The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every October 5 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

OCTOBER 5 · 251 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2022

On this date in 1872, BL1 beat BR2 39–14. 100 people saw it.

The Committee has looked at all 251 major-league games played on October 5, from 1872 to 2022, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-10-05	BL1 at BR2	39–14	9.0
1991-10-05	Cleveland at the Yankees	7–5	12.0	269 min
1872-10-05	BL1 at BR2	39–14	9.0	by 25
1980-10-05	Houston at the Dodgers	3–4	8.5	52,339 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1991-10-05	Cleveland at the Yankees	7–5	12.0	hits 11-19
1991-10-05	St. Louis at the Cubs	5–7	8.5	hits 9-3
1899-10-05	Pittsburgh at St. Louis	9–6	8.5	hits 10-15

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

1898-10-05	WSN at Brooklyn	2–1	9.0	000200000 / 000010000
1899-10-05	LS3 at Cincinnati	4–0	9.0	003001000 / 000000000
1899-10-05	Brooklyn at WSN	1–4	8.5	010000000 / 02000011x

By the decades

1870s 9 · 1880s 38 · 1890s 15 · 1900s 50 · 1910s 36 · 1920s 16 · 1980s 42 · 1990s 14 · 2000s 15 · 2020s 16

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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)