The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every April 29 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 29 · 1,196 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 2013, Oakland beat the Anaheim Angels 10–8 in 18 innings. It took 6 hours and 32 minutes.

The Committee has looked at all 1,196 major-league games played on April 29, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1891-04-29	WS9 at BL3	14–22
1898-04-29	St. Louis at CL4	2–6	8.5	700 min
1935-04-29	Detroit at the St. Louis Browns	18–0	9.0	by 18
1993-04-29	St. Louis at Colorado	5–2	9.0	57,472 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

2007-04-29	Atlanta at Colorado	7–9	10.7	hits 16-8
1902-04-29	Cleveland at the White Sox	2–4	8.5	hits 11-5
1914-04-29	St. Louis at Cincinnati	3–5	8.5	hits 12-6

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

1899-04-29	The Boston Braves at BLN	1–3	8.5	000100000 / 00020001x
1899-04-29	Cincinnati at the Cubs	4–0	9.0	101002000 / 000000000
1899-04-29	St. Louis at Pittsburgh	2–1	9.0	000100010 / 000000100

By the decades

1870s 5 · 1880s 23 · 1890s 50 · 1900s 52 · 1910s 60 · 1920s 62 · 1930s 68 · 1940s 72 · 1950s 61 · 1960s 78 · 1970s 107 · 1980s 116 · 1990s 111 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 132 · 2020s 66

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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)