As he rounded the bases, tears welled in Gordon's eyes. Here are the longest games played, by number of innings, in Major League history since 1900. This is the second time in MLB history that a game lasted at least six hours and 18 minutes, and it is the third time in MLB history that a game lasted at least 18 minutes. event : evt, [5] Dennis Cregg says that he thinks that David Cregg has never attended another baseball game. Then, Gordon did something he hadn't done all season: He hit a home run. Born: Sept. 10, 1963 (Walnut Creek, California), Teams: Montreal Expos (1988-89), Seattle Mariners (1989-98), Houston Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2004, 2007-08), New York Yankees (2005-06), San Francisco Giants (2009), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (2001), five-time Cy Young Award (1995, 1999-2002), World Series MVP (2001), 10-time All-Star (1990, 1993-95, 1997, 1999-2002, 2004), Triple Crown (2002), MLB wins leader (2002), four-time ERA leader (1995. The game was held up for 24 hours, the longest ever held in Major League Baseball. That's just how such things go in a sport like baseball, which is heavily influenced by luck be it good or bad. In theory that should make perfect games more likely over the last 10 years than they have been across all 119 years of the modern era. Born: April 17, 1852 (Marshalltown, Iowa), Died: April 14, 1922 (age 69, Chicago, Illinois), Teams: Philadelphia Athletics (1872-75), Chicago White Stockings (1876-97), MLB Career highlights: Six-time National League pennant winner (1876, 1880-82,1885-86). The Boston Red Socks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-11 in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series to claim their first championship. McBride led off with an infield hit, then scored all the way from first on a wild pickoff throw by Hank Webb. That was all for the scoring. In their first home playoff game since 2001, the Mariners battled the Astros for 18 innings, tying the MLB record for the longest playoff game in history. Over nine stellar frames, he struck out eight. "Pudge" was one of three Fisk brothers drafted off the baseball team at Charlestown (New Hampshire) High alongside Calvin and Conrad. Still, the highlight of the game might have been Colavito's offensive performance for the losing side. Dempsey still isn't paying for drinks in Baltimore after he was named World Series MVP in 1983, when he batted .385 with a .923 slugging percentage in a 4-1 series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Rose, who has been retired for 35 years, still holds MLB career records for hits (4,256), singles (3,215), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and plate appearances (15,890). Roger Clemens is the only member of the 300 win club not yet inducted into the Hall of Fame despite having been eligible for induction since 2013. Gene DeMontreville, 36 games (1896-97) While it happened well over a century ago, Gene DeMontreville still owns the 10th-longest hitting streak in baseball history. Born: Oct. 3, 1951 (Saint Paul, Minnesota), Teams: San Diego Padres (1973-80), New York Yankees (1981-88, 1990), California Angels (1990-91), Toronto Blue Jays (1992), Minnesota Twins (1993-94), Cleveland Indians (1995), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1992), 12-time MLB All-Star (1977-88), seven-time Gold Glove Award winner (1979, 1980, 1982-85, 1987), six-time Silver Slugger Award (1981-85, 1992). Baines' induction into the Hall of Fame in 2019 might be one of the most hotly debated of all time. The Yankees won the 1962 World Series in seven games, defeating the Detroit Tigers. There has never been a game that lasted more than nine hours in the history of the World Series between the Oakland As and the Los Angeles Dodgers. On September 1, 1906, the United States was established. Here's a full look at the longest games in MLB playoff history, according to MLB.com: T-1. The game lasted 5 hours and 24 minutes across 15 innings, The San Francisco Giants had already won titles in 2010 and 2012 when they faced the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 Fall Classic. Both the Tigers and A's used only two pitchers. Babe Ruths home run hit was the longest in MLB history. Teams: Oakland Athletics (1979-84, 1989-93, 1994-95, 1998), New York Yankees (1985-89), Toronto Blue Jays (1993), San Diego Padres (1996-97, 2001), Anaheim Angels (1997), New York Mets (1999-2000), Seattle Mariners (2000), Boston Red Sox (2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1989, 1993), American League MVP (1990), 10-time All-Star (1980, 1982-88, 1990, 1991), ALCS MVP (1989), Gold Glove Award (1981), three-time Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1985, 1990). a home run by Yasiel Puig. Maranville remains one of the most eccentric people to ever play in the majors. Jessy is an avid baseball fan and writer for the popular website, Baseball Writes. Born: Dec. 26, 1947 (Bellows Falls, Vermont), Teams: Boston Red Sox (1969-80), Chicago White Sox (1981-93), MLB Career highlights: AL Rookie of the Year (1972), Gold Glove Award (1972), 11-time MLB All-Star (1972-74, 1976-78, 1980-82, 1985, 1991), three-time Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1986, 1988),National Baseball Hall of Fame (2000). Mays still holds the MLB record with 22 extra-inning home runs and is one of just a handful of players to hit over 600 home runs and record 3,000 hits. With two runners on and two outs in the 20th inning, manager Steve O'Neill called on Dizzy Trout in relief. '\"\n\nOther historical footnotes: Yogi Berra, the Mets' manager at the time, was ejected in the 20th inning, at about 1:30 a.m. Lou Brock came into the game with 105 stolen bases, but was caught trying for No. He played basketball and baseball at the University of New Hampshire before making it to the majors in 1969 with the Boston Red Sox, then breaking through in 1972 as the American League Rookie of the Year. April 17, 2008: Colorado Rockies 2, San Diego Padres 1The April after their "Rocktober" run to the 2007 NL pennant -- which began with a win over San Diego in a one-game tiebreaker to determine the Wild Card -- the Rockies prevailed in a six-hour, 16-minute affair against the Padres at Petco Park. One of the many great things about baseball is that time can never run out. In 2014, he went 6-for-27 playing Independent League baseball for the Fort Worth Cats. Mack was only in his sixth season in Philadelphia when the first of those games took place before an estimated crowd of 18,000 on a Saturday afternoon at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston -- the home of the Red Sox before Fenway Park, when they were still called the Americans. The Kansas City Royals wouldn't win the World Series (their first since 1985) until 2015. What to do for an encore? His career lasted a whopping 23 seasons and stretched out over four different decades. 7 (Tie). On May 28, 2019, the Washington Nationals sat at 22-32 andhadless than a 0.1 percent chance to win the World Series, according to MLB Stats. He's the oldest player in MLB history to hit a grand slam, home run and steal a base, doing it all when he was 49 years old. Jeter wasted no time, lining the first pitch he saw the other way to right field for a walk-off single, and the Bronx faithful erupted. 16 in a powerful tribute to Fernandez. May 8, 1984: Chicago White Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 \nLength: 25 innings** \nThis is the longest game in MLB history in terms of time. Barry Bonds didn't need to use performance-enhancing drugs to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but he did it anyway. Seaver, who was in his second MLB season and a year away from leading the Miracle Mets to the 1969 World Series title, threw 10 shutout innings and allowed just two hits. He knew it wasn't a Virginia ham and became convinced that it was too dark to play ball. Died: Nov. 21, 1958 (age 49, New Orleans, Louisiana), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1933), 12-time All-Star (1934-45). Honus Wagners final big league appearance came in this game as a pinch-hitter for the Pirates. Died:Jan. 5, 1963 (age 66, Chicago, Illinois), Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1915-26, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929-32), St. Louis Browns (1933-37), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1926), two-time National League MVP (1925, 1929), two-time Triple Crown winner (1922, 1925), seven-time National League batting champion (1920-25, 1928), MLB All-Time Team. Rickey Henderson was as dynamic and complete a baseball player who has ever lived. Heading into the seventh inning, the Houston Astros led 2-0. He hit his 500th home run in 1929 15 years into his 22-year career. Teams: Baltimore Orioles (1976-86), Montreal Expos (1986-93), Cleveland Indians (1994-96), Seattle Mariners (1997), Atlanta Braves (1998), MLB Career highlights: Four-time MLB All-Star (1990-92, 1995). Well, he also started this 22-inning game at Ebbets Field three years earlier, although he went only seven innings and was removed after the Pirates tied the game against him with a pair of runs in both the sixth and the seventh. It was the longest game by time in Major League history, and is still the longest game by time in White Sox history. and The stat that stands out the most for Sheffield over his career is that in 22 seasons he only struck out over 80 times in a single season twice. It's tough to look at Alex Rodriguez's 22 seasons and separate the baseball player he was from his use of performance-enhancing drugs. It continued throughout the night and into Easter morning. That's as close as K.C. That's because the rules stipulate that a pitcher is credited with a perfect game only if he prevents any baserunners for the entire game even if that game stretches beyond the usual nine innings. The losing pitcher was Steve Grilli, who had joined Rochester in the interim since the game's suspension. Sept. 1, 1906: Philadelphia Athletics 4, Boston Americans 1Length: 24 inningsConnie Mack managed the A's for so long, he was a part of two separate 24-inning games nearly four decades apart. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Until then, though, Hernndez's appointment with history remains the last one that any moundsman has managed to keep. Considerations And Tips, Discovering The Perfect Baseball Bat: An In-Depth Guide To Finding The Best Model For You, Creating An Optimal Baseball Batting Order, Breaking In A New Baseball Glove: Steps For Optimal Performance, Swing For The Fences: The Louisville Slugger Prime 919 The Bat Of Choice For LSU Baseball. In the bottom of the seventh, a series of misplays by Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus allowed the Jays to tie the game, and Toronto slugger Jose Bautista broke the tie with a big home run and even bigger bat flip. The two teams met on a Saturday afternoon at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, and they played all 24 innings in a brisk four hours, 48 minutes. Still, you'll be hard-pressed to argue any of the clashes that made our decade-spanning top 10 weren't greatand eminently unforgettable. (function() { Their record in that timespan was 1179 Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an official baseball game length record book. Due to the weather, many MLB games have been shortened (usually by rain), but they are still considered official games. Their grand total of innings played on the day: 32. The problem? Although most leagues had a curfew rule that would have suspended the gamethe International League's activates at 12:50a.m.[2]the copy of the rule book of home plate umpire Dennis Cregg[1] failed to mention this cutoff time. { The longest games in terms of innings played and time played are presented as well as many variations. With 14,754 fans in attendance at Comiskey Park, the two teams played 17 innings before the game was suspended at 1 a.m. with the score tied, 3-3. On that evening, it took just one inning and 18 minutes to finish the game, with Koza driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 33rd. Neither team scored again until the 25th, when St. Louis' Bake McBride -- aptly nicknamed \"Shake 'n Bake\" -- made something happen with his wheels. Oscar Gonzales walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth prevented the Guardians from setting a record for the longest game in a conference final. "I figured I could get to third," McBride said after the game, per The Associated Press report. In baseball, the players with staying power are names we mostly know by heart. Harold Baines' career in the American League was defined as being a superstar player for a terrible team in the 1980s, the Chicago White Sox. Between them, Houston and L.A. came back from at least three runs down three separate times. After his pitching days were over, Kaat had a long run as a sportscaster. A baseball game lasts an average of 3 hours and 10 minutes. In a baseball game, it is considered official if the visiting team has five hits in less than nine innings. The average margin of victory from those games has been 12.2 points per game with only two decided by less than 12 points, including Buffalo's 27-24 win over Indianapolis two years ago. He averaged 32 home runs and 99 RBI for 23 seasons. Born:Nov. 11, 1991 (Springfield, Massachusetts), Died:Jan. 6, 1954 (age 62, Queens, New York), Teams: Boston Braves (1912-20), Pittsburgh Pirates (1921-24), Chicago Cubs (1925), Brooklyn Robins (1926), St. Louis Cardinals (1927-28), Boston Braves (1929-33, 1935), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1914), National Baseball Hall of Fame (1954). The first five runs in the game were scored by home runs. O'Rourke practiced law while he was a professional baseball player, which flew in the face of stereotypes about ballplayers at a time when it was known as a rough-and-tumble sport mainly suited for immigrants. The dude could really hit. The safe money was on the 'Stros to hoist their second Commissioner's Trophy in three seasons. 10. Sunday. [6] For example, Sam Bowen hit a fly ball to center that reportedly left the field before the wind blew it back to Rochester outfielder Dallas Williams. 10:33 am ET. On September 25, Scully's final home game ended, fittingly, on a walk-off 10th-inning home run by Charlie Culberson that clinched the NL West for Los Angeles. The game's not over until you get the 27th out -- or, sometimes, a lot more than that. Both starting pitchers, Brooklyn's Leon Cadore and Boston's Joe Oeschger, pitched the entire 26 innings of the game. He won three of his seven National League MVP awards by 1993, and he also led the league in slugging percentage a staggering seven times in his career. The Dodgers got one back in the next half-inning on a run-scoring groundout by Mel Almada, and they tied the game in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Ernie Koy. It was the first game of a doubleheader, with the Braves eventually winning 8-6. The A's struck first with a run-scoring infield hit by Harry Lord in the top of the third inning. Al Weis, the games last out, expressed his dissatisfaction. Raines defined the majors in the 1980s and led the National League in stolen bases four times. Milwaukee looked like it would win in regulation after taking a two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning. 7 (Tie). That was the last of the scoring until the 22nd inning, when Jack Reed's two-run homer off Phil Regan gave New York the lead for good. June 3, 1989: Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4The Astros won their 24-inning game against the Mets, and they won this game, too, beating the Dodgers in a seven-hour, 14-minute contest at the Astrodome. Tom Glavine could have very well been a Hall of Famer in another sport. Vizquel is one of just 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades and the only shortstop to do so. } As noted, we've had just 21 perfect games in the modern era -- i.e., since 1903, when the first AL-NL World Series was played. The very first at-bat of the game (Johnny Thereupon, he called the game, to the satisfaction of himself and (fellow umpire Bob Hart) and the chagrin of everybody else concerned.". On May 31, 1964, the date was changed from May 31 to May 31. Perry, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991, was notorious for doctoring pitches with anything he could, from Vaseline to hair grease to his own spit to powder from the rosin bag. Teams: Milwaukee Brewers (1988-91), San Diego Padres (1992-93), Florida Marlins (1993-98), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2001), Atlanta Braves (2002-03), New York Yankees (2004-06), Detroit Tigers (2007-08), New York Mets (2009), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1997), nine-time All-Star (1992, 1993, 1996, 1998-2000, 2003-05), five-time Silver Slugger Award (1992, 1996, 2003-05). Claude Osteen pitched 9 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for St. Louis; Jerry Cram pitched eight scoreless innings in relief for New York. Fisk's path was different. 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