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OCTOBER 8 · 100 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–1914

On this date in 1886, KCN and WS8 played to a 0–0 tie.

The Committee has looked at all 100 major-league games played on October 8, from 1873 to 1914, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-10-08	WS5 at NY2	9–17
1899-10-08	Cincinnati at St. Louis	7–8	9.5	170 min
1890-10-08	RC2 at PH4	17–1		by 16
1908-10-08	The Cubs at the New York Giants	4–2	9.0	40,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1910-10-08	St. Louis at Cincinnati	6–5	8.0	hits 4-10
1914-10-08	BRF at BLF	5–3	9.0	hits 10-15
1904-10-08	The Boston Braves at Philadelphia	2–3	10.7	hits 10-7

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

1899-10-08	Cincinnati at St. Louis	1–1	5.0	10000 / 00001
1904-10-08	Cleveland at Detroit	1–2	8.5	000000001 / 10000100x
1904-10-08	Cleveland at Detroit	3–0	5.0	00201 / 00000

By the decades

1870s 3 · 1880s 35 · 1890s 18 · 1900s 25 · 1910s 19

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