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APRIL 4 · 298 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1974–2025

On this date in 2001, Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 6–5 in 10 innings while being out-hit 18 to 7.

The Committee has looked at all 298 major-league games played on April 4, from 1974 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2001-04-04	St. Louis at Colorado	9–13	8.5
1996-04-04	Detroit at Oakland	10–9	15.0	287 min
2016-04-04	The Dodgers at San Diego	15–0	9.0	by 15
1994-04-04	Philadelphia at Colorado	12–6	9.0	72,470 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2001-04-04	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	6–5	10.0	hits 7-18
2003-04-04	Houston at St. Louis	6–5	12.0	hits 7-13
2005-04-04	The Mets at Cincinnati	6–7	8.5	hits 14-8

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

1984-04-04	The Boston Red Sox at the California Angels	2–1	9.0	000000002 / 000010000
1984-04-04	Philadelphia at Atlanta	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 11000200x
1984-04-04	The Mets at Cincinnati	2–0	9.0	011000000 / 000000000

By the decades

1970s 4 · 1980s 27 · 1990s 50 · 2000s 99 · 2010s 72 · 2020s 46

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