The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every April 22 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 22 · 1,162 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1970, The Washington Senators beat the Yankees 2–1 in 17 innings. It took 4 hours and 40 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,162 major-league games played on April 22, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1980-04-22	St. Louis at the Cubs	12–16	8.8
2004-04-22	Arizona at Milwaukee	11–9	15.0	322 min
2010-04-22	Milwaukee at Pittsburgh	20–0	9.0	by 20
1923-04-22	The Washington Senators at the Yankees	4–3	9.0	65,000 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1921-04-22	The St. Louis Browns at Cleveland	7–8	8.5	hits 17-7
1915-04-22	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Boston Red Sox	6–7	8.8	hits 18-9
1925-04-22	The Philadelphia Athletics at the Boston Red Sox	6–5	11.0	hits 8-16

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

1898-04-22	The Cubs at LS3	2–1	10.0	0000001001 / 0000000010
1902-04-22	Brooklyn at Philadelphia	1–4	8.5	000010000 / 30000001x
1903-04-22	Cleveland at Detroit	2–4	8.5	101000000 / 00002002x

By the decades

1870s 4 · 1880s 17 · 1890s 49 · 1900s 55 · 1910s 55 · 1920s 55 · 1930s 59 · 1940s 65 · 1950s 78 · 1960s 77 · 1970s 97 · 1980s 113 · 1990s 109 · 2000s 136 · 2010s 129 · 2020s 64

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THE CATBIRD SEAT is set by the Committee on Playing Rules of Tearing Up the Pea Patch, a Macguffin Co. game, Commissioner F. McCoy presiding. Almanac editions are compiled from the record by the Committee’s engine and read by no one before you; a surprising fact in them is a lead, not a verdict. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org. Wire service (RSS)