The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every October 6 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

OCTOBER 6 · 199 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2009

On this date in 1905, Philadelphia beat the New York Giants 5–4 while being out-hit 14 to 7.

The Committee has looked at all 199 major-league games played on October 6, from 1873 to 2009, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1910-10-06	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	7–20	8.5
2009-10-06	Detroit at Minnesota	5–6	11.7	277 min
1910-10-06	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	7–20	8.5	by 13
2009-10-06	Detroit at Minnesota	5–6	11.7	54,088 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1905-10-06	Philadelphia at the New York Giants	5–4	8.0	hits 7-14
1929-10-06	Detroit at the White Sox	7–8	8.8	hits 13-7
2001-10-06	Kansas City at Detroit	1–2	8.8	hits 10-4

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

1898-10-06	CL4 at St. Louis	1–4	8.5	100000000 / 00030001x
1901-10-06	St. Louis at Cincinnati	1–3	8.5	001000000 / 11010000x
1905-10-06	The Yankees at the Boston Red Sox	1–3	8.5	000000010 / 00000102x

By the decades

1870s 6 · 1880s 33 · 1890s 19 · 1900s 40 · 1910s 39 · 1920s 17 · 1980s 14 · 1990s 13 · 2000s 18

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