The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every April 23 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 23 · 1,152 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1955, The White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 29–6.

The Committee has looked at all 1,152 major-league games played on April 23, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1888-04-23	CL3 at PH4	7–28
2014-04-23	Minnesota at Tampa Bay	6–4	12.0	288 min
1955-04-23	The White Sox at the Kansas City Athletics	29–6	9.0	by 23
1994-04-23	The Cubs at Colorado	2–8	8.5	68,743 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1986-04-23	Minnesota at Seattle	3–4	9.7	hits 13-5
1948-04-23	St. Louis at the Cubs	1–0	9.0	hits 2-9
1988-04-23	Detroit at Texas	7–6	9.0	hits 5-12

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

1902-04-23	Cleveland at the St. Louis Browns	2–5	8.5	000002000 / 00500000x
1903-04-23	The Boston Braves at the New York Giants	2–0	9.0	001000100 / 000000000
1904-04-23	The St. Louis Browns at Detroit	3–1	10.0	0000010002 / 0000001000

By the decades

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