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Almanac Edition · every October 16 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch
OCTOBER 16 · 7 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–1888
On this date in 1873, PH2 beat BL1 13–9.
The Committee has looked at all 7 major-league games played on October 16, from 1873 to 1888, and this is the one that does not behave.
Also on this date
| 1873-10-16 | BL1 at PH2 | 9–13 | | |
| 1874-10-16 | HR1 at BR2 | 2–3 | 9.0 | 110 min |
| 1884-10-16 | WSU at KCU | 4–10 | | by 6 |
| 1874-10-16 | BS1 at PH1 | 5–1 | 9.0 | 1,500 paid |
By the decades
1870s 3 · 1880s 4
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