	3–4	8.5	hits 12-4
1920-10-01	Brooklyn at the New York Giants	4–3	9.0	hits 3-10
1898-10-01	St. Louis at Cincinnati	3–4	8.5	hits 13-7

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

1898-10-01	CL4 at Pittsburgh	1–2	8.5	000000010 / 01000010x
1901-10-01	Philadelphia at Cincinnati	4–0	9.0	300000001 / 000000000
1904-10-01	The Washington Senators at Cleveland	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 20100010x

By the decades

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