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OCTOBER 10 · 58 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–1914

On this date in 1884, The Boston Braves beat BFN 25–7.

The Committee has looked at all 58 major-league games played on October 10, from 1873 to 1914, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1884-10-10	The Boston Braves at BFN	25–7
1910-10-10	St. Louis at the Cubs	15–7	9.0	130 min
1884-10-10	The Boston Braves at BFN	25–7		by 18
1904-10-10	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	3–2	9.0	35,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1904-10-10	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Washington Senators	3–4	4.5	hits 8-4
1904-10-10	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Washington Senators	7–6	9.0	hits 11-13
1874-10-10	PH2 at CH2	13–15	9.0	hits 17-16

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

1898-10-10	Philadelphia at Brooklyn	2–0	6.0	002000 / 000000
1898-10-10	CL4 at Pittsburgh	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 00000200x
1904-10-10	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	0–1	9.8	0000000000 / 0000000001

By the decades

1870s 3 · 1880s 28 · 1890s 16 · 1900s 5 · 1910s 6

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