<P> The longest game by innings in Major League Baseball was a 1 -- 1 tie in the National League between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins in 26 innings , at Braves Field in Boston on May 1 , 1920 . It had become too dark to see the ball ( fields did not have lights yet and the sun was setting ) , and the game was considered a draw . Played rapidly by modern standards , those 26 innings were completed in 3 hours and 50 minutes . As was the custom , the first pitch was thrown at 3 : 00 p.m. ; home plate umpire Barry McCormick called the game as lights began appearing in the windows of buildings across the Charles River , just before 7 : 00 p.m. </P>
<P> The longest game by innings in Major League Baseball was a 1 -- 1 tie in the National League between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins in 26 innings , at Braves Field in Boston on May 1 , 1920 . It had become too dark to see the ball ( fields did not have lights yet and the sun was setting ) , and the game was considered a draw . Played rapidly by modern standards , those 26 innings were completed in 3 hours and 50 minutes . As was the custom , the first pitch was thrown at 3 : 00 p.m. ; home plate umpire Barry McCormick called the game as lights began appearing in the windows of buildings across the Charles River , just before 7 : 00 p.m. </P>
the most innings played in a mlb game
the most innings played in a mlb game
26
26