The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every April 30 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

APRIL 30 · 1,219 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1872–2025

On this date in 1919, Brooklyn and Philadelphia played to a 9–9 tie over 20 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,219 major-league games played on April 30, from 1872 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1887-04-30	CL3 at SL4	11–28
1898-04-30	St. Louis at CL4	4–1	10.0	400 min
1872-04-30	BS1 at WS4	26–3	9.0	by 23
1960-04-30	San Francisco at the Dodgers	6–3	9.0	64,944 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1972-04-30	Minnesota at the Yankees	4–5	8.7	hits 13-5
1993-04-30	Philadelphia at the Dodgers	7–6	9.0	hits 7-15
1901-04-30	MLA at Cleveland	8–6	9.0	hits 9-16

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

1898-04-30	The New York Giants at BLN	1–4	8.5	010000000 / 10120000x
1899-04-30	St. Louis at the Cubs	0–4	8.5	000000000 / 13000000x
1899-04-30	CL4 at Cincinnati	0–9	8.5	000000000 / 01101105x

By the decades

1870s 5 · 1880s 39 · 1890s 49 · 1900s 53 · 1910s 56 · 1920s 58 · 1930s 75 · 1940s 68 · 1950s 63 · 1960s 87 · 1970s 104 · 1980s 112 · 1990s 123 · 2000s 123 · 2010s 128 · 2020s 76

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