As a result of the two games, both teams scored 49 runs on 49 pitches. A baseball game lasts an average of 3 hours and 10 minutes. 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. Williams went 0for13 in 15 plate appearances, one of many records achieved during the game. 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. ", #OTD in 1920 at Braves Field, the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves played a record 26-inning game that ended in 1-1 tie. 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. 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. Longevity doesn't always determine greatness in sports, but it does show how tough a player was. Willie Keeler, Baltimore Orioles (NL): 45 games, 1896-97. 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. 4 times That was the last of the scoring until the 22nd inning, when Jack Reed's two-run homer off Phil Regan gave New York the lead for good. Seaver, who was in his second MLB season and a year away from leading the Miracle Mets to the 1969 World Series title, threw 10 shutout innings and allowed just two hits. Mack was only in his sixth season in Philadelphia when the first of those games took place before an estimated crowd of 18,000 on a Saturday afternoon at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston -- the home of the Red Sox before Fenway Park, when they were still called the Americans. Teams: Montreal Expos (1979-90, 2001), Chicago White Sox (1991-95), New York Yankees (1996-98), Oakland Athletics (1999), Baltimore Orioles (2001), Florida Marlins (2002), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1996, 1998), seven-time All-Star (1981-87), Silver Slugger Award (1986), NL batting champion (1986). [7] Finally at 4:07a.m., at the end of the 32nd inning and more than eight hours after it began, the game was stopped. Let's put the current perfect game drought in some historical context by looking at the time elapsed between each of those 23 perfect games: Those first two 19th-century perfectos are counted since they occurred in the National League, but they should really be dismissed since the rules of play were significantly different in 1880. How about throwing the second no-hitter in big league playoff history? The A's struck first with a run-scoring infield hit by Harry Lord in the top of the third inning. Detroit tied things up in the top of the seventh on a Doc Cramer run-scoring groundout. He also was a second-generation MLB player following his father, Ken Griffey Sr. On September 17, the Twins hosted the Guardians for a seven-hour and 56-minute marathon that lasted 25 outs. July 21, 1945: Detroit Tigers 1, Philadelphia Athletics 1Length: 24 inningsBefore the White Sox and Brewers surpassed them four decades later, the Tigers and A's had the AL record for longest game. 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). The Robins (the predecessors to the Dodgers) and Braves were tied at 1, and that's how the game ended. 2 (Tie). Unfortunately for them, they lost all three. [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. Kansas City third base coach Mike Jirscheleheld Gordon at third. 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. Harold Baines walk-off home run off Chuck Porter in the ninth gave the Whitecaps a victory. He won three of his seven National League MVP awards by 1993, and he also led the league in slugging percentage a staggering seven times in his career. The A's were still managed by the legendary Connie Mack, 82 years old and in his 45th season with the team. 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. A game between the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox went into extra frames before each team won. But they came back to win the next two and set the stage for a Game 7 in Cleveland. The Senators and White Sox were tied 4-4 after nine innings, with Cap Peterson having hit two home runs for Washington, including going back-to-back with Frank Howard in the fourth. Did you know that the 1943 Boston Red Sox played in a Major League record thirty-one extra inning games during the same season? 1. Ryan is one of just a handful of players to play in four different decades. 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. 16 on the back of his jersey. Carl Yastrzemski played all 23 years of his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox but never won a World Series. Alex Rodriguezs injury hurt the Yankees, while the Rockies couldnt take advantage of their chances. 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). After the final out, the Marlins players piled their hats on the mound next to a stenciled-on No. The game, between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Still, the highlight of the game might have been Colavito's offensive performance for the losing side. 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. 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. The entire episode took just three hours and 50 minutes. Aaron's forte was consistency. He also owns the career records for innings pitched (7356), starts (815) and complete games (749). It's one of the more interesting debates in all of sports. Eckersley helped lead the A's to a World Series championship in 1989 and was named American League MVP in 1992. But that third series would feature arguably the most memorable game of the Giants' magical even-year trifecta. They've made the Postseason 10 times in the 13 seasons. "Now batting for the YankeesNo. Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger each pitched 26 complete frames in a 26-inning marathon that ended 11 after two days in 1920. They each made the Postseason 10 times. Fisk only played for two teams in his 24 years, going from the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox in 1981. 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. Bert Blyleven was born in the Netherlands, but his family moved to Canada, then to California when he was just a small child. 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). This was the fourth consecutive game in which the temperature fell below freezing, and the fifth time this season the game was played in such temperatures. 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 The Mets were defeated in the ninth by the Cards at the Astrodome, 4-3. Sept. 11, 1974: St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3 \nLength: 25 innings** \nThe 13,460 fans who arrived at Shea Stadium on this Wednesday night in September had no idea what they were in for: A seven-hour, four-minute contest that wouldn't end until 3:13 in the morning, becoming the longest continuous Major League game (by innings) where a winner was decided.\n\nJerry 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. Brooklyn's run came courtesy of leadoff man Ivy Olson, who lined an RBI single over Hall of Fame shortstop Rabbit Maranville's head in the fifth. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. In 1919, the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies played the longest 9-inning game in the history of baseball, a 51-minute affair. Even more amazing is he pitched no-hitters in three different decades over the span of 18 years. [6] He promised that the Sunday newspaper would prove his story, but since the game's postponement occurred too late to appear in it, Aponte had to wait until the Monday edition. In the marathon seventh, a pinch-hit home run by Zach Lannan was the game-changer. Since the year 2010, the Dodgers 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. Early Wynn left high school in rural Alabama before graduating to sign with the Washington Senators for $100 a month and made his MLB debut in 1939 at just 19 years old. With sunrise barely three hours away, the Cards held on for the 4-3 win. [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. "I just plain blew it," Weis said after the game. "[5] The weather was so cold that players burned broken bats and the stadium's wooden benches to warm themselves, and the clubhouses ran out of food. The game lasted five hours and 41 minutes, and was won on a walk-off home run by Scott Podsednik. 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. The 3 hrs and 50 mins contest was called due to darkness, both pitchers (Leon Cadore & Joe Oeschger) went the distance. 2022 ALDS Game 3 (Astros 1, Mariners 0): 18 innings The Yankees have been especially hard hit by Alex Rodriguezs strained left leg, which is expected to sideline him for at least six weeks. [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. 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. Jim Thome based his batting stance on watching Roy Hobbs, the character played by Robert Redford in the 1984 film "The Natural." In the end, both teams played to a zero-zero-game in a game that lasted five hours and 47 minutes. The Cubs fell behind in the series, 3-1. 3 World Series in that time span. "Players who stand flat-footed and swing with their arms are golfers not hitters." Harmon Killebrew led the American League in home runs six times in 22 seasons, playing all but one of them with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins. Both starting pitchers -- A's rookie Jack Coombs and the Americans' Joe Harris -- pitched the entire game. [6] Instead, it resumed on the evening of Tuesday, June 23, the next time the Red Wings were in town. He's still Boston's career leader in RBIs (1,844), runs (1,816), hits (3,419), singles (2,262), doubles (646), total bases (5,539) and games played (3,308) and is always mentioned as one of the greatest players to never win a World Series. 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. 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 would finish the game with four hits and two RBI, and the Marlins won, 7-3. Harold Baines drove a walk-off home run off Chuck Porter to win it for Chicago. Steve Carlton was a true throwback. Longest AL/NL win streaks, Modern Era (since 1900) Giants (1916): 26 games Cleveland (2017): 22 games . Five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, at 6-foot-10, was likely the most intimidating pitcher of all time. He came perilously close to having 3,000 hits and 1,000 RBI for his career, finishing with 2,877 hits and 951 RBI. The first five runs in the game were scored by home runs. 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. He served a one-year suspension in 2014 for using PEDs, a full seven years after he hit his 500th home run. Franco didn't stop playing ball after his MLB career either. Born: Sept. 15, 1938 (Williamston, North Carolina), Teams: San Francisco Giants (1962-71), Cleveland Indians (1972-75), Texas Rangers (1975-77, 1980), San Diego Padres (1978-79), New York Yankees (1980), Atlanta Braves (1981), Seattle Mariners (1982-83), Kansas City Royals (1983), MLB Career highlights: Two-time Cy Young Award (1972, 1978), five-time All-Star (1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1979), three-time MLB wins leader (1970, 1972, 1978). Neither team scored again until the 25th, when St. Louis' Bake McBride -- aptly nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" -- made something happen with his wheels. The Robins (the predecessors to the Dodgers) and Braves were tied at 1, and that's how the game ended. Hornsby also was one of the first petulant, disliked superstars in league history. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs made it to the World Series. The very first at-bat of the game (Johnny He was also arguably the greatest left-handed hitter of all time. But the Bees would have won in the 13th if not for a cruel twist of fate. The game's not over until you get the 27th out -- or, sometimes, a lot more than that. 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. Harris' performance was of course nothing to sneeze at, as he was strong until the 24th and struck out 14 himself. He wondered if it wasn't getting dark. Died: Oct. 31, 2018 (age 80, Stanford, California), Teams: San Francisco Giants (1959-73, 1977-80), San Diego Padres (1974-76), Oakland Athletics (1976), MLB Career highlights: National League MVP (1969), National League Rookie of the Year (1959), six-time MLB All-Star (1963, 1966, 1968-71). What is the longest home run in MLB history? But by the sixth, the Tigers had tied the game at 7, on Rocky Colavito's run-scoring single. He knew it wasn't a Virginia ham and became convinced that it was too dark to play ball. He hit his 500th home run in 1929 15 years into his 22-year career. For the Tigers, Les Mueller handled the first 19 2/3 innings, allowing only one unearned run. When the game resumed, the Brewers took the lead again in the 21st inning on a three-run homer by Ben Oglivie. These MLB players excelled for decades and became baseball legends. 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. a home run by Yasiel Puig. It was the first game of a doubleheader, with the Braves eventually winning 8-6. Cooper had suggested that the game resume that day, but Rochester manager Doc Edwards requested a delay because of the risk of injury. That trend was exemplified in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series. 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. But what about the longest nine-inning game in MLB history? Born: May 22, 1943 (Terre Haute, Indiana), Teams: Cleveland Indians (1963-64), Chicago White Sox (1965-71), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972-74, 1976-78), New York Yankees (1979-82, 1986-89), California Angels (1982-85), Oakland Athletics (1985), MLB Career highlights: Four-time All-Star (1968, 1978-80). 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. T7. Los Angeles Dodgers 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. As a team, Belmont had the best year in the country in terms of doubles, home runs, runs, and slugging percentage. 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). ET on May 8, 1984. After five hours and 15 minutes, with the sun setting, the game was called. The longest game in Major League Baseball history lasted 3 hours and 43 minutes. 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). If it sounds familiar, that's because it's essentially the same thing that happened in the 1993 film "Rookie of the Year" when the Chicago Cubs discover middle-schooler Henry Rowengarter in the stands at one of their games. Keith Hernandez appeared in only 14 games for the Cards as a rookie in 1974, and this was one. It was the result of darkness. 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. So what gives? How Long Was The Longest Half Inning In Mlb History? It was the 18th in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series between the Dodgers and Red Sox. A walk-off home run by Max Muncy in the bottom half of theinning gave the game its final score. In addition to being the longest game by time, this 3-2 Dodgers victory lasted seven hours and 20 minutes. Al Weis, the games last out, expressed his dissatisfaction. With two outs, Giants center fielder Gregor Blanco misplayed a bloop single off the bat of Alex Gordon and allowed the ball to roll to the wall. Rose was also a winner. Fair enough. Raines defined the majors in the 1980s and led the National League in stolen bases four times. Milwaukee looked like it would win in regulation after taking a two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning. This was the longest game in Major League Baseball history, with a total of 10 complete games. Since 1903 the onset of the modern era the league OBP has been .328. The Robins had since become the Dodgers, while the Braves were now in the middle of a five-year spell nicknamed the Bees. Carpenter prevailed with a three-hit shutout as the Cards won the division series' decisive game, 1-0, en route to a World Series run. Only three Major League Baseball teams have played at least 23 innings in three games. But some games in MLB history have truly gone to the extreme. Tom Glavine could have very well been a Hall of Famer in another sport. 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. The Bruins scored seven runs in each of their first two at-bats, and they scored 14 runs in each of their next three at-bats to lead 23-4 after three. Here you'll find information on the game of baseball, from the rules to the history. 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. May 8, 1984: Chicago White Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6Length: 25 inningsThis is the longest game in MLB history in terms of time. A base must be reached on balls with at least four pitches, and a first pitch must be struck with at least one. The longest game by innings in Major League history could have gone even longer -- after 26 innings, the game was called due to darkness. Somehow, Chicago managed to tie the game again in the bottom half, on RBI knocks by Carlton Fisk and Tom Paciorek, and the two teams played on. In the 2015 Major League Baseball playoffs, the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners set the all-time record for most strikeouts with 41 strikeouts. 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. The next runs came 16 innings later, when the Giants prevailed. 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). In his book "Me and the Spitter," the Hall of Famer would write that this was the game where "they saw Gaylord Perry throw a spitter under pressure for the first, but hardly the last, time in his career.". The Cardinals and Mets in 1974 also hit 25 innings. 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. Vizquel is one of just 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades and the only shortstop to do so. Sunday. The RedSox and Dodgers were tied at one going into extras, and the game lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes. That was the Hall of Famer's only relief appearance that season, and he didn't make another until eight years later. 7 (Tie). we've achieved several examples of almost-perfection over the last decade, MLB rumors: Twins looking to trade; Mets sign Pham, Report: Red Sox sign free agent OF Duvall to $7M deal, Ranking 20 players who could have been free agents, MLB rumors: Aroldis Chapman drawing interest, Cleveland Guardians top MLB prospects for 2023, Deeper look at MLB's 10-year perfect game drought, Top 20 players who could have been free agents, Thomas, three-time All-Star for Pirates, dies at 93, Padres sign top international prospect Salas, Report: Montas to miss first month with shoulder injury. In the bottom of the 25th -- after a scoreless top half by Tom Seaver, on in relief -- the White Sox ended the game with a bang. He also had 136 triples and 506 doubles. 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. WebLets give the nine closest runners-up to the longest MLB hitting streak a little bit of credit as we count down the 10 longest hitting streaks in baseball history. For all of his accomplishments, Rodriguez won just one World Series, in 2009 with the New York Yankees. 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. In the bottom of the first inning, light-hitting second baseman Dee Gordon stepped to the plate. Tim Raines had elite speed. But it skidded off the Astroturf and through shortstop Al Weis' legs, allowing the game's lone, walk-off run to score. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Born: March 25, 1966 (Concord, Massachusetts), Teams: Atlanta Braves (1987-2002, 2008), New York Mets (2003-07), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1995), two-time Cy Young Award (1991-98), World Series MVP (1995), 10-time All-Star (1991-93, 1996-98, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006), five-time NL wins leader (1991-93, 1998, 2000), four-time Silver Slugger Award (1991, 1995, 1996, 1998). Theory became reality when MadBum trotted out of the bullpen in the fifth inning with the Giants clinging to a 3-2 lead. WebWhich MLB team has the most wins since 2010? With sunrise barely three hours away, the Cards held on for the 4-3 win. We also offer a variety of resources for baseball players, including tips on hitting, pitching, and fielding. As the teams cleanup hitter, he went 7-for-10 in the 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. His 13 career walk-off home runs are still an MLB record. The longest MLB game ever played was on May 8, 1984 and lasted for 32 innings. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Nonetheless, some games have gone far beyond the norm. Jack Quinn was 49 years and 70 days old when he won a game as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932. Meanwhile, in Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the Orioles before that game went to a rain delay. [3] When Boggs' father complimented him for getting four hits in the game, the player admitted that he actually had 12 at bats. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( Hernndez's historic gem against the Tampa Bay Rays on that day was just the 23rd recognized perfect game ever and just the 21st since the modern American League-National League era began in 1903. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 1179 games since 2010, which is the most in the MLB. 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. Due to the weather, many MLB games have been shortened (usually by rain), but they are still considered official games. Washington would pad its lead and win the game by a healthy 6-2 margin to claim the first title in franchise history. Jessy is an avid baseball fan and writer for the popular website, Baseball Writes. 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. 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). The longest Major League Baseball game by time elapsed took place on May 8, 1984, at Chicagos Comiskey Park. 2014 NLDS Game 2 (Giants 2, Nationals 1): 18 innings T-1. If the past decade of baseball was about one thing, it was home runs. The 2022 MLB playoffs have now seen two of the longest games in postseason history. The game was held up for 24 hours, the longest ever held in Major League Baseball. 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