The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every April 27 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 27 · 1,155 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 2003, St. Louis beat Florida 7–6 in 20 innings. It took 6 hours and 7 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,155 major-league games played on April 27, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1872-04-27	MID at TRO	10–27	9.0
1898-04-27	CL4 at LS3	8–9	9.0	500 min
1912-04-27	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	4–23	8.5	by 19
1947-04-27	The Washington Senators at the Yankees	1–0	9.0	58,339 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1926-04-27	The White Sox at Detroit	7–8	8.5	hits 16-7
1993-04-27	Florida at Cincinnati	4–3	9.0	hits 4-12
2011-04-27	Toronto at Texas	6–7	8.5	hits 14-6

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

1902-04-27	Detroit at the St. Louis Browns	6–1	9.0	010004001 / 000000001
1902-04-27	Pittsburgh at the Cubs	2–0	9.0	000000020 / 000000000
1903-04-27	The Yankees at the Philadelphia Athletics	0–6	8.5	000000000 / 10100400x

By the decades

1870s 7 · 1880s 20 · 1890s 48 · 1900s 58 · 1910s 58 · 1920s 59 · 1930s 51 · 1940s 60 · 1950s 48 · 1960s 80 · 1970s 93 · 1980s 109 · 1990s 124 · 2000s 127 · 2010s 141 · 2020s 72

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