Pete Rose may never make the Hall of Fame after being banned from the game for betting on his own team, but you can't be taken away his records. He had over 100 RBIs in seven consecutive seasons from 1970 to 1976. Here are the longest games played, by number of innings, in Major League history since 1900. Carlton Fisk remains one of the most well-known and well-respected catchers in MLB history. Thome, who was influenced by getting turned down for an autograph from Dave Kingman as a youth, went out of his way to be kind to fans and had a flair for the dramatic. That said, in compiling these rankings, we considered several key factors: We left out a lot of excellent games and big moments. Their record in that timespan was 1179-825. Justin Fullerton and ZACH Lannan both hit home runs during the longest half-an-hour of college baseball. Bonds was the central figure in baseball's steroids scandal, becoming the game's career home runs leader along the way and setting the MLB single-season record with 73 juiced-up home runs in 2001 the same year he hit his 500th career home run. MLB set a record with 6,105 homers in 2017 and broke that mark with 6,776 in 2019. The Robins had since become the Dodgers, while the Braves were now in the middle of a five-year spell nicknamed the Bees. pic.twitter.com/SEPkdE2bwy. He was drafted in the fourth round of the NHL draft but instead chose to go with baseball. Brooks Robinson is in the discussion for greatest third baseman of all time. Brooklyn's run came courtesy of leadoff man Ivy Olson, who lined an RBI single over Hall of Fame shortstop Rabbit Maranville's head in the fifth. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 44 games, '\"\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. 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. Somehow, they only allowed one run apiece. 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. Jessy is an avid baseball fan and writer for the popular website, Baseball Writes. The longest game in MLB postseason history was back in the 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. But that third series would feature arguably the most memorable game of the Giants' magical even-year trifecta. Harold Baines drove a walk-off home run off Chuck Porter to win it for Chicago.\n\n**2 (Tie). Henderson, who led the AL in stolen bases 12 times, played in the majors until he was almost 45 years old and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. Meantime, the drought grows day by day, game by game. Died: Dec. 8, 1958 (age 70, Whitney, Texas), Teams: Boston Americans/Red Sox (1907-15), Cleveland Indians (1916-26), Washington Senators (1927), Philadelphia Athletics (1928), MLB Career highlights: Three-time World Series champion (1912, 1915, 1920), American League MVP (1912), MLB All-Century Team. But after making the playoffs as a wild card, they went on a postseason tear that culminated in an inspired, fittingly come-from-behind World Series Game 7 victory. 10. The game's not over until you get the 27th out -- or, sometimes, a lot more than that. He's still Boston's career leader in RBIs (1,844), runs (1,816), hits (3,419), singles (2,262), doubles (646), total bases (5,539) and games played (3,308) and is always mentioned as one of the greatest players to never win a World Series. Did you know that the 1943 Boston Red Sox played in a Major League record thirty-one extra inning games during the same season? In an interesting twist of fate, Henderson was a big-time college football recruit out of high school in Oakland, but chose baseball after his mother, Bobbie, told him that baseball players had longer careers. All Rights Reserved. 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. Born: Nov. 21, 1920 (Donora, Pennsylvania), Died: Jan. 19, 2013 (age 92, Ladue, Missouri), MLB Career highlights: Three-time World Series champion (1942, 1944, 1946), three-time National League MVP (1943, 1946, 1948), 24-time MLB All-Star (1943, 1944, 1946-63), MLB All-Century Team. Teams: Chicago Cubs (1986-92), Atlanta Braves (1993-2003), Chicago Cubs (2004-06), Los Angeles Dodgers (2006, 2008), San Diego Padres (2007-08), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1995), four-time NL Cy Young Award (1992-95), eight-time All-Star (1988, 1992 ,1994-98), 18-time Gold Glove Award (1990-2002, 2004-08), three-time MLB wins leader (1992, 1994, 1995), four-time MLB ERA leader (1993-95, 1998). Winfield chose baseball and was one of the greatest outfielders in MLB history, where he surpassed 3,000 hits and won six Gold Glove Awards. 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. Jim O'Rourke, known as "Orator Jim," was a renaissance man who recorded the first hit in National League history and found time to graduate from Yale Law School. The longest Major League Baseball playoff game by time was played on October 16, 2005, when the Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 75 in game 3 of the 2005 World Series. 2018 World Series Game 3 (Dodgers 3, Red Sox 2): 18 innings T-1. And the players who last the longest in any sport also end up being some of the greatest, most beloved and respected. The Houston Astros have made the World Series After the sixth, the teams played the next 15 1/2 innings without another run. If you play fast, you will be able to hit the ball faster, make faster outs, and play more effectively. Heading into the seventh inning, the Houston Astros led 2-0. The six-hour, six-minute contest at the Astrodome began with Hall of Famer Tom Seaver on the mound for the Mets and Don Wilson for the Astros. Since 1903 the onset of the modern era the league OBP has been .328. That was the only offense until the 24th inning, when the A's broke open the game on a tiebreaking RBI single by Osee Schrecongost and RBI triples by Socks Seybold and Danny Murphy. at Yes, the teams played 49 innings across those two games and ended up with two ties. Rick Dempsey crafted a reputation as being one of the best defensive catchers of his era and for being nails in the postseason. The Mets-Astros game lasted 24 hours and 12 minutes, and this one lasted only 22nd and final innings. Keith Hernandez appeared in only 14 games for the Cards as a rookie in 1974, and this was one. [3] After Pawtucket's Russ Laribee's sacrifice fly drove in Chico Walker in the bottom of the ninth inning and tied the game at one run each,[4] the teams continued playing. He held out one hand as a test and decided that in the gloaming it resembled a Virginia ham. Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1965-71), Philadelphia Phillies (1972-86), San Francisco Giants (1986), Chicago White Sox (1986), Cleveland Indians (1987), Minnesota Twins (1987-88), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1967, 1980), four-time Cy Young Award (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982), 10-time MLB All-Star (1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979-82), Triple Crown (1972), Gold Glove Award (1981), four-time NL wins leader (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982), NL ERA leader (1972), five-time NL strikeouts leader (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983). document.write(update); In a slugfest for the ages, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros combined for seven home runs, an all-time Fall Classic record. Their record in that timespan was 1179 This is the online home for all things baseball. Pawtucket's Dave Koza had the most hits of any player in the game: five, including the game-winner. Los Angeles Dodgers The 2022 MLB playoffs have now seen two of the longest games in postseason history. The Brewers won the game 7-6. On July 21, 1945, two teams played 24 ins and 24 outs in a four-hour, 48-minute marathon game. Teams: New York Mets/San Francisco Giants (1951-52, 1954-72), New York Mets (1972-73), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1954), two-time National League MVP (1954, 1965), National League Rookie of the Year (1951), 12-time Gold Glove Award winner (1957-68), 24-time MLB All-Star (1954-73), MLB All-Century Team. In an interesting twist, Ken Griffey Jr. was born on Nov. 21, 1969, 49 years to the day after Musial was born, in the same hospital as Musial in Donora, Pennsylvania meaning arguably the two greatest left-handed hitters in MLB history were born on the same day in the same hospital. He also owns the MLB single-season record with 130 stolen bases. Below is the final out of the perfect game twirled by Seattle Mariners legend Flix Hernndez on Aug. 15, 2012. Babe Ruth's dominance on the diamond came first as a pitcher, then as a hard-hitting outfielder who won three World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and four more with the Yankees. The New York Yankees missed the postseason in 2014, but their final home game had a playoff atmosphere and an ending right out of a too-good-to-be-true screenplay. The benches would later clear after a verbal altercation between Rangers pitcher Sam Dyson and the Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion. In the bottom of the first inning, light-hitting second baseman Dee Gordon stepped to the plate. A game ends after 4.5 innings if the home team is ahead by more than 200 runs, so there is no need for the visiting team to bat. 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). At eight hours and six minutes, it is the longest game played since 1901, according to Stathead. Both teams are already dealing with a slew of injuries as a result of the cold weather. One of the most notorious beefs in sports history was between Winfield and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who made Winfield the highest-paid player in MLB history with a 10-year, $23 million contract in 1981. It was the longest game by time in Major League history, and is still the longest game by time in White Sox history. It continued throughout the night and into Easter morning. The win went to a young Gaylord Perry, who pitched 10 scoreless innings in relief with nine strikeouts. [3], A total of 27 future and former major leaguers played in the game. Then, in the ninth, things got dicey. Runs Scored Records for MLB Baseball Teams In 1930 Chicago, of the National League, set the Major League record by scoring more runs (218) against one club - Philadelphia - than any other team. The 1894 He also owns the career records for innings pitched (7356), starts (815) and complete games (749). In total, 26 players in the game reached base, 43 of them scored runs, and all 20 scored runs. Was he the villain some people have accused him of being, or was he someone who tried to help MLB change for the better? Monday marks the 10th anniversary of one the game's most memorable recent feats. Vizquel is one of just 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades and the only shortstop to do so. In essence, a pitcher is competing against the opposing team's on-base percentage when attempting to pitch a perfect game (fielding errors can also ruin a perfecto, of course). Carpenter prevailed with a three-hit shutout as the Cards won the division series' decisive game, 1-0, en route to a World Series run. The Yanks jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the top of the first -- Mantle opened the scoring with an RBI single, Yogi Berra hit a sac fly, Moose Skowron had an RBI hit and Clete Boyer hit a three-run homer. The Mets were defeated in the ninth by the Cards at the Astrodome, 4-3. In the 20th inning, the scoreboard read: "We hope you are enjoying tonight's third game as much as you enjoyed the first two.". When Wade Boggs drove in the tying run in the bottom of the 21st inning after a Rochester run, even the Pawtucket players groaned. [3], After Pawtucket's Luis Aponte pitched the seventh to tenth innings in relief, manager Joe Morganwho himself would be ejected in the 22nd inning by Cregg[2]let him leave before the game ended. It's worth noting that the ultimate outcome of the thing keeping Clemens out of Cooperstown accusations of steroid use was one mistrial and one acquittal on all six counts of lying to Congress during its hearings on steroids in baseball. For the Pirates, Elmer Jacobs pitched 16 2/3 innings in relief and allowed just one run unfortunately, the winning run. 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. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an official baseball game length record book. have won the World Series once, in 2020. He also owns the record for most home runs allowed, 522 over 26 seasons. On Sept. 26 of that season, Miami played its first game after Fernandez's death at home against the New York Mets. The weirdness began in the top of the seventh when a return throw to the mound by Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin caromed off the bat of Texas batter Shin-Soo Choo, allowing Rougned Odor to score from third base and giving the Rangers a 3-2 lead. Teams: Boston Red Sox (1984-96), Toronto Blue Jays (1997-98), New York Yankees (1999-2003, 2007), Houston Astros (2004-06), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1999, 2000), seven-time Cy Young Award (1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004), AL MVP (1986), two-time Triple Crown (1997, 1998), four-time MLB wins leader (1986, 1987, 1997, 1998), seven-time MLB ERA leader (1986, 1990-92, 1997, 1998, 2005), five-time AL strikeout leader (1988, 1991, 1996-98), MLB All-Century Team. Teams: Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1959-73), Chicago White Sox (1973-75), Philadelphia Phillies (1976-79), New York Yankees (1979-80), St. Louis Cardinals (1980-83), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1982), three-time MLB All-Star (1962, 1966, 1975), 16-time Gold Glove Award winner (1962-77), AL wins leader (1966). 1999, 2001, 2002), nine-time MLB strikeouts leader (1992-95, 1999-2002, 2004). Five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, at 6-foot-10, was likely the most intimidating pitcher of all time. Teams: Chicago White Sox (1980-89, 1996-96, 2000-01), Texas Rangers (1989-90), Oakland Athletics (1990-92), Baltimore Orioles (1993-95, 1997-99, 2000), Cleveland Indians (1999), Career highlights: Six-time All-Star (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999), Silver Slugger Award (1989). 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. We spent 32 minutes doing it. The longest baseball game ever played lasted 8 hours and 6 minutes and was recorded in 2008. In Martinez's case, he lost his perfect game in the 10th, and Haddix lost his in the 13th. All statistics courtesy of Baseball Reference. No catcher held up better in MLB's early era than Deacon McGuire, who learned how to play baseball on cement lots before transitioning to semipro ball on the weekends while working in an iron foundry during the week. Whether it's juiced baseballs, a change in leaguewide hitting approach or some combination of factors, hitters have been clearing the fence with historic regularity. 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. The president of the league, Harold Cooper, was finally reached on the phone by Pawtucket general manager Mike Tamburro sometime after 3:00a.m.; the horrified Cooper ordered that play stop at the end of the current inning. 2"the crowd was on its feet. The longest MLB game ever played was on May 8, 1984 and lasted for 32 innings. The big lefty mowed through the Royals lineup, at one point retiring 14 in a row. That habit not only lost him managerial jobs several times but also forced him to play pro ball into his 40s to make up for all the money he lost. At 5-foot-11 and 193 pounds, he was exceptionally well-built for his era, and it makes you wonder how he might have fared in today's MLB. 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). In Major League Baseball, there have only been eight games over 23 IP. 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. The Cardinals and Mets in 1974 also hit 25 innings. Coming into Game 7 in Kansas City, San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner had already thrown 47.2 mostly brilliant innings in the '14 postseason. He led baseball with 250.2 innings pitched, posted a 2.44 ERA with nine complete games, four shutouts and a perfect game and won the NL Cy Young Award. Born: Nov. 18, 1962 (Sellersville, Pennsylvania), Teams: Chicago Cubs (1986-88), Texas Rangers (1989-90), St. Louis Cardinals (1991), Baltimore Orioles (1993-95), Boston Red Sox (1996), Seattle Mariners (1996-2006), Philadelphia Phillies (2006-10), Colorado Rockies (2012), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (2008), MLB All-Star (2003). Both starting pitchers -- A's rookie Jack Coombs and the Americans' Joe Harris -- pitched the entire game. What's also impossible to ignore is that Bonds was very, very good before it's believed he started using PEDs. Aponte's wife did not believe his explanation for coming home at 3 a.m. They were four wins away from their first title since 1908. MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (2009), three-time American League MVP (2003, 2005, 2007), 14-time MLB All-Star (1996-98, 2000-08, 2010, 2011), two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2002, 2003), 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007, 2008). Hornsby didn't drink or smoke or engage in social activities with his teammates and more often than not derided those who didn't live like him. Rose was also a winner. 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 2022 MLB playoffs have now seen two of the longest games in postseason history. 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. 2023 ChampsOrChumps.us, All Rights Reserved Terms Privacy Policy. 106. Anson refused to play with or against Black players during his career and fought for segregation in baseball throughout his career. Their grand total of innings played on the day: 32. There is no statistic or metric that measures the greatness of a single contest. Copyright 1999- The longest run in the fifth was an 18-run fifth that the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers combined to run for 68 minutes on May 8, 2004. On September 1, 1906, the United States was established. Quinn got his start as a baseball player in an unusual way, catching a foul ball as a 14-year-old in the stands at a minor league game in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and gunning it back to home plate, where it hit the catcher in the middle of his mitt. The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians played the longest MLB game in 2022 on September 17. Coombs was especially brilliant, yielding just the one run and striking out 18. For the Tigers, Les Mueller handled the first 19 2/3 innings, allowing only one unearned run. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Both starters were at the top of their game. Two years later, the Los Angeles Dodgers made him an eighth-round draft pick, touching off one of the longest careers in MLB history. 2 (Tie). It wasn't just your ordinary 23-inning game, though. To be removed as a relief pitcher, he or she must face at least three batters or complete the eighth. on: function(evt, cb) { Speaker, like many of the players from his era, has a profoundly complicated legacy. Died: Oct. 31, 1936 (age 72, Duck Lake, Michigan), Teams: Toledo Blue Stockings (1884), Detroit Wolverines (1885, 1888), Philadelphia Quakers (1886-88), Cleveland Blues (1888), Rochester Broncos (1890), Washington Statesman/Senators (1891-99), Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1901), Detroit Tigers (1902-03, 1912), New York Highlanders (1904-07), Boston Americans/Red Sox (1907-08), Cleveland Naps (1908, 1910), MLB Career highlights: MLB record runners caught stealing (1,459), MLB record assists by catcher (1,860). and Not only was he winless in four trips to the World Series, but the Dodgers won the World Series twice right after he left the team, in 1981 and 1988. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. The longest baseball game, the shortest baseball game, the most innings ever played in a single game, and other similar game length records are one of the most asked for items on the Internet. It's one of the more interesting debates in all of sports. Add in the fact that he hit over 500 home runs, and this is a player who probably should get more consideration for the Hall of Fame. Extra-inning games are nothing unusual in Major League Baseball, of course. The game, between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Maranville remains one of the most eccentric people to ever play in the majors. 16 in a powerful tribute to Fernandez. That was played by the Yankees and Red Sox on Aug. 18, 2006. 16 on the back of his jersey. 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Beyond that, you can argue that conditions over the last 10 years have been less conducive toward perfect games when compared to the sprawl of modern baseball history. 2, Derek JeterNo. Tom Glavine could have very well been a Hall of Famer in another sport. This game is unbelievable by today's standards. Eckersley helped lead the A's to a World Series championship in 1989 and was named American League MVP in 1992. The Giants defeated the Red Wings, 6-1, as Jesse Barnes threw a complete game. The Bruins scored seven runs in each of their first two at-bats, and they scored 14 runs in each of their next three at-bats to lead 23-4 after three. In a decade that was largely defined by offense and a leaguewide home run explosion, this one was an old-fashioned pitcher's duel between a pair of aces: the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay and the St. Louis Cardinals' Chris Carpenter. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. It lasted six hours and sixteen minutes, during which time the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres battled it out. He pitched his first MLB game in 1959 for the Washington Senators and his final game in 1983 for the St. Louis Cardinals, who also brought him the lone World Series title of his career in 1982. Bumgarner sealed the win in the bottom of the inning and secured his third postseason shutout in two years. Of course, the moment was much bigger than any box score. After his pitching days were over, Kaat had a long run as a sportscaster. He was, by all accounts, the worst kind of person to be around. Even more amazing is he pitched no-hitters in three different decades over the span of 18 years. Incredibly, the game was scoreless until the bottom of the 24th, the longest any Major League game has ever stayed scoreless. 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