That's how the score stayed until the game was called due to darkness. 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. It lasted six hours and sixteen minutes, during which time the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres battled it out. The second and sixth longest games are tied for sixth place, with the Rays-Guardians game now lasting more than five hours. He extended his career by at least a decade when he transitioned to being primarily a designated hitter. Below is the final out of the perfect game twirled by Seattle Mariners legend Flix Hernndez on Aug. 15, 2012. 1. And that's what it boiled down to with Franco. The rain abated at Camden Yards, and the Orioles mounted a comeback against Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon a few minutes before Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria launched a walk-off home run against the Yankees' Scott Proctor. The 24-year-old was a two-time All-Star and one of the best up-and-coming pitchers in baseball. As the teams marched on, they eventually set the record to that point for the longest night game in history, a note posted to the Astrodome scoreboard -- along with some lighthearted messages to the fans who stuck it out. 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. A base must be reached on balls with at least four pitches, and a first pitch must be struck with at least one. 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. Their record in that timespan was 1179 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. Then, he became the oldest MLB batter to record an RBI at 50. 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. As any 1980s card collector kid will remember from this famous Upper Deck card. 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). Boston's Tony Boeckel drove in the tying run with a single to center in the bottom of the sixth. at It took eight hours and six minutes -- and it had to be completed over two days.\n\nThe game began on May 8. Carlton, who was also the first four-time Cy Young Award winner, refused to speak to the media starting in 1974 through the end of his career in 1988. Only one walk stood between him and perfection. David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals had other plans. Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees: 56 games, 1941. We spent 32 minutes doing it. Born: Sept. 1, 1850 (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Died:Jan. 8, 1919 (age 68, Bridgeport, Connecticut), Teams: Middletown Mansfields (1872), Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1873-78), Providence Grays (1879), Boston Red Caps (1880), Buffalo Bisons (1881-84), New York Giants (1885-92), Washington Senators (1893), New York Giants (1904), MLB Career highlights: National League HR leader (1880), National Baseball Hall of Fame (1945). Pawtucket won the game, 32. He was 18 years old when he played his first game in the majors, which also came three weeks after his mother murdered his father. Both starting pitchers -- A's rookie Jack Coombs and the Americans' Joe Harris -- pitched the entire game. As you may have already sussed out, we're presently experiencing the longest perfect game drought since the early 1980s and the third-longest since 1900. This game, like the Robins and Braves' 26-inning record-setter, ended in a tie. 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. 53 runners were left on base (30 by Rochester and 23 by Pawtucket). The second half of Junior's career was overshadowed by baseball's steroids era, but the appreciation of his accomplishments was never more evident than when he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016 with a 99.32 percent vote, breaking Tom Seaver's 24-year-old record. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Both starters were at the top of their game. In the 10 years since Hernndez crafted history, nine pitchers have lost perfect game bids in the ninth inning (counting Rasmussen). What Collins did better than almost any player in MLB history is win. After the sixth, the teams played the next 15 1/2 innings without another run. The longest MLB game ever played was on May 8, 1984 and lasted for 32 innings. 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. The 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. 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. section: | slug: mlbs-perfect-game-drought-reaches-10-years-a-deeper-look-as-baseball-perfection-remains-elusive | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | May 12, 1972: Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3The Brewers went on the road to Metropolitan Stadium and came away with a win over the host Twins after five hours and 47 minutes. Harris' performance was of course nothing to sneeze at, as he was strong until the 24th and struck out 14 himself. MLB's career wins leader also threw three no-hitters and one perfect game. Rick Dempsey crafted a reputation as being one of the best defensive catchers of his era and for being nails in the postseason. Tommy John pitched for an amazing 26 seasons and made All-Star teams in three different decades. 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 retreated to third, and a strikeout and groundout ended the threat. 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. Did you know that the 1943 Boston Red Sox played in a Major League record thirty-one extra inning games during the same season? Eckersley helped lead the A's to a World Series championship in 1989 and was named American League MVP in 1992. Still one of only 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades, O'Rourke played his last MLB game in 1904, at 54 years old, 11 years after he'd last played in the majors. Tim Raines had elite speed. He also owns the career records for innings pitched (7356), starts (815) and complete games (749). 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. June 27, 1939: Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Boston Bees 2Length: 23 inningsNot content with their MLB-record 26-inning matchup nearly two decades before, these same two clubs met again for 23 more in 1939. As a result of the two games, both teams scored 49 runs on 49 pitches. 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. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { That was the Hall of Famer's only relief appearance that season, and he didn't make another until eight years later. He came perilously close to having 3,000 hits and 1,000 RBI for his career, finishing with 2,877 hits and 951 RBI. It could have been an inning-ending double play to send the game to the 25th. 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. 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. Despite the cold, the Yankees were unable to hold on to a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth, as the Twins rallied for a 6-5 victory. Fireballing closer Aroldis Chapman, acquired in a midseason trade from the New York Yankees, was on the hill for Chicago. Somehow, they only allowed one run apiece. It was the longest game by time in Major League history, and is still the longest game by time in White Sox history. 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. Tony Perez was a key part of Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" in the 1970s when the franchise won back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 1976. have won the World Series once, in 2020. Tom Glavine could have very well been a Hall of Famer in another sport. But that third series would feature arguably the most memorable game of the Giants' magical even-year trifecta. Still, the highlight of the game might have been Colavito's offensive performance for the losing side. Here is a rundown of that next-longest tier of games. 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. There is no straight answer to the question of how long a game should be. Teams: Cleveland Indians (1975-77), Boston Red Sox (1978-84, 1998), Chicago Cubs (1984-86), Oakland Athletics (1987-95), St. Louis Cardinals (1996-97), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1989), American League MVP (1992), American League Cy Young Award (1992), six-time MLB All-Star (1977, 1982, 1988, 1990-92), ALCS MVP (1988). The 25 innings also tied the Major League record for the most innings played in a game. 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. Defensively, no one holds a candle to the 16-time Gold Glove Award winner who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles. T7. After a 17-minute rain delay during which Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward reportedly delivered an inspirational speech, Chicago scored two runs in the top of the 10th on a double by Ben Zobrist and a single by Miguel Montero. 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 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. He also was a second-generation MLB player following his father, Ken Griffey Sr. Ripken made his major league debut two months after the game was completed, and was the American League's Rookie of the Year in 1982. Over nine stellar frames, he struck out eight. 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. They've made the Postseason 10 times in the 13 seasons. After five hours and 15 minutes, with the sun setting, the game was called. Of course, the moment was much bigger than any box score. Until then, though, Hernndez's appointment with history remains the last one that any moundsman has managed to keep. "If a pitcher couldn't go the distance," Oeschger would tell the Sarasota Herald-Tribune decades later, "he soon found himself some other form of occupation. 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. He led the National League in home runs six times and finished his career with 511 jacks. since 2010, which is the most in the MLB. Philadelphia's only run came in the bottom of the fourth, when Buddy Rosar knocked an RBI single to left field. He also had 136 triples and 506 doubles. Overall, he hit .348 with seven RBI over those seven games and won World Series MVP honors. 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. Los Angeles Dodgers But he was a hard-luck Hall of Fame candidate in both attempts after his career and with the Veteran's Committee. The Boston Red Socks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-11 in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series to claim their first championship. Sutton finished his career with 324 wins, but he was snakebit in the postseason. The Yankees have been especially hard hit by Alex Rodriguezs strained left leg, which is expected to sideline him for at least six weeks. 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