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Almanac Edition · every April 8 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 8 · 559 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1891–2025

On this date in 1982, The California Angels beat Oakland 8–6 in 16 innings. It took 5 hours and 31 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 559 major-league games played on April 8, from 1891 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2003-04-08	St. Louis at Colorado	15–12	13.0
1982-04-08	The California Angels at Oakland	8–6	16.0	331 min
2017-04-08	Washington at Philadelphia	3–17	8.5	by 14
2002-04-08	Arizona at San Diego	0–8	8.5	59,103 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2014-04-08	San Diego at Cleveland	6–8	8.5	hits 15-8
2016-04-08	The Dodgers at San Francisco	2–3	9.5	hits 9-2
1978-04-08	Montreal at the Mets	5–6	8.8	hits 13-7

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

1963-04-08	Baltimore at the Washington Senators	3–1	9.0	030000000 / 000010000
1969-04-08	Houston at San Diego	1–2	8.5	100000000 / 00001100x
1970-04-08	Baltimore at Cleveland	3–2	9.0	030000000 / 000100010

By the decades

1890s 4 · 1960s 12 · 1970s 63 · 1980s 75 · 1990s 76 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 132 · 2020s 64

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