The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every October 2 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

OCTOBER 2 · 664 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2022

On this date in 1965, Philadelphia and the Mets played to a 0–0 tie over 18 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 664 major-league games played on October 2, from 1872 to 2022, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1891-10-02	Cincinnati at the Cubs	17–16
1965-10-02	Philadelphia at the Mets	0–0	18.0	269 min
2015-10-02	Houston at Arizona	21–5	9.0	by 16
1993-10-02	The White Sox at Cleveland	4–2	10.0	72,060 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1977-10-02	Cleveland at Toronto	1–2	10.8	hits 11-2
2022-10-02	Arizona at San Francisco	3–4	9.5	hits 13-6
1962-10-02	San Francisco at the Dodgers	7–8	8.8	hits 13-7

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

1898-10-02	St. Louis at Cincinnati	2–6	8.5	200000000 / 01301100x
1898-10-02	St. Louis at Cincinnati	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 00000013x
1900-10-02	St. Louis at the Cubs	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00020001x

By the decades

1870s 10 · 1880s 31 · 1890s 33 · 1900s 51 · 1910s 45 · 1920s 35 · 1930s 21 · 1940s 25 · 1950s 1 · 1960s 53 · 1970s 45 · 1980s 96 · 1990s 69 · 2000s 61 · 2010s 58 · 2020s 30

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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)