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OCTOBER 12 · 44 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–1911

On this date in 1892, CL4 and Pittsburgh played to a 0–0 tie.

The Committee has looked at all 44 major-league games played on October 12, from 1872 to 1911, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1875-10-12	PH1 at HR1	2–18
1872-10-12	BS1 at BL1	9–8	6.0	130 min
1875-10-12	PH1 at HR1	2–18		by 16
1911-10-12	Brooklyn at the New York Giants	5–2	9.0	12,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1899-10-12	The New York Giants at WSN	9–7	8.5	hits 10-15
1911-10-12	The Cubs at Cincinnati	3–4	8.5	hits 12-8
1899-10-12	CL4 at Cincinnati	2–6	6.5	hits 9-6

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

1898-10-12	The New York Giants at BLN	1–2	8.7	000001000 / 000000011
1898-10-12	Cincinnati at LS3	1–4	8.5	000000100 / 00101002x
1899-10-12	BLN at Brooklyn	1–5	8.5	000000100 / 20000201x

By the decades

1870s 4 · 1880s 11 · 1890s 20 · 1900s 3 · 1910s 6

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