Stan Musial led the St. Louis Cardinals to three World Series titles and was a three-time National League MVP. The 3 hrs and 50 mins contest was called due to darkness, both pitchers (Leon Cadore & Joe Oeschger) went the distance. The Cubs, meanwhile, divided up the innings between three pitchers. [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. One long-suffering fanbase was going to celebrate, and another was going to keep suffering. In the end, both teams played to a zero-zero-game in a game that lasted five hours and 47 minutes. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Jesse Orosco was at the peak of his powers in the late 1980s as a crafty, left-handed relief pitcher who helped lead two teams to World Series titles first with the New York Mets in 1986, then with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988. George Herman Babe Ruth Jr. is arguably the most famous baseball legend to ever step up to bat. 106. We also offer a variety of resources for baseball players, including tips on hitting, pitching, and fielding. 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). How about throwing the second no-hitter in big league playoff history? There is no straight answer to the question of how long a game should be. In 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox played a game that lasted 19 innings. Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers (1970-80), Texas Rangers (1980-90), Chicago White Sox (1991-92), Florida Marlins (1993-94), MLB Career highlights: MLB All-Star (1986). That's when unlikely Giants hero Conor Gillaspie laced a three-run homer off Mets closer Jeurys Familia. That came after the Cardinals third baseman hit a game-tying triple in the ninth and a series of other big hits by the Rangers and Cardinals toggled the lead back and forth. Teams: New York Mets (1966, 1968-71), California Angels (1972-79), Houston Astros (1980-88), Texas Rangers (1989-93), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1969), eight-time All-Star (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989), 11-time MLB strikeout leader (1972-74, 1976-79, 1987-90), two-time NL leader (1981, 1987), MLB All-Century Team. Fisk only played for two teams in his 24 years, going from the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox in 1981. But he was a hard-luck Hall of Fame candidate in both attempts after his career and with the Veteran's Committee. Almost 100 years after his final MLB season, Tris Speaker still holds MLB records for doubles (792) and outfield assists (449), double plays (143) and unassisted double plays by an outfielder (6). [1], By 4 a.m. the players were "delirious" from exhaustion; Rochester's Dave Huppert had caught the first 31 innings before being replaced, and Jim Umbarger pitched 10 scoreless innings from the 23rd inning, striking out nine and giving up four hits. Tommy John pitched for an amazing 26 seasons and made All-Star teams in three different decades. 1. 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. 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. { A game between the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox went into extra frames before each team won. 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. 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. 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). Thereupon, he called the game, to the satisfaction of himself and (fellow umpire Bob Hart) and the chagrin of everybody else concerned.". During the 1908 season (click here for their schedule), the Detroit Tigers played in the most consecutive extra-inning games, September 9th through the 13th, five games featuring fifty-four innings. When Wade Boggs drove in the tying run in the bottom of the 21st inning after a Rochester run, even the Pawtucket players groaned. 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. 7 (Tie). Robinson led the Orioles to two World Series championships, in 1966 and 1970, with the Arkansas native bringing home World Series MVP honors in 1970. The game was officially finished with 15 minutes left in the day, when the sun set. Keith Hernandez appeared in only 14 games for the Cards as a rookie in 1974, and this was one. As darkness started to fall, Philadelphia closed out the win. 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. Neither team scored again until the next day. listeners: [], Cleveland plated a run on a two-out RBI double by Brandon Guyer to make it 6-4 before Rajai Davis pulled a game-tying two-run homer to left on a 98 mph fastball. David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals had other plans. His 13 career walk-off home runs are still an MLB record. 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. [5] Dennis Cregg says that he thinks that David Cregg has never attended another baseball game. Perhaps the best-known relief pitcher of the 1980s and 1990s, Dennis Eckersley had his best years with his hometown team, the Oakland Athletics. One piece of trivia: This was one of Honus Wagner's final big league appearances -- the 43-year-old Hall of Famer, in his final MLB season, pinch-hit for the Pirates during the game. Fifty players appeared in the game, and about 180 baseballs were used.\n\nJoe Torre, a Cardinals outfielder then, said afterwards: \"That was the fastest 25-inning game I ever played.\"","type":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"longest-games-in-baseball-history-c275773542\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.data":{"html":", September 11, 1974: The @Cardinals beat the @Mets, 4-3, in 25 innings. event : evt, The game, between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox, went 25 innings and lasted eight hours and six minutes. Born: May 18, 1937 (Little Rock, Arkansas), MLB Career highlights:Two-time World Series champion (1966, 1970), 18-time MLB All-Star (1960-74), American League MVP (1964), World Series MVP (1970), 16-time Gold Glove Award (1960-75), MLB All-Century Team. [6] Instead, it resumed on the evening of Tuesday, June 23, the next time the Red Wings were in town. [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. a home run by Yasiel Puig. The Tigers' cleanup hitter went an incredible 7-for-10 at the plate, making him one of just six players in Major League history with a seven-hit game, regardless of game length. What is the longest home run in MLB history? (function() { since 2010, which is the most in the MLB. The game, between the Milwaukee Brewers and the 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. Born: April 1, 1944 (New Orleans, Louisiana), Died:March 29, 2018 (age 73, West Palm Beach, Florida), Position: Right fielder/first baseman/designated hitter, Teams: Houston Colt. 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. [3] There were 19 fans left in the seatsnot including David Cregg, who had fallen asleep[1]all of whom received season[2][3] or lifetime[1] passes to McCoy Stadium. Both teams are already dealing with a slew of injuries as a result of the cold weather. RBI doubles by Albert Belle and Jim Thome had given the Tribe a 4-1 lead in the eighth inning, but the Twins got two back in the eighth and tied the game at 4 on a Terry Jorgensen double in the bottom of the ninth. MLB set a record with 6,105 homers in 2017 and broke that mark with 6,776 in 2019. Jack Reeds two-run home run off Phil Regan in the 22nd gave the Yankees a three-run lead. The White Sox were unable to answer in the bottom of the inning, and the game ended after eight hours and six minutes. Gaylord Perry was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues, with the Cleveland Indians in 1972 and the San Diego Padres in 1978. Still, you'll be hard-pressed to argue any of the clashes that made our decade-spanning top 10 weren't greatand eminently unforgettable. As the players went home to rest before returning at 11 a.m. for an afternoon game that Sunday,[1] they saw people going to Easter sunrise service. All Rights Reserved. It continued throughout the night and into Easter morning. Obviously, someone will break through at some point and pitch the next perfect game maybe it'll even happen this season. Teams: Minnesota Twins (1970-76, 1985-88), Texas Rangers (1976-77), Pittsburgh Pirates (1978-80), Cleveland Indians (1981-85), California Angels (1989-90, 1992), Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1979, 1987), two-time All-Star (1973, 1985). The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians played the longest MLB game in 2022 on September 17. Every Marlins player wore Fernandez's name and No. Staub became a fan favorite on almost every team he played for but never was able to win a World Series championship in 23 seasons. Jim Kaat had an expansive career covering four different decades. 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). Their grand total of innings played on the day: 32. Bobby Wallace started as a pitcher in the late 1800s before moving to the infield, where he'd spend the bulk of his career playing third base and shortstop. The Giants defeated the Red Wings, 6-1, as Jesse Barnes threw a complete game. Hank Webb took the loss after making an throwing error attempting a pickoff in the top of the 25th inning that led to the eventual winning run. 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. 2 (Tie). One year after Young's death, in 1956, the Cy Young Award was named for him to be given to baseball's best pitcher annually, and expanded to an award for both the NL and AL in 1967. The two teams had been tied at 3-3 after 18 innings when the clock struck 1 a.m. 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. 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. The Mets-Astros game lasted 24 hours and 12 minutes, and this one lasted only 22nd and final innings. Then Joe Berry came in to pitch the final 11 frames, and he held the Tigers scoreless. He extended his career by at least a decade when he transitioned to being primarily a designated hitter. The 2022 MLB playoffs have now seen two of the longest games in postseason history. In 2004 ALCS Game 5, the Red Wings defeated the Yankees in 14 innings. He led the majors in wins (14) in 1981 (a strike-shortened season) and led the majors in ERA (2.39) in 1991, the same year he pitched the 13th perfect game in MLB history. have won the World Series once, in 2020. His accomplishments include helping his team to win seven American League pennants alongside four World Series championships! WebWhich MLB team has the most wins since 2010? In the first six games of their season, the Bruins hit five extra-base balls (three home runs, two doubles). Born: July 1, 1883 (Stefuro, Austria-Hungary), Died:April 17, 1946 (age 62, Pottsville, Pennsylvania), Teams:New York Highlanders (1909-12), Boston Braves (1913), Baltimore Terrapins (1914-15), Chicago White Sox (1918), New York Yankees (1919-21), Boston Red Sox (1922-25), Philadelphia Athletics (1925-30), Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1931-32), Cincinnati Reds (1933), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1929, 1930). Ryan credited part of his longevity to unorthodox workouts, including throwing footballs in the offseason and to warm up. Had Haddix's and Martinez's teammates provided them with a single run of support during the first nine innings, they'd be on the list above. Died: March 25, 1951 (age 63, Boston, Massachusetts), Teams: Philadelphia Athletics (1906-14, 1927-30), Chicago White Sox (1915-26), MLB Career highlights: Six-time World Series champion (1910, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1929, 1930), American League MVP (1914). Because of more time for commercials to satisfy sponsors, post-season MLB games can take even longer. In baseball, a comeback is always possible. Since the year 2010, the Dodgers Fifty players appeared in the game, and about 180 baseballs were used. Died: July 17, 1961 (age 74, Atlanta, Georgia), Teams: Detroit Tigers (1905-26), Philadelphia Athletics (1927-28), MLB Career highlights: American League MVP (1911), Triple Crown (1909), MLB All-Century Team. In 2016, Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident. 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. In 1919, the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies played the longest 9-inning game in the history of baseball, a 51-minute affair. 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). Los Angeles got strong pitching performances from Orel Hershiser, who shut out the Expos for the first seven innings, and a rookie John Wetteland, who did so for the final six. We spent 32 minutes doing it. Born: April 21, 1957 (Santa Barbara, California), Teams: New York Mets (1979, 1981-87), Los Angeles Dodgers (1988, 2001-02), Cleveland Indians (1989-91), Milwaukee Brewers (1992-94), Baltimore Orioles (1995-99), St. Louis Cardinals (2000), San Diego Padres (2003), New York Yankees (2003), Minnesota Twins (2003), MLB Career highlights:Two-time World Series champion (1986, 1988), two-time MLB All-Star (1983, 1984). "Tommy John surgery" has become synonymous with elbow problems for MLB pitchers over the last three decades, and it unfortunately overshadows the career of the actual man. Dave Winfield was a great athlete who also could have had a professional basketball career. It was the longest half-inning in MLB history. Between them, Houston and L.A. came back from at least three runs down three separate times. He was known for his pranks and mocking of umpires, behavior largely attributed to his love of drinking. 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. The longest game in Major League Baseball history lasted 3 hours and 43 minutes. Rose was also a winner. Astros right-hander Zack Greinke was pitching brilliantly, and ace Gerrit Cole was available in the bullpen. Young, who didn't even wear a glove until his sixth season, moved onto a friend's farm after his wife's death in 1933 and lived there until his death in 1955 at 88 years old. Died: April 4, 1999 (age 79, Venice, Florida), Years played: 1939, 1941-44, 1946-48, 1949-63, Teams: Washington Senators (1939, 1941-44, 1946-48), Cleveland Indians (1949-57, 1963), Chicago White Sox (1958-62), MLB Career highlights: Cy Young Award (1959), nine-time All-Star (1947, 1955-60), two-time MLB wins leader (1954, 1959), AL ERA leader (1950), two-time AL strikeouts leader (1957, 1958). 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. For the Tigers, Les Mueller handled the first 19 2/3 innings, allowing only one unearned run. Jerry Koosman carried a 3-1 lead into the ninth for the Mets, but he gave up a game-tying homer to Ken Reitz with two outs. That was the MLB record for oldest pitcher to win a game until Jamie Moyer broke it in 2012. Franco didn't stop playing ball after his MLB career either. The wind blew into the infield, making hits difficult;[3] Pawtucket's Dave Koza later said that otherwise his team would have won in nine innings, with "four or five shots that would have been out of the park". All career stats are from Baseball-Reference. Cal Ripken Jr., who was inducted in 2007, went 2-for-13 on the night playing third base for Rochester. Los Angeles tied the game in the ninth inning with a three-run rally that included (what else?) Bert Blyleven was born in the Netherlands, but his family moved to Canada, then to California when he was just a small child. 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. Since 1903 the onset of the modern era the league OBP has been .328. McBride led off with an infield hit, then scored all the way from first on a wild pickoff throw by Hank Webb. Wallace died on Nov. 3, 1960, one day before his 87th birthday. "I figured I could get to third," McBride said after the game, per The Associated Press report. Hall of Famer Rod Carew accounted for two of the Twins' first three runs with a pair of run-scoring hits, while the Brewers' Tommie Reynolds hit a game-tying two-run single in the seventh. Ruth and Barry Bonds are the only two players in the top 10 for home runs, slugging percentage and ISO power. But by the sixth, the Tigers had tied the game at 7, on Rocky Colavito's run-scoring single. Ken Griffey Jr. was one of the most popular, electric players to ever step on a baseball diamond. There was an American League rule that no new inning could begin after that time. For sheer longevity, Jamie Moyer deserves our respect. The RedSox and Dodgers were tied at one going into extras, and the game lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes. He only hit 47 home runs in 21 seasons, which is the least amount of home runs for any player in the 3,000 hit club. Other 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. Carl Yastrzemski played all 23 years of his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox but never won a World Series. And the players who last the longest in any sport also end up being some of the greatest, most beloved and respected. In a slugfest for the ages, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros combined for seven home runs, an all-time Fall Classic record. The only player on either team who did not play in the game was future MLB manager. Obviously, this involves a high degree of subjectivity. 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. Killebrew was an understated, quiet star who played in the World Series just once, in 1965, when the Twins lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They've made the Postseason 10 times in the 13 seasons. Not just for its sheer length, but because of the pitchers' duel that it contained. In 2015, the division series tussle between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers went the distance, with the deciding Game 5 held at the Rogers Centre. The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the Triple-A International League, played the longest game in professional baseball history. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2011 on his 14th try. Collins won the World Series six times five with the Philadelphia Athletics and one with the Chicago White Sox. Maranville's play stood out, of course, but he's most remembered for his personality. The Mets estimated about 1,000 fans were left in the stands.\n\n\"I figured I could get to third,\" McBride said after the game, per The Associated Press report. 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). Still, the highlight of the game might have been Colavito's offensive performance for the losing side. The Bruins won 34-10 in a game that lasted a total of four hours and 15 minutes. Mueller was one of the many ballplayers just returning from military service in World War II when this game was played. The San Francisco Giants have won the most World Series since 2010, with The longest Major League Baseball game by time elapsed took place on May 8, 1984, at Chicagos Comiskey Park. The Due to the weather, many MLB games have been shortened (usually by rain), but they are still considered official games. McGuire, who was an MLB manager for several teams after his career ended, retired with MLB records for most career games for a catcher (1,612), most catcher assists (1,860), most catcher double plays (143), most runners caught stealing (1,459) and most stolen bases allowed (2,546). The very first at-bat of the game (Johnny 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. May 1, 1920: Brooklyn Robins 1, Boston Braves 1Length: 26 inningsThe longest game by innings in Major League history could have gone even longer -- after 26 innings, the game was called due to darkness. Omar Vizquel is definitely in the conversation for the greatest fielding shortstop of all time. MLB.com takes a look back at those marathon contests. He would score the walk-off run on a fielder's choice, coming home all the way from second when Pittsburgh second baseman Jake Pitler hesitated in deciding whether to try to turn a double play on Otto Miller's ground ball. The longest game in MLB postseason history was back in the 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. ET on May 8, 1984. Died: Nov. 21, 1958 (age 49, New Orleans, Louisiana), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1933), 12-time All-Star (1934-45). Of course, the moment was much bigger than any box score. The longest game by innings in Major League history could have gone even longer -- after 26 innings, the game was called due to darkness. But it skidded off the Astroturf and through shortstop Al Weis' legs, allowing the game's lone, walk-off run to score. Over two days, it took eight hours and six minutes to complete. Only three Major League Baseball teams have played at least 23 innings in three games. 53 runners were left on base (30 by Rochester and 23 by Pawtucket). The longest baseball game, the shortest baseball game, the most innings ever Here are the longest games played, by number of innings, in Major League history since 1900. The game commenced on Saturday, April 18, 1981, at 8:25p.m.,[1] after a delay of around 30 minutes due to problems with the stadium lights, with an estimated 1,740 in attendance. But Washington almost lost in the 10th after Don Buford knocked a go-ahead single for the White Sox. He led the National League in home runs six times and finished his career with 511 jacks. We think his skill set would have probably made him an All-Star. He finally got the call to Cooperstown in 2022 after the Golden Days Era Committee made him a baseball immortal. WebAdmittedly, the longest MLB losing streak is a little sad to think about, but lets learn more about the 10 longest losing streaks MLB has ever seen. He was 56 years old. The second and sixth longest games are tied for sixth place, with the Rays-Guardians game now lasting more than five hours. 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). 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. On September 17, the Twins hosted the Guardians for a seven-hour and 56-minute marathon that lasted 25 outs. 2, Derek JeterNo. Boston answered in the bottom of the sixth, when Freddy Parent tripled to the wall in right field and Chick Stahl, in his last year as the Americans' player-manager, drove him in with a single. It was a devastating blow to the Marlins, their fans and the MLB world as a whole. 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. 2022 ALDS Game 3 (Astros 1, Mariners 0): 18 innings Want to know how intimidating a hitter McCovey was? 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. The Yankees have been especially hard hit by Alex Rodriguezs strained left leg, which is expected to sideline him for at least six weeks. and The Cubs fell behind in the series, 3-1. That's just how such things go in a sport like baseball, which is heavily influenced by luck be it good or bad. In a long history of MLB villains, Anson might be the very worst. There is no statistic or metric that measures the greatness of a single contest. June 12, 1967: Washington Senators 6, Chicago White Sox 5It took six hours and 38 minutes, but the home team finally prevailed at D.C. Stadium. 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. T7. Wednesday night, anticipating the inevitable, the Red Sox issued a news release announcing their record streak of sellouts -- 820 (794 regular-season games and an additional 26 in the postseason) -- was ending. And sure enough, the official attendance for the 8-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles was 30,862. In Major League Baseball, there have only been eight games over 23 IP. Willie Mays is one of the few baseball players who can claim GOAT status truly one of the greatest to ever do it. That's how the score stayed until the game was called due to darkness. For the Pirates, Elmer Jacobs pitched 16 2/3 innings in relief and allowed just one run unfortunately, the winning run. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. He won two Triple Crowns and was named National League MVP twice in his 23 seasons in the majors. There have been few batting stances as distinguishable as Julio Franco's the over-the-top wagging of the bat, the knees bent inward at weird angles, the rest of his frame seemingly immobile. 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. Born: April 24, 1967 (Caracas, Venezuela), Teams: Seattle Mariners (1989-93), Cleveland Indians (1994-2004), San Francisco Giants (2005-08), Texas Rangers (2009), Chicago White Sox (2010-11), Toronto Blue Jays (2012), MLB Career highlights: Three-time MLB All-Star (1998, 1999, 2002), 11-time Gold Glove Award (1993-2001, 2005, 2006). 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