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Almanac Edition · every April 2 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 2 · 215 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1984–2025

On this date in 2014, Pittsburgh beat the Cubs 4–3 in 15 innings while being out-hit 15 to 8. It took 5 hours and 55 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 215 major-league games played on April 2, from 1984 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1996-04-02	Milwaukee at the California Angels	15–9	9.0
2014-04-02	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	3–4	15.7	355 min
1998-04-02	The White Sox at Texas	4–20	8.5	by 16
2001-04-02	Kansas City at the Yankees	3–7	8.5	55,814 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2014-04-02	The Cubs at Pittsburgh	3–4	15.7	hits 15-8
2019-04-02	The Mets at Miami	6–5	9.0	hits 9-16
2018-04-02	The Dodgers at Arizona	7–8	14.7	hits 19-14

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

1984-04-02	The Boston Red Sox at the California Angels	1–2	8.8	000000010 / 000000002
1996-04-02	The White Sox at Seattle	2–3	8.5	002000000 / 00300000x
1996-04-02	Pittsburgh at Florida	4–1	9.0	000001003 / 000010000

By the decades

1980s 3 · 1990s 35 · 2000s 62 · 2010s 65 · 2020s 50

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