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APRIL 9 · 629 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1891–2025

On this date in 2005, The Dodgers beat Arizona 12–10 in 11 innings while being out-hit 19 to 12.

The Committee has looked at all 629 major-league games played on April 9, from 1891 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2003-04-09	San Diego at San Francisco	11–15	8.5
2011-04-09	Toronto at the Anaheim Angels	5–6	13.8	303 min
2025-04-09	Milwaukee at Colorado	17–2	9.0	by 15
1993-04-09	Montreal at Colorado	4–11	8.5	80,227 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1996-04-09	Seattle at Detroit	9–10	8.5	hits 12-4
2005-04-09	The Dodgers at Arizona	12–10	11.0	hits 12-19
2005-04-09	The White Sox at Minnesota	8–5	9.0	hits 8-14

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

1913-04-09	Philadelphia at Brooklyn	1–0	9.0	100000000 / 000000000
1959-04-09	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	1–4	8.5	001000000 / 00022000x
1962-04-09	Detroit at the Washington Senators	1–4	8.5	000001000 / 00020020x

By the decades

1890s 3 · 1910s 1 · 1950s 2 · 1960s 21 · 1970s 74 · 1980s 88 · 1990s 105 · 2000s 130 · 2010s 136 · 2020s 69

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