What's the longest inning ever?

The longest MLB inning occurred on May 8, 2004, when the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers combined for 18 runs in a 5th inning that lasted 68 minutes.
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What is the longest inning in baseball?

Major League Baseball. 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.
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How many innings was the longest game in MLB history?

The longest game in major league history in terms of time was played on May 8 and 9, 1984 in Chicago. The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox played seventeen innings on May 8th before the game was suspended with the score 3-3.
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How long was the 33 inning game?

His wife had no way of knowing that Aponte actually went home while the game was still being played. That night he was a part of the longest game in the history of professional baseball, lasting 33 innings, more than eight hours and wasn't over yet.
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What baseball teams played 18 innings?

The Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in 18 innings in Game 4 of the 2005 NLDS on Chris Burke's game-ending homer.
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Why is baseball restricted 42?

In 1997, Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson by making his No. 42 the first uniform number to be retired across the sport.
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Is there a limit to innings in baseball?

If not terminated early, regulation games last until the trailing team has had the chance to make 27 outs (nine innings). If the home team is leading after the visiting team has made three outs in the top of the ninth inning, the home team wins and does not have to come to bat in the bottom of the ninth.
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What is the shortest MLB game?

According to the all-knowing Google, the 1910 matchup between the Atlanta Crackers and Mobile Sea Gulls is the first choice that pops up when you search fastest baseball game ever. It was 32 minutes long.
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What is the most innings in a game?

32 innings were played April 18–19, 1981, at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the final 33rd inning was played June 23, 1981. Pawtucket won the game, 3–2.
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What is the longest 0 0 MLB baseball game?

This 22 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Astros Outlast Mets In 24-Inning Thriller" and related photo. Tells of the longest scoreless baseball game in MLB history which was tied 0-0 until the 24th inning. Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
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What is the longest MLB hit?

In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET!
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Can an MLB game end in 7 innings?

4-2-2 The game ends when the team behind in score has completed its turn at bat in the seventh inning, or any inning thereafter if extra innings are necessary. If the home team scores a go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning, or in any extra inning, the game is terminated at that point.
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Can baseball end in a tie?

But can baseball games end in a tie? The answer is yes, but it is complicated. There are several factors that can lead to a tie, but it is a rare event in Major League Baseball. In lower leagues, there is more of a possibility, but in the big leagues, it is uncommon.
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Can a baseball game go longer than 9 innings?

In baseball, an official game (regulation game in the Major League Baseball rulebook) is a game where nine innings have been played, except when the game is scheduled with fewer innings, extra innings are required to determine a winner, or the game must be stopped before nine innings have been played, e.g. due to ...
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Has there ever been a 20 inning baseball game?

On April 17, 2010, it took 20 innings and nearly seven hours in a game that was scoreless through 18. Both sides went a combined 1-for-25 with runners in scoring position. When the Mets finally crossed home plate in both the 19th and 20th innings, it was against Joe Mather, a position player pressed into pitching.
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Can an inning last forever?

In the real sense, just like the entire baseball game, an inning does not have a time limit. It ends when a team has scored three outs, so an inning can last forever if three outs have not been scored. However, according to statistics, a single inning takes an average of 20-30 minutes to complete.
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Can a perfect game be 10 innings?

In baseball, a perfect game is a game in which one or more pitchers complete a minimum of nine innings with no batter from the opposing team reaching any base.
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Has there ever been a perfect innings game?

Though two perfect-game bids have gone into extra innings, no extra-inning game has ever been completed to perfection.
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What is the rarest thing in baseball?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.
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Is there a mercy rule in the MLB?

The Mercy Rule, also known as the Ten Run Rule or Skunk Rule, is a rule that ends games early if one team is winning (or losing) by a large amount.
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What is the fastest pitch thrown?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Can baseball end in 0 0?

Can a baseball game end in 0 0 tie? The latest version as set out in Rule 7 of the Official Rules of Baseball, makes any tie, if not impossible, extremely unlikely; games are suspended or a winner declared unless it's the last meeting between the teams that season.
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Can a team win by 2 in extra innings?

The rule stipulates that if a team is ahead by more than three runs after the ninth inning, the game is over and that team is declared the winner. If the score is tied, or if the team that is ahead is only up by two or fewer runs, then the game will go into extra innings.
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What is the 10 rule in baseball?

If at the end of a regulation game one team has a lead of ten (10) runs or more, the manager of the team with the least runs shall concede the victory to the opponent. NOTE: If the visiting team has a lead of fifteen (15) or ten (10) or more runs respectively, the home team must bat in its half of the inning.
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