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Almanac Edition · every October 14 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch
OCTOBER 14 · 37 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–1900
On this date in 1899, WSN beat the New York Giants 12–9 while being out-hit 12 to 10. 300 people saw it.
The Committee has looked at all 37 major-league games played on October 14, from 1873 to 1900, and this is the one that does not behave.
Also on this date
| 1892-10-14 | LS3 at CL4 | 10–16 | | |
| 1874-10-14 | NY2 at PH1 | 11–12 | 9.0 | 140 min |
| 1874-10-14 | BS1 at BL1 | 15–2 | 9.0 | by 13 |
| 1888-10-14 | SL4 at CN2 | 6–1 | | 7,000 paid |
Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit
| 1899-10-14 | The New York Giants at WSN | 9–12 | 8.0 | hits 12-10 |
The Mirror Game — a line score this date shares with another day
| 1899-10-14 | LS3 at Pittsburgh | 4–1 | 9.0 | 200100001 / 100000000 |
By the decades
1870s 7 · 1880s 18 · 1890s 11 · 1900s 1
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