Hvad er det længste major league baseball spil i historien?
Extra innings
Den længste kamp i American League og den længste kamp i Major League efter innings, som endte med en sejr til et af holdene, var en sejr på 7-6 til Chicago White Sox over Milwaukee Brewers i 25 innings på Comiskey Park i Chicago i 1984. Kampen begyndte kl. 19.30 den 8. maj 1984, og efter at have scoret tidligt scorede begge hold to gange i 8. inning; men kampen blev afbrudt efter 17 innings med stillingen 3-3 på grund af en regel om udgangsforbud i ligaen, der forbyder, at en inning begynder efter kl. 00.59. Kampen blev fortsat den følgende aften, den 9. maj 1984, og begge hold scorede tre gange i 21. inning til stillingen 6-6; til sidst, i bunden af 25. inning, slog White Sox' Harold Baines et homerun for at afslutte kampen. Tom Seaver var den vindende kaster i afløseren. Derefter fulgte en normal kamp, hvilket betød, at der blev spillet 17 innings begge aftener; Seaver startede og vandt også den anden kamp. Den officielle tid for hele kampen på 25 innings var 8 timer og 6 minutter, hvilket også er en rekord i Major League.
Extra innings
The longest American League game, and tied for the longest major league game by innings which ended with one team winning, was a 7–6 victory by the Chicago White Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers in 25 innings, at Comiskey Park in Chicago in 1984. The game began at 7:30 p.m. on May 8, 1984, and after scoring early runs both teams scored twice in the 8th inning; but the game was suspended after 17 innings with the score tied 3–3 due to a league curfew rule prohibiting an inning from beginning after 12:59 a.m. The game was continued the following evening, May 9, 1984, and both teams scored three times in the 21st inning to make the score 6–6; finally, in the bottom of the 25th, the White Sox' Harold Baines hit a home run to end the contest. Tom Seaver was the winning pitcher in relief. A regularly scheduled game followed, meaning both nights saw 17 innings played; Seaver also started, and won, the second game. The official time of the entire 25-inning game was 8 hours, 6 minutes, also a major league record.
Extra innings