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Almanac Edition · every October 15 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch
OCTOBER 15 · 39 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–1910
On this date in 1899, Cincinnati beat CL4 19–3.
The Committee has looked at all 39 major-league games played on October 15, from 1873 to 1910, and this is the one that does not behave.
Also on this date
| 1890-10-15 | RC2 at BL3 | 11–16 | | |
| 1892-10-15 | The Boston Braves at WSN | 7–4 | | 135 min |
| 1899-10-15 | CL4 at Cincinnati | 3–19 | 8.5 | by 16 |
| 1899-10-15 | St. Louis at the Cubs | 0–7 | 8.5 | 6,200 paid |
Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit
| 1898-10-15 | The Boston Braves at BLN | 10–8 | 9.0 | hits 13-14 |
The Mirror Game — a line score this date shares with another day
| 1910-10-15 | St. Louis at the Cubs | 1–4 | 8.5 | 010000000 / 20000002x |
By the decades
1870s 4 · 1880s 16 · 1890s 18 · 1910s 1
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