What Is The Longest Baseball Game Ever Played?
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On September 1st, 1920, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves played the longest baseball game in history. The game lasted 18 innings, and ended in a tie.
Introduction
On April 18, 1981, the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers played the longest baseball game in history. The game lasted 8 hours and 6 minutes, and was played over the course of 33 innings. A total of 587 pitches were thrown, and there were a total of 41 hits. In the end, the White Sox won the game 7-6.
The game started out like any other, with both teams scoring runs in the first inning. However, things quickly became interesting in the second inning when the Brewers scored 5 runs off of White Sox pitcher Steve Trout. TheWhite Sox responded by scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the inning, and then neither team scored again until the bottom of the 9th inning when Milwaukee scored 2 runs to take a 7-4 lead.
TheWhite Sox refused to give up though, and they tied the game up in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2 runs of their own. This sent the game into extra innings, and neither team was able to score again through the next 12 innings.
Finally, in the bottom of the 25th inning, White Sox player Harold Baines hit a home run to give his team a 8-7 lead. The Brewers were unable to score in their half of the inning, and so the White Sox finally won after 8 hours and 6 minutes of play.
The Longest Baseball Game by Time
The longest baseball game by time is 8 hours and 6 minutes long. This game was between the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers, and it was played on May 8th, 1984. The game lasted 25 innings, and it ended with the White Sox winning 7-6.
The Longest Baseball Game by Innings
The longest baseball game by innings was played on May 8, 1984, between the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers. The game lasted 25 innings, and was eventually won by the White Sox 7-6.
Why These Games Were So Long
one possible explanation for the increase in length of baseball games is the sheer number of pitches that are thrown in a game. In the 1980s, an average of 145 pitches were thrown per game. By the 2010s, that number had jumped to about 155 pitches per game. That’s about 10 additional pitches per game, or about one every three innings. While that may not seem like a lot, it can add up to a significant amount of time over the course of nine innings.
Another factor that can contribute to longer games is the increased use of relief pitchers. In the 1980s, teams used an average of 2.66 pitchers per game. By the 2010s, that number had risen to 3.34. That’s nearly one additional pitcher per game, which can also add up over the course of nine innings.
Finally, another factor that may be contributing to longer games is the increased use of video replay review. In 2014, Major League Baseball introduced video replay review for certain calls on the field. While this has helped improve the accuracy of calls, it has also added time to games as managers challenge calls and umpires review replays.
Conclusion
In 1974, the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers played the longest baseball game in history. The game went 25 innings and lasted eight hours and six minutes. The Brewers won 7-6.
