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Almanac Edition · every April 15 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 15 · 950 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1968, Houston beat the Mets 1–0 in 23 innings. It took 6 hours and 6 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 950 major-league games played on April 15, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1873-04-15	BL4 at WS5	7–27
1968-04-15	The Mets at Houston	0–1	23.7	366 min
1873-04-15	BL4 at WS5	7–27		by 20
1977-04-15	Philadelphia at Montreal	7–2	9.0	57,592 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1962-04-15	Cincinnati at San Francisco	4–3	9.0	hits 6-14
1931-04-15	The White Sox at Cleveland	7–6	10.0	hits 10-16
1932-04-15	Philadelphia at the New York Giants	7–6	9.0	hits 7-13

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

1898-04-15	The Cubs at St. Louis	2–1	9.0	000100100 / 000000001
1899-04-15	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	1–0	11.0	00000000001 / 00000000000
1899-04-15	The Cubs at LS3	2–1	9.0	010010000 / 000010000

By the decades

1870s 1 · 1890s 17 · 1900s 30 · 1910s 58 · 1920s 52 · 1930s 35 · 1940s 23 · 1950s 36 · 1960s 64 · 1970s 99 · 1980s 102 · 1990s 105 · 2000s 132 · 2010s 125 · 2020s 71

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