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Almanac Edition · every April 14 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 14 · 887 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1873, WS5 beat BL4 24–3.

The Committee has looked at all 887 major-league games played on April 14, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1925-04-14	Cleveland at the St. Louis Browns	21–14	9.0
2010-04-14	Arizona at the Dodgers	9–7	11.0	297 min
1873-04-14	WS5 at BL4	24–3		by 21
1931-04-14	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	3–6	8.5	70,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2003-04-14	Toronto at the Yankees	9–10	8.5	hits 16-8
1988-04-14	Oakland at Seattle	5–4	9.0	hits 6-12
1992-04-14	Oakland at Kansas City	1–3	8.5	hits 7-1

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

1904-04-14	Cleveland at the White Sox	6–1	9.0	100050000 / 001000000
1904-04-14	The Cubs at Cincinnati	2–3	8.7	200000000 / 100001001
1905-04-14	The St. Louis Browns at the White Sox	2–1	9.0	000020000 / 000100000

By the decades

1870s 1 · 1890s 6 · 1900s 33 · 1910s 52 · 1920s 41 · 1930s 24 · 1940s 9 · 1950s 28 · 1960s 78 · 1970s 86 · 1980s 104 · 1990s 109 · 2000s 121 · 2010s 130 · 2020s 65

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