12/21/24
April 18, 2011
Thirty years ago today, the longest game in professional baseball history was started.:
"I've been watching for the bunt for 23 innings now."
posted by grum@work at 01:50 PM on April 18, 2011
The storyline; 9th inning comeback, both teams score in the 21st inning...insanity. I also find it kinda amazing that Pawtucket only used 8 pitchers to get through 33 innings, considering the kind of 1/3 inning matchup stuff that happens today. Some teams use almost that many to get through 9 innings.
posted by dfleming at 02:12 PM on April 18, 2011
I also find it kinda amazing that Pawtucket only used 8 pitchers to get through 33 innings
Rochester only used 5 ... of course they lost.
posted by Ricardo at 03:06 PM on April 18, 2011
Heh yeah, Rochester really got shelled ;-)
posted by lil_brown_bat at 03:27 PM on April 18, 2011
It began on a frigid April 18th evening at McCoy Stadium and was halted at 4:09am by order of I.L. President Harold Cooper. On June 23rd, Dave Koza, who entered the game as the best hitter in the contest at 4-for-13, hit a 2-2 curve ball from reliever Cliff Speck into left field to score Marty Barrett and give the Pawtucket Red Sox a 3-2 victory over the Rochester Red Wings.
66 days?! That one will probably stay in the record books for a while.
Rochester's team ERA of .843 for the game was no match for Pawtucket's .545.
I wonder how many people were still in the stands at 4:09 am on April 19th when they called it a night, 25 innings after last call.
posted by bender at 03:41 PM on April 18, 2011
I wonder how many people were still in the stands at 4:09 am on April 19th when they called it a night
According to this, there were 19 and they each received lifetime passes from the owner.
posted by graymatters at 07:36 PM on April 18, 2011
Wow, Jim Umbarger's relief line is epic:
10IP, 4H, 0R, 0BB, 9K
posted by dfleming at 08:39 PM on April 18, 2011
there were 19 and they each received lifetime passes from the owner
Which is like reason #12 in the top 100 reasons Ben Mondor was one of the best owners ever in sports. Here are some more.
posted by yerfatma at 09:13 PM on April 18, 2011