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Almanac Edition · every April 13 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 13 · 816 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1891–2025

On this date in 1982, The California Angels beat Seattle 4–3 in 19 innings. It took 6 hours and 6 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 816 major-league games played on April 13, from 1891 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1998-04-13	Minnesota at Tampa Bay	12–13	13.5
1982-04-13	Seattle at the California Angels	3–4	19.7	366 min
1955-04-13	The Washington Senators at the Yankees	1–19	8.5	by 18
1985-04-13	The Yankees at Cleveland	6–3	9.0	61,978 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1983-04-13	The Mets at Philadelphia	9–10	8.8	hits 17-8
1986-04-13	Milwaukee at the Yankees	2–3	8.5	hits 11-3
1984-04-13	The California Angels at Oakland	1–2	8.7	hits 14-7

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

1909-04-13	The Boston Red Sox at the Philadelphia Athletics	4–2	9.0	003000001 / 000000002
1909-04-13	The Yankees at the Washington Senators	5–0	9.0	000000500 / 000000000
1911-04-13	The Yankees at the Philadelphia Athletics	3–1	9.0	001000020 / 000001000

By the decades

1890s 4 · 1900s 9 · 1910s 28 · 1920s 34 · 1930s 12 · 1950s 13 · 1960s 68 · 1970s 88 · 1980s 108 · 1990s 110 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 136 · 2020s 68

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