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APRIL 10 · 674 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1891–2025

On this date in 2015, The Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees 6–5 in 19 innings. It took 6 hours and 49 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 674 major-league games played on April 10, from 1891 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1998-04-10	Oakland at the Yankees	13–17	8.5
2015-04-10	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	6–5	19.0	409 min
2019-04-10	Washington at Philadelphia	15–1	9.0	by 14
1993-04-10	Montreal at Colorado	5–9	8.5	65,261 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1973-04-10	The Dodgers at Houston	3–4	11.8	hits 16-8
1963-04-10	San Francisco at Houston	8–7	9.0	hits 8-15
2001-04-10	Texas at the Anaheim Angels	7–5	9.0	hits 8-15

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

1913-04-10	The Yankees at the Washington Senators	1–2	8.5	100000000 / 00000020x
1915-04-10	SLF at CHF	1–3	8.5	000010000 / 00000003x
1959-04-10	Cincinnati at Philadelphia	1–2	8.5	000000001 / 00000101x

By the decades

1890s 1 · 1910s 9 · 1920s 1 · 1950s 5 · 1960s 38 · 1970s 90 · 1980s 107 · 1990s 106 · 2000s 126 · 2010s 129 · 2020s 62

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