What is the longest major league baseball game

The longest game in baseball history was played on May 2, 1981. The Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves battled for 26 innings, with the Astros eventually winning 7-6. This marathon game took over seven hours to play, and there were plenty of twists and turns along the way. Both teams had their share of opportunities to win, but ultimately it was the Astros who prevailed. It was an amazing accomplishment by both teams, and still stands as the longest major league baseball game ever played.

The longest major league game ever played was between the two teams of Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians on June 30, 1984. The final score was at 1-0 with a length of 22 innings after starting from 12:35 pm to 4:45.

What is the longest MLB game of all time?

On May 2, 1924, the longest major league baseball game of all time began. It lasted for 26 innings and ended with the Rochester Red Wings beating the visiting International League’s Montreal Royals 1-0. The marathon contest was finally decided when Red Wings player Morrie Rath hit a single off of Montreal pitcher Wilbur Cooper. The game took 8 hours and 50 minutes to play and featured 36 strikeouts from both teams. Amazingly, only six total hits were registered during the entire game. Today, this record is still considered unbroken.

What was the longest MLB game in 2020?

In 2020, the longest MLB game was a 9-inning affair between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs. The game lasted for 4 hours and 16 minutes, with a final score of 3-2 in favor of the Rockies. It was not only one of the longest games in MLB history, but it also had two rain delays that collectively accounted for about 2 hours and 44 minutes to break up play.  In addition to being long, this game is also notable because it marks the first time since 2015 that an ejection has taken place during a regular season MLB game.

Conclusion:

In the first inning of a game, Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer threw 12 pitches all fastballs. The longest MLB game ever played was between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers on May 15th in 2015 where it took 16 innings for the teams to finally make a decision. Even though this is one of many games that lasted over nine hours, these long baseball games are not uncommon as there have been 14 other times since 1950 when a full-length professional baseball game went past 9 hours.

Marteen Abrar