The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every October 11 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

OCTOBER 11 · 52 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–1910

On this date in 1884, BSU and CNU played to a 0–0 tie.

The Committee has looked at all 52 major-league games played on October 11, from 1873 to 1910, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-10-11	PH1 at PH2	9–13
1889-10-11	PH4 at CL6	4–7		125 min
1890-10-11	SR2 at PH4	16–1		by 15
1910-10-11	St. Louis at the Cubs	3–4	9.7	6,200 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1898-10-11	The New York Giants at BLN	1–3	9.0	hits 11-6
1900-10-11	The New York Giants at Brooklyn	7–4	8.0	hits 9-11
1910-10-11	St. Louis at the Cubs	3–4	9.7	hits 10-8

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

1900-10-11

The Cubs at Pittsburgh

1–2

8.5

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By the decades

1870s 4 · 1880s 24 · 1890s 18 · 1900s 3 · 1910s 3

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