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Almanac Edition · every April 16 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 16 · 981 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1874–2025

On this date in 1967, The Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 7–6 in 17 innings while being out-hit 20 to 15. It took 5 hours and 50 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 981 major-league games played on April 16, from 1874 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1962-04-16	The Dodgers at San Francisco	8–19	8.5
1967-04-16	The Boston Red Sox at the Yankees	6–7	17.8	350 min
1990-04-16	Milwaukee at the Boston Red Sox	18–0	9.0	by 18
1999-04-16	The Cubs at Milwaukee	9–4	9.0	55,770 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1927-04-16	The New York Giants at the Boston Braves	7–6	9.0	hits 7-16
1904-04-16	The Boston Braves at Philadelphia	8–7	9.0	hits 8-14
1997-04-16	Texas at Kansas City	2–0	9.0	hits 4-10

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

1898-04-16	Pittsburgh at LS3	3–1	9.0	300000000 / 000001000
1898-04-16	The Boston Braves at the New York Giants	4–2	9.0	010000030 / 000000200
1903-04-16	The Cubs at St. Louis	1–2	8.5	000000010 / 00100100x

By the decades

1870s 1 · 1880s 4 · 1890s 22 · 1900s 38 · 1910s 52 · 1920s 57 · 1930s 35 · 1940s 32 · 1950s 40 · 1960s 69 · 1970s 97 · 1980s 95 · 1990s 107 · 2000s 134 · 2010s 128 · 2020s 70

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