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Almanac Edition · every April 21 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 21 · 1,127 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1873–2025

On this date in 1976, Houston beat the Dodgers 1–0 in 15 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,127 major-league games played on April 21, from 1873 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1908-04-21	The Washington Senators at the Yankees	13–16	8.5
2017-04-21	Toronto at the Anaheim Angels	8–7	13.0	336 min
1884-04-21	WSU at BLU	1–18		by 17
1985-04-21	Seattle at the California Angels	2–9	8.5	59,860 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1938-04-21	The Yankees at the Boston Red Sox	2–3	8.5	hits 13-3
1923-04-21	The Washington Senators at the Philadelphia Athletics	6–4	9.0	hits 9-16
1970-04-21	St. Louis at the Cubs	4–7	8.5	hits 14-7

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

1894-04-21	The Boston Braves at Brooklyn	3–0		011001000 / 000000000
1903-04-21	The New York Giants at Brooklyn	2–1	9.0	000001001 / 100000000
1903-04-21	Philadelphia at the Boston Braves	1–3	8.5	000001000 / 00201000x

By the decades

1870s 4 · 1880s 21 · 1890s 41 · 1900s 38 · 1910s 64 · 1920s 52 · 1930s 57 · 1940s 55 · 1950s 66 · 1960s 87 · 1970s 91 · 1980s 110 · 1990s 104 · 2000s 131 · 2010s 144 · 2020s 62

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