The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every April 24 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 24 · 1,194 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 2014, San Diego beat Washington 4–3 in 12 innings while being out-hit 16 to 8. It took 4 hours and 14 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,194 major-league games played on April 24, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1996-04-24	Minnesota at Detroit	24–11	9.0
2016-04-24	Minnesota at Washington	5–6	15.5	356 min
1876-04-24	The Boston Braves at PHN	3–20		by 17
1994-04-24	The Cubs at Colorado	12–4	9.0	71,329 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2010-04-24	Baltimore at the Boston Red Sox	6–7	8.5	hits 17-9
2014-04-24	San Diego at Washington	4–3	12.0	hits 8-16
1911-04-24	The St. Louis Browns at Detroit	6–7	8.5	hits 11-4

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

1894-04-24	CL4 at Cincinnati	1–0		000000001 / 000000000
1899-04-24	The Cubs at St. Louis	2–3	8.5	000100100 / 20010000x
1900-04-24	Brooklyn at Philadelphia	0–3	8.5	000000000 / 00000102x

By the decades

1870s 3 · 1880s 27 · 1890s 38 · 1900s 64 · 1910s 66 · 1920s 72 · 1930s 67 · 1940s 62 · 1950s 59 · 1960s 80 · 1970s 100 · 1980s 101 · 1990s 115 · 2000s 138 · 2010s 138 · 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)