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Almanac Edition · every April 17 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 17 · 1,070 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1884–2025

On this date in 2010, The Mets beat St. Louis 2–1 in 20 innings while being out-hit 15 to 9. It took 6 hours and 53 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,070 major-league games played on April 17, from 1884 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1954-04-17	St. Louis at the Cubs	13–23	8.5
2010-04-17	The Mets at St. Louis	2–1	20.0	413 min
1993-04-17	Seattle at Detroit	3–20	8.5	by 17
1982-04-17	Minnesota at the California Angels	2–6	8.5	61,640 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1899-04-17	Pittsburgh at Cincinnati	7–8	8.5	hits 16-8
1964-04-17	St. Louis at San Francisco	4–5	9.8	hits 12-4
2025-04-17	Arizona at Miami	6–4	9.0	hits 5-13

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

1899-04-17	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	1–4	8.5	000000001 / 03000001x
1902-04-17	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	1–2	8.5	001000000 / 00010100x
1902-04-17	Pittsburgh at St. Louis	1–0	9.0	000001000 / 000000000

By the decades

1880s 8 · 1890s 20 · 1900s 50 · 1910s 56 · 1920s 50 · 1930s 35 · 1940s 38 · 1950s 65 · 1960s 73 · 1970s 107 · 1980s 112 · 1990s 118 · 2000s 132 · 2010s 139 · 2020s 67

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