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APRIL 7 · 522 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1969–2025

On this date in 2021, Baltimore beat the Yankees 4–3 in 11 innings while being out-hit 13 to 4.

The Committee has looked at all 522 major-league games played on April 7, from 1969 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2004-04-07	The Mets at Atlanta	10–18	8.5
2018-04-07	The Dodgers at San Francisco	5–7	13.5	316 min
2018-04-07	Miami at Philadelphia	1–20	8.5	by 19
1973-04-07	Detroit at Cleveland	1–2	8.5	74,420 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2021-04-07	Baltimore at the Yankees	4–3	11.0	hits 4-13
2013-04-07	Miami at the Mets	3–4	8.7	hits 13-6
2024-04-07	The White Sox at Kansas City	3–5	8.5	hits 12-5

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

1970-04-07	Cincinnati at the Dodgers	4–0	9.0	103000000 / 000000000
1970-04-07	The Cubs at Philadelphia	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 00100010x
1971-04-07	Milwaukee at Minnesota	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 30000001x

By the decades

1960s 3 · 1970s 76 · 1980s 58 · 1990s 80 · 2000s 122 · 2010s 122 · 2020s 61

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