The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every April 18 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 18 · 1,084 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 2018, Oakland beat the White Sox 12–11 in 13 innings while being out-hit 17 to 16. It took 5 hours and 48 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,084 major-league games played on April 18, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1890-04-18	SR2 at BR4	21–22
2018-04-18	The White Sox at Oakland	11–12	13.8	348 min
2009-04-18	Cleveland at the Yankees	22–4	9.0	by 18
1958-04-18	San Francisco at the Dodgers	5–6	8.5	78,672 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2001-04-18	Philadelphia at the Cubs	3–4	8.5	hits 13-5
1929-04-18	Brooklyn at the Boston Braves	12–13	8.5	hits 19-12
2017-04-18	Pittsburgh at St. Louis	1–2	8.5	hits 11-4

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

1903-04-18	The Cubs at St. Louis	5–4	9.0	010400000 / 000004000
1904-04-18	The Washington Senators at the Boston Red Sox	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 20010200x
1905-04-18	The Boston Red Sox at the Washington Senators	0–1	8.5	000000000 / 10000000x

By the decades

1870s 2 · 1880s 16 · 1890s 28 · 1900s 41 · 1910s 52 · 1920s 63 · 1930s 48 · 1940s 47 · 1950s 67 · 1960s 63 · 1970s 115 · 1980s 110 · 1990s 102 · 2000s 144 · 2010s 128 · 2020s 58

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