The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every March 30 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

MARCH 30 · 73 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 2000–2025

On this date in 2018, Miami beat the Cubs 2–1 in 16 innings. It took 5 hours and 18 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 73 major-league games played on March 30, from 2000 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2018-03-30	Pittsburgh at Detroit	13–10	13.0
2018-03-30	Pittsburgh at Detroit	13–10	13.0	327 min
2019-03-30	Arizona at the Dodgers	5–18	8.5	by 13
2000-03-30	The Mets at the Cubs	5–1	11.0	55,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2024-03-30	St. Louis at the Dodgers	6–5	10.0	hits 7-14
2018-03-30	Colorado at Arizona	8–9	8.5	hits 10-8
2023-03-30	Philadelphia at Texas	7–11	8.5	hits 12-10

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

2008-03-30	Atlanta at Washington	2–3	8.8	000100001 / 200000001
2014-03-30	The Dodgers at San Diego	1–3	8.5	000010000 / 00000003x
2018-03-30	Washington at Cincinnati	2–0	9.0	100000001 / 000000000

By the decades

2000s 4 · 2010s 26 · 2020s 43

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