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Extra innings is the extension of a baseball or softball game in order to break a tie. ... The longest postseason game by innings in MLB history is 18 innings; this ...
In 2001, Randy Johnson also struck out 20 in a 9-inning start, but the game went on to extra innings. 21 strikeouts in a game of any length. Number of occurrences: 1. [18] Tom Cheney, September 12, 1962 (pitched 16 innings of a 16-inning game). 26 innings pitched in a game. Number of occurrences: 2. [19] Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger, May 1 ...
Twice, MLB games have gone 25 innings, in 1974 and 1984. [31] In the 1974 game, the St. Louis Cardinals used seven pitchers in a 4–3 victory over the New York Mets, who used six. Claude Osteen went the longest, pitching 9 1 ⁄ 3 innings. [32] On May 8, 1984, the Chicago White Sox used eight pitchers to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (who used ...
The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the Triple-A International League, played the longest game in professional baseball history over three days in 1981. The game lasted 33 innings, with 8 hours and 25 minutes of playing time.
The longest winning streak against a single opponent is 23 games by the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals from May 10, 1969, to August 2, 1970. Baltimore had won more than 90 games in three of the previous four seasons, with a World Series title in 1966. The Royals were an expansion team in their first season.
Consecutive scoreless innings pitched. 59 – Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles Dodgers – August 30, 1988 through September 28, 1988. (does not include 8 scoreless innings pitched in Game 1 of the 1988 NLCS or 2/3 scoreless innings pitched on April 5, 1989 to open the next season) Consecutive hitless innings pitched
On July 4, 1985, [2] [3] [4] the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 16–13 in a 19-inning Major League Baseball (MLB) contest [5] that featured Keith Hernandez hitting for the cycle, [6] Mets manager Davey Johnson being ejected, and the Braves coming back to tie the game twice in extra innings, most notably in the bottom of the 18th.
According to the Society for American Baseball Research, from June 5, 1982, to September 14, 1987, Cal Ripken Jr. played 8,264 consecutive innings, which is believed to be a record, although not one that is officially kept by MLB. The second-longest streak known to have occurred is 5,152 consecutive innings by George Pinkney, who mostly played ...