2 (Tie). Five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, at 6-foot-10, was likely the most intimidating pitcher of all time. David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals had other plans. One thing Griffey Jr. never did in his 22 seasons? Want to know how intimidating a hitter McCovey was? T7. Aaron's forte was consistency. 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. Through seven innings, the Yankees built a 7-0 lead over the Rays that felt like a death knell for Tampa Bay's postseason chances. Wilson went nine scoreless and allowed only five hits. 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. Seen through the lens of Halladay's untimely death in a 2017 plane crash, the game takes on even more significance and stands as a high point in a Hall of Fame career. 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. The game started as a pitchers' duel between San Diego's Jake Peavy, who threw eight scoreless innings and struck out 11, and Colorado's Jeff Francis, who went seven scoreless. The teams played seven more scoreless innings until the 22nd, when Troy Tulowitzki drove the go-ahead double to deep left-center, and the Rockies held on. [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. Mays came out of abject poverty in rural Alabama and was playing professionally in the Negro Leagues by the time he was 16 years old. Gossage had straight flames coming out of his powerful right arm, topping out at 103 miles per hour on a pitch during that 1978 season. 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. Boston's Tony Boeckel drove in the tying run with a single to center in the bottom of the sixth. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 14-6 in a seven-hour, 14-minute game. Dodgers starter Whit Wyatt pitched 16 innings of two-run baseball, while Lou Fette started for the Bees and allowed two runs in nine innings. Well, it's baseball, and the unsatisfactory answer is that it's very likely just randomness at work. 106. Two of Maddux's most telling career statistics are his MLB records of 18 Gold Glove Awards and 17 consecutive seasons with at least 15 wins. Some high schools do not have lighting, so game timings may not be as 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. The Robins (the predecessors to the Dodgers) and Braves were tied at 1, and that's how the game ended. On October 4, 2014, the San Francisco Giants played the Washington Nationals for six hours and 23 minutes. 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. 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). callback: cb On July 21, 1945, two teams played 24 ins and 24 outs in a four-hour, 48-minute marathon game. The longest MLB game ever played was between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves on May 1, 1920, lasting a staggering 26 innings. ", #OTD in 1920 at Braves Field, the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves played a record 26-inning game that ended in 1-1 tie. on: function(evt, cb) { "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. Franco was outstanding in the 1980s, but what he did after that is truly amazing. The losing pitcher was Steve Grilli, who had joined Rochester in the interim since the game's suspension. Washington would pad its lead and win the game by a healthy 6-2 margin to claim the first title in franchise history. would get, as Bumgarner got catcher Salvador Perez to pop out, sealed another trophy for San Francisco and cemented himself as one of the greatest pitchers in postseason history. In October 2016, iconic Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully made his final call after 67 years behind the mic for the Dodgers, beginning when the franchise was still in Brooklyn. [3] When Boggs' father complimented him for getting four hits in the game, the player admitted that he actually had 12 at bats. Coombs was especially brilliant, yielding just the one run and striking out 18. Fireballing closer Aroldis Chapman, acquired in a midseason trade from the New York Yankees, was on the hill for Chicago. 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. Neither team scored again until the 25th, when St. Louis' Bake McBride -- aptly nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" -- made something happen with his wheels. MLB's perfect game drought reaches 10 years: A deeper look as baseball perfection remains elusive Flix Hernndez threw the last perfect game in 2012; MLB is in Milwaukee looked like it would win in regulation after taking a two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning. Kansas City third base coach Mike Jirscheleheld Gordon at third. Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers (1966-80, 1988), Houston Astros (1981-82), Milwaukee Brewers (1982-84), Oakland Athletics (1985), California Angels (1985-87), MLB Career highlights: Four-time MLB All-Star (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977), MLB ERA leader (1980). The Baseball Hall of Fame possesses other artifacts of the game, including the official scorecard. In the bottom of the first inning, light-hitting second baseman Dee Gordon stepped to the plate. He came closest with the New York Mets, losing in the 1973 World Series and leaving the team in 1985 the year before they won the World Series in 1986. Alex Rodriguezs injury hurt the Yankees, while the Rockies couldnt take advantage of their chances. Franco didn't stop playing ball after his MLB career either. 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. 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. He was a hoops star at the University of Minnesota and selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft and Utah Stars in the ABA draft. What is the longest game in history of baseball? 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. [1], Grilli pitched to 3 batters in the 33rd Speck pitched to 1 batter in the 33rd WP - Jones, Two future inductees for the Baseball Hall of Fame were part of the historic game. On Sept. 26 of that season, Miami played its first game after Fernandez's death at home against the New York Mets. 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. Babe Ruths home run hit was the longest in MLB history. It was high drama spread across two cities, and likely part of the reason MLB decided, beginning in 2015, to schedule all games on the season's final day for the same start time. Speaker, like many of the players from his era, has a profoundly complicated legacy. On September 17, the Twins hosted the Guardians for a seven-hour and 56-minute marathon that lasted 25 outs. 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. Seven Pawtucket players had already made their major league debuts, and were back in the minors at the time of the game, but would return to the major leagues: Four other Pawtucket players had yet to debut in the majors: One Pawtucket player had completed his major league career by the time of this game: Four Rochester players had already made their major league debuts, and were back in the minors at the time of the game, but would return to the major leagues: Four other Rochester players had yet to debut in the majors: Seven Rochester players had completed their major league careers by the time of this game: This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 19:56. Then, he became the oldest MLB batter to record an RBI at 50. The drama-packed inning finally ended after 53 minutes. At eight hours and six minutes, it is the longest game played since 1901, according to Stathead. 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). Overall, he hit .348 with seven RBI over those seven games and won World Series MVP honors. WebNo, there has never been an official MLB game that went to 164 innings. He chose baseball, and the rest is history. What makes this anniversary even more notable is that Hernndez's 2012 perfecto is the last perfect game to be thrown in Major League Baseball. Philadelphia Athletics, 20 (1916 and 1943) There are five teams that have had a losing streak end at 20 games with the Philadelphia Athletics being responsible for two of them. After five hours and 15 minutes, with the sun setting, the game was called. Claude Osteen pitched 9 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for St. Louis; Jerry Cram pitched eight scoreless innings in relief for New York. Neither bullpen allowed a run, with Boston's Milt Shoffner turning in an especially strong relief effort, throwing eight scoreless innings to conclude the game. The cold weather made it difficult for both teams to play this game, which resulted in a disappointing outcome. 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). 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. But they came back to win the next two and set the stage for a Game 7 in Cleveland. Then, in the ninth, things got dicey. The A's struck first with a run-scoring infield hit by Harry Lord in the top of the third inning. In a must-see NL Wild Card Game matchup between San Francisco Giants postseason hero Madison Bumgarner and New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard, the score was 0-0 heading into the ninth inning. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. The Giants led 6-1 after 23rd, but the Mets fought back and eventually won the game. This was the longest game in Major League Baseball history, with a total of 10 complete games. We spent 32 minutes doing it. Legends of billy goats and memories of Steve Bartman hung in the cold Windy City air. Maranville remains one of the most eccentric people to ever play in the majors. pic.twitter.com/SEPkdE2bwy. That was played by the Yankees and Red Sox on Aug. 18, 2006. Baseball Longest Careers in MLB History By Tony Adame, updated on April 25, 2022 Eric Risberg / AP Photo Longevity doesn't always determine greatness in sports, but it does show how tough a player was. Six years before they played 25 innings in Flushing, they played 24 against the Astros in Houston. He hit at least 40 home runs in a season eight times and had his greatest season in 1969, when he racked up 49 home runs and 140 RBI on the way to winning American League MVP honors. The Rays began to bite into the Yanks' lead and eventually tied the game, sending it to extra innings. Yes, we've achieved several examples of almost-perfection over the last decade -- including Drew Rasmussen's near miss on Sunday -- but the perfect game itself has remained elusive. As a result of the two games, both teams scored 49 runs on 49 pitches. Anson refused to play with or against Black players during his career and fought for segregation in baseball throughout his career. After his pitching days were over, Kaat had a long run as a sportscaster. The A's were still managed by the legendary Connie Mack, 82 years old and in his 45th season with the team. 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. 10:33 am ET. It could have been an inning-ending double play to send the game to the 25th. The longest baseball game ever played lasted 8 hours and 6 minutes and was recorded in 2008. 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. That's exactly what Doc did on Oct. 6 in Game 1 of the division series matchup between the Phils and the Cincinnati Reds. The Robins (the predecessors to the Dodgers) and Braves were tied at 1, and that's how the game ended. Vizquel is one of just 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades and the only shortstop to do so. The game was close throughout, with both teams trading leads all night. 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. 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). For all of his accomplishments, Rodriguez won just one World Series, in 2009 with the New York Yankees. Obviously, this involves a high degree of subjectivity. The Mets were defeated in the ninth by the Cards at the Astrodome, 4-3. Born: Nov. 4, 1873 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Died:Nov. 3, 1960 (age 86, Torrance, California), Teams: Cleveland Spiders (1894-98), St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (1899-1901), St. Louis Browns (1902-16), St. Louis Cardinals (1917-18), MLB Career highlights: National Baseball Hall of Fame (1953). In 1919, the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies played the longest 9-inning game in the history of baseball, a 51-minute affair. In the sixth, the Bruins set three NCAA single-inning records. From the moment the recording of Bob Sheppard making his signature announcement began"Now batting for the YankeesNo. Steinbrenner misunderstood a "cost-of-living" clause in the contract and thought he was signing Winfield for $16 million. event : evt, When he returned from a one-year sabbatical for his final season with the Colorado Rockies in 2012, he twice became the oldest pitcher to win an MLB game at 49, then 50 years old. 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. Brooks Robinson is in the discussion for greatest third baseman of all time. 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. 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. 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. Jack Quinn was 49 years and 70 days old when he won a game as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932. 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. He's still the last pitcher to win 25 or more games in the National League and the last pitcher in all of MLB to throw 300 innings in a single season. He also had 136 triples and 506 doubles. 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. Rabbit Maranville played all 23 seasons of his MLB career in the National League a record that stood until Pete Rose broke it in 1986. 4 (Tie). The game was finally decided when, with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 24th inning, Houston's Bob Aspromonte hit a routine ground ball to short. There have only been eight Major League games of 23 innings or longer, while there have been nine at exactly the 22-inning mark. The Robins had since become the Dodgers, while the Braves were now in the middle of a five-year spell nicknamed the Bees. Nolan Ryan became one of MLB's greatest pitchers over a 27-year career that included MLB career records with seven no-hitters and 5,714 strikeouts. Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay was brilliant in 2010. Long balls will do that for you. 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. It was the longest half-inning in MLB history. But he is still best known for the low point of his career, giving up a home run to Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, one of the most famous home runs in MLB history. 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. 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 Carl Yastrzemski played all 23 years of his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox but never won a World Series. The throw impressed the team's manager that Quinn was offered a contract. He is a proud supporter of his local team, the Toronto Blue Jays, and loves to explore the history and culture of the sport. 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. 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. Due to the weather, many MLB games have been shortened (usually by rain), but they are still considered official games. 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 the end, both teams played to a zero-zero-game in a game that lasted five hours and 47 minutes. 106. Honus Wagners final big league appearance came in this game as a pinch-hitter for the Pirates. 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). When the game resumed, the Brewers took the lead again in the 21st inning on a three-run homer by Ben Oglivie. "I figured I could get to third," McBride said after the game, per The Associated Press report. The Brewers won the game 7-6. Born: July 24, 1964 (Riverside, California), Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-92), San Francisco Giants (1993-2007), MLB Career highlights: Seven-time National League MVP (1990, 1992, 1993, 2001-04), 14-time MLB All-Star (1990, 1992-98, 2000-04, 2007), 12-time Silver Slugger Award winner (1990-94, 1996, 1997, 2000-04), eight-time Gold Glove Award winner (1990-94, 1996-98). He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2011 on his 14th try. 2 (Tie). Games Year(s) League Joe Wilhoit: 69: 1919: Western League: Joe DiMaggio: 61: 1933: Pacific Coast League: Roman Mejias: 55: 1954: Big State League: Otto Pahlman: 4 times Claude Osteen pitched 9 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for St. Louis; Jerry Cram pitched eight scoreless innings in relief for New York. All Rights Reserved. But the Mets fought back and tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on a three-run homer by Joe Christopher. But what about the longest nine-inning game in MLB history? One of the greatest left-handed power hitters of all time, Willie McCovey led the National League in home runs three times and is one of the greatest players to never win a World Series. 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). After the win, an emotional Scully serenaded the crowd with arecorded rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings.". 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). There was an American League rule that no new inning could begin after that time.\n\nMilwaukee looked like it would win in regulation after taking a two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning. And the players who last the longest in any sport also end up being some of the greatest, most beloved and respected. [5] Dennis Cregg says that he thinks that David Cregg has never attended another baseball game. The Astros ultimately won, 13-12, on a walk-off single by Alex Bregman in the 10th. 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. 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. Wallace spent the majority of his career in St. Louis, where he played for the Perfects, Cardinals and Browns. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Here you'll find information on the game of baseball, from the rules to the history. Ryan credited part of his longevity to unorthodox workouts, including throwing footballs in the offseason and to warm up. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an official baseball game length record book. After 14 innings of scoreless play, Milwaukee broke the tie in the 22nd on Mike Ferraro's single off none other than Bert Blyleven, who was just 21 years old at the time. But John somehow was never elected to the Hall of Fame, even though he had 288 career wins and his 164 wins post-surgery were just one less than Sandy Koufax's career total. 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. Since 1900, the longest game played has been defined as having at least seven innings. 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. "Yaz" was an 18-time All-Star and had his best season in 1967, winning the American League Triple Crown and American League MVP. The 24-year-old was a two-time All-Star and one of the best up-and-coming pitchers in baseball. Maddux achieved the feat first from 1992 to 1995. 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. Meanwhile, in Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the Orioles before that game went to a rain delay. One of the toughest, meanest pitchers to ever step on the mound, Wynn served two years fighting in World War II and won his only Cy Young in 1959, his 21st season. 2"the crowd was on its feet. 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. The game was between the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers and was played at Milwaukee County Stadium. 16 in a powerful tribute to Fernandez. Nonetheless, some games have gone far beyond the norm. "Pudge" was one of three Fisk brothers drafted off the baseball team at Charlestown (New Hampshire) High alongside Calvin and Conrad. Unfortunately for them, they lost all three. ); Every once in a while, two teams meet on the field and produce a game far longer than a single game has any business going -- even beyond the 20-inning mark. 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. 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. 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. Their record in that timespan was 1179-825. On May 8, 1984, the Chicago White Sox and Milwuakee Brewers played the longest game in the history of major league baseball. But by the sixth, the Tigers had tied the game at 7, on Rocky Colavito's run-scoring single. Aaron broke one of the most hallowed records in sports when he became the MLB career leader for home runs in 1974, and his 755 career home runs stood as the record until Barry Bonds broke it in 2007. MLB set a record with 6,105 homers in 2017 and broke that mark with 6,776 in 2019. 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. In 2004 ALCS Game 5, the Red Wings defeated the Yankees in 14 innings. Now that the World Series isin the books, and the Cubs have broken the longest drought in sports, we can now start to digest what we've learned over these past seven games.It happened! Sunday. 1999, 2001, 2002), nine-time MLB strikeouts leader (1992-95, 1999-2002, 2004). listeners: [], The game was officially finished with 15 minutes left in the day, when the sun set. Perhaps the best-known relief pitcher of the 1980s and 1990s, Dennis Eckersley had his best years with his hometown team, the Oakland Athletics. 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. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | Bert Blyleven was born in the Netherlands, but his family moved to Canada, then to California when he was just a small child. Rusty Staub was only 19 when he became a full-time MLB player with the Houston Colt .45s in 1963 and played in 150 games. 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