"I figured I could get to third," McBride said after the game, per The Associated Press report. Milwaukee looked like it would win in regulation after taking a two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning. As noted, we've had just 21 perfect games in the modern era -- i.e., since 1903, when the first AL-NL World Series was played. Here are the longest games played, by number of innings, in Major League history since 1900. But it skidded off the Astroturf and through shortstop Al Weis' legs, allowing the game's lone, walk-off run to score. Fireballing closer Aroldis Chapman, acquired in a midseason trade from the New York Yankees, was on the hill for Chicago. 106. Since 1900, the longest game played has been defined as having at least seven innings. Wallace died on Nov. 3, 1960, one day before his 87th birthday. He holds the MLB records for shortstops for best fielding percentage (.985), games played (2,968) and double plays turned (1,797). Carlton, who was also the first four-time Cy Young Award winner, refused to speak to the media starting in 1974 through the end of his career in 1988. He led the National League in home runs six times and finished his career with 511 jacks. Seaver, who was in his second MLB season and a year away from leading the Miracle Mets to the 1969 World Series title, threw 10 shutout innings and allowed just two hits. On the final day of the 2011 season, the Tampa Bay Rays needed a win over the New York Yankees and a Boston Red Sox loss to clinch a wild-card berth. Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers (1966-80, 1988), Houston Astros (1981-82), Milwaukee Brewers (1982-84), Oakland Athletics (1985), California Angels (1985-87), MLB Career highlights: Four-time MLB All-Star (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977), MLB ERA leader (1980). Jessy is an avid baseball fan and writer for the popular website, Baseball Writes. He would finish the game with four hits and two RBI, and the Marlins won, 7-3. In total, 26 players in the game reached base, 43 of them scored runs, and all 20 scored runs. The San Francisco Giants had already won titles in 2010 and 2012 when they faced the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 Fall Classic. Jim O'Rourke, known as "Orator Jim," was a renaissance man who recorded the first hit in National League history and found time to graduate from Yale Law School. Fifty players appeared in the game, and about 180 baseballs were used.\n\nJoe Torre, a Cardinals outfielder then, said afterwards: \"That was the fastest 25-inning game I ever played.\"","type":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"longest-games-in-baseball-history-c275773542\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.data":{"html":", September 11, 1974: The @Cardinals beat the @Mets, 4-3, in 25 innings. May 8, 1984: Chicago White Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 \nLength: 25 innings** \nThis is the longest game in MLB history in terms of time. Larry Cheney came on in relief and threw 13 scoreless innings, followed by Hall of Famer Rube Marquard, who entered in the 21st and pitched the final two frames. It was a cold, windy day at Comiskey Park, and the game was scoreless through nine innings. Then, he became the oldest MLB batter to record an RBI at 50. The Senators and White Sox were tied 4-4 after nine innings, with Cap Peterson having hit two home runs for Washington, including going back-to-back with Frank Howard in the fourth. Rick Dempsey crafted a reputation as being one of the best defensive catchers of his era and for being nails in the postseason. Franco didn't stop playing ball after his MLB career either. With the score knotted 9-9 in the bottom of the 11th, Freese launched a walk-off home run over the center field wall to send the series to a seventh game. He is a proud supporter of his local team, the Toronto Blue Jays, and loves to explore the history and culture of the sport. New York Yankees Sept. 11, 1974: St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3Length: 25 inningsThe 13,460 fans who arrived at Shea Stadium on this Wednesday night in September had no idea what they were in for: A seven-hour, four-minute contest that wouldn't end until 3:13 in the morning, becoming the longest continuous Major League game (by innings) where a winner was decided. [1], By 4 a.m. the players were "delirious" from exhaustion; Rochester's Dave Huppert had caught the first 31 innings before being replaced, and Jim Umbarger pitched 10 scoreless innings from the 23rd inning, striking out nine and giving up four hits. MLB's career wins leader also threw three no-hitters and one perfect game. 53 runners were left on base (30 by Rochester and 23 by Pawtucket). According to the all-knowing Google, the 1910 Atlanta Crackers versus Mobile Sea Gulls game is the most likely candidate to appear on the list of the fastest baseball games ever. Ryan is one of just a handful of players to play in four different decades. Rose was also a winner. update=copyright.getFullYear(); Although most leagues had a curfew rule that would have suspended the gamethe International League's activates at 12:50a.m.[2]the copy of the rule book of home plate umpire Dennis Cregg[1] failed to mention this cutoff time. He was a hoops star at the University of Minnesota and selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA draft and Utah Stars in the ABA draft. If the past decade of baseball was about one thing, it was home runs. Long balls will do that for you. Honus Wagners final big league appearance came in this game as a pinch-hitter for the Pirates. Jack Quinn was 49 years and 70 days old when he won a game as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932. George Herman Babe Ruth Jr. is arguably the most famous baseball legend to ever step up to bat. Well, it's baseball, and the unsatisfactory answer is that it's very likely just randomness at work. The official MLB longest winning streak belongs to the 1935 Chicago Cubs at 21 games. Was he the villain some people have accused him of being, or was he someone who tried to help MLB change for the better? On July 21, 1945, two teams played 24 ins and 24 outs in a four-hour, 48-minute marathon game. 7 (Tie). How about throwing the second no-hitter in big league playoff history? Dodgers starter Whit Wyatt pitched 16 innings of two-run baseball, while Lou Fette started for the Bees and allowed two runs in nine innings. Born: July 24, 1964 (Riverside, California), Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-92), San Francisco Giants (1993-2007), MLB Career highlights: Seven-time National League MVP (1990, 1992, 1993, 2001-04), 14-time MLB All-Star (1990, 1992-98, 2000-04, 2007), 12-time Silver Slugger Award winner (1990-94, 1996, 1997, 2000-04), eight-time Gold Glove Award winner (1990-94, 1996-98). That's when unlikely Giants hero Conor Gillaspie laced a three-run homer off Mets closer Jeurys Familia. But it's his heroics in the pivotal Game 6 that will always be rememberedfondly by Cards fans and bitterly in Arlington. Tony Perez was a key part of Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" in the 1970s when the franchise won back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 1976. Unfortunately for them, they lost all three. Length: 26 innings The longest game by innings in Major League history could have gone even longer -- after 26 innings, the game was called due to darkness. The Robins (the predecessors to the Dodgers) and Braves were tied at 1, and that's how the game ended. What is the longest home run in MLB history? Mueller was one of the many ballplayers just returning from military service in World War II when this game was played. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Born: Nov. 4, 1873 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Died:Nov. 3, 1960 (age 86, Torrance, California), Teams: Cleveland Spiders (1894-98), St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (1899-1901), St. Louis Browns (1902-16), St. Louis Cardinals (1917-18), MLB Career highlights: National Baseball Hall of Fame (1953). [3] He recalled, "I didn't know if the guys on the team wanted to hug me or slug me. Teams: Oakland Athletics (1979-84, 1989-93, 1994-95, 1998), New York Yankees (1985-89), Toronto Blue Jays (1993), San Diego Padres (1996-97, 2001), Anaheim Angels (1997), New York Mets (1999-2000), Seattle Mariners (2000), Boston Red Sox (2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1989, 1993), American League MVP (1990), 10-time All-Star (1980, 1982-88, 1990, 1991), ALCS MVP (1989), Gold Glove Award (1981), three-time Silver Slugger Award (1981, 1985, 1990). Died: April 4, 1999 (age 79, Venice, Florida), Years played: 1939, 1941-44, 1946-48, 1949-63, Teams: Washington Senators (1939, 1941-44, 1946-48), Cleveland Indians (1949-57, 1963), Chicago White Sox (1958-62), MLB Career highlights: Cy Young Award (1959), nine-time All-Star (1947, 1955-60), two-time MLB wins leader (1954, 1959), AL ERA leader (1950), two-time AL strikeouts leader (1957, 1958). At 5-foot-11 and 193 pounds, he was exceptionally well-built for his era, and it makes you wonder how he might have fared in today's MLB. On this Tuesday at Braves Field, the Bees took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by Hank Majeski and a sacrifice fly by Eddie Miller. The New York Yankees missed the postseason in 2014, but their final home game had a playoff atmosphere and an ending right out of a too-good-to-be-true screenplay. If you like long innings and epic bat flips, this is the game for you. Play in the World Series. Beyond that, you can argue that conditions over the last 10 years have been less conducive toward perfect games when compared to the sprawl of modern baseball history. Yes, the Mets and Giants had already played nine innings (the Giants won, 5-3), when they took the field for 23 more. Roger Clemens is the only member of the 300 win club not yet inducted into the Hall of Fame despite having been eligible for induction since 2013. Oscar Gonzales walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth prevented the Guardians from setting a record for the longest game in a conference final. Born: May 14, 1972 (Ciego de Avila, Cuba), Teams: Cincinnati Reds (1964-76, 1984-86), Montreal Expos (1977-79), Boston Red Sox (1980-82), Philadelphia Phillies (1983), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1975, 1976), seven-time MLB All-Star (1967-70, 1974-76). Born: March 25, 1966 (Concord, Massachusetts), Teams: Atlanta Braves (1987-2002, 2008), New York Mets (2003-07), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1995), two-time Cy Young Award (1991-98), World Series MVP (1995), 10-time All-Star (1991-93, 1996-98, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006), five-time NL wins leader (1991-93, 1998, 2000), four-time Silver Slugger Award (1991, 1995, 1996, 1998). Meanwhile, in Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the Orioles before that game went to a rain delay. Incredibly, the game was scoreless until the bottom of the 24th, the longest any Major League game has ever stayed scoreless. Henderson still owns MLB career records for stolen bases (1,406), runs (2,295) and leadoff home runs (81). Sept. 11, 1974: St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3 \nLength: 25 innings** \nThe 13,460 fans who arrived at Shea Stadium on this Wednesday night in September had no idea what they were in for: A seven-hour, four-minute contest that wouldn't end until 3:13 in the morning, becoming the longest continuous Major League game (by innings) where a winner was decided.\n\nJerry Koosman carried a 3-1 lead into the ninth for the Mets, but he gave up a game-tying homer to Ken Reitz with two outs. In an interesting twist of fate, Henderson was a big-time college football recruit out of high school in Oakland, but chose baseball after his mother, Bobbie, told him that baseball players had longer careers. "Now batting for the YankeesNo. Cal Ripken Jr., who was inducted in 2007, went 2-for-13 on the night playing third base for Rochester. The Robins had since become the Dodgers, while the Braves were now in the middle of a five-year spell nicknamed the Bees. What is the longest game in history of baseball? Aponte's wife did not believe his explanation for coming home at 3 a.m. Philadelphia's only run came in the bottom of the fourth, when Buddy Rosar knocked an RBI single to left field. He was, by all accounts, the worst kind of person to be around. The win went to a young Gaylord Perry, who pitched 10 scoreless innings in relief with nine strikeouts. His 13 career walk-off home runs are still an MLB record. Harold Baines drove a walk-off home run off Chuck Porter to win it for Chicago.\n\n**2 (Tie). With 14,754 fans in attendance at Comiskey Park, the two teams played 17 innings before the game was suspended at 1 a.m. with the score tied, 3-3. Sutton finished his career with 324 wins, but he was snakebit in the postseason. A close friend of Fernandez's, Gordon took the first pitch of his at-bat from the right side, Fernandez's side, and imitated the pitcher's stance. Born: July 27, 1975 (Manhattan, New York City), Teams: Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-03), New York Yankees (2004-13, 2015-16). 4 times In the 10 years since Hernndez crafted history, nine pitchers have lost perfect game bids in the ninth inning (counting Rasmussen). He knew it wasn't a Virginia ham and became convinced that it was too dark to play ball. When Dodgers third baseman Cookie Lavagetto let a grounder go through his legs, pinch-runner Otto Huber was rounding third to score the winning run when he tripped and fell over the base. Freese hit a key two-run double in Game 7 as the Cardinals came back to win their only Fall Classic of the decade. May 1, 1920: Brooklyn Robins 1, Boston Braves 1Length: 26 inningsThe longest game by innings in Major League history could have gone even longer -- after 26 innings, the game was called due to darkness. Since the start of the 2013 season, however, that figure has fallen to .319. Pawtucket's Dave Koza had the most hits of any player in the game: five, including the game-winner. "I just plain blew it," Weis said after the game. They won the World Series 2 times out of the 4 appearances. Gaylord Perry was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues, with the Cleveland Indians in 1972 and the San Diego Padres in 1978. As the players went home to rest before returning at 11 a.m. for an afternoon game that Sunday,[1] they saw people going to Easter sunrise service. at Ryan credited part of his longevity to unorthodox workouts, including throwing footballs in the offseason and to warm up. Between the two teams, pitchers faced a total of 246 batters (219 AB, 23 BB, 4 HBP). Steinbrenner misunderstood a "cost-of-living" clause in the contract and thought he was signing Winfield for $16 million. The lone run was a homer by Rick Dempsey leading off the 22nd against Expos ace Dennis Martinez, who'd been called on in relief, his first appearance out of the bullpen since 1986 and his last until 1993. But down to their final out and facing Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers, the White Sox rallied to tie the score on a double by Julio Cruz and a single by Rudy Law.\n\nNeither team scored again until the next day. The winner, Bob Osborn, entered in the ninth and tossed 14 scoreless frames, allowing only six hits. The idea that Ruth only hit home runs doesn't hold weight when you look closer at his stats. If you play fast, you will be able to hit the ball faster, make faster outs, and play more effectively. O'Rourke practiced law while he was a professional baseball player, which flew in the face of stereotypes about ballplayers at a time when it was known as a rough-and-tumble sport mainly suited for immigrants. They were four wins away from their first title since 1908. Brooklyn's run came courtesy of leadoff man Ivy Olson, who lined an RBI single over Hall of Fame shortstop Rabbit Maranville's head in the fifth. But they came back to win the next two and set the stage for a Game 7 in Cleveland. As a team, Belmont had the best year in the country in terms of doubles, home runs, runs, and slugging percentage. This game, like the Robins and Braves' 26-inning record-setter, ended in a tie. '\"\n\nOther historical footnotes: Yogi Berra, the Mets' manager at the time, was ejected in the 20th inning, at about 1:30 a.m. Lou Brock came into the game with 105 stolen bases, but was caught trying for No. Carlton Fisk remains one of the most well-known and well-respected catchers in MLB history. The longest Major League Baseball game by time elapsed took place on May 8, 1984, at Chicagos Comiskey Park. "Then, when I turned second, I said to myself, 'I'm going all the way.'". Not just for its sheer length, but because of the pitchers' duel that it contained. Orosco is one of only 29 players in MLB history to pitch in four different decades and still has the MLB career record with 1,252 games pitched. 32 innings were played April 1819, 1981, at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the final 33rd inning was played June 23, 1981. Born: July 5, 1951 (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Teams: Chicago White Sox (1972-76), Pittsburgh Pirates (1977), New York Yankees (1978-83, 1989), San Diego Padres (1984-87), Chicago Cubs (1988), San Francisco Giants (1989), Texas Rangers (1991), Oakland Athletics (1992-93), Seattle Mariners (1994), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1978), nine-time MLB All-Star (1975-78, 1980-82, 1984, 1985), (Note: 37 MLB players are tied with 22 seasons each, only 20 are featured here). He pitched his first MLB game in 1959 for the Washington Senators and his final game in 1983 for the St. Louis Cardinals, who also brought him the lone World Series title of his career in 1982. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Los Angeles got strong pitching performances from Orel Hershiser, who shut out the Expos for the first seven innings, and a rookie John Wetteland, who did so for the final six. Coming into Game 7 in Kansas City, San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner had already thrown 47.2 mostly brilliant innings in the '14 postseason. The second and sixth longest games are tied for sixth place, with the Rays-Guardians game now lasting more than five hours. That's how the score stayed until the game was called due to darkness. A sellout crowd of 5,746 and 140 reporters from around the world were present, partly because the major leagues were on strike at the time; the players voted against an offer to resume the game at Fenway Park to avoid crossing the picket line. Even more amazing is he pitched no-hitters in three different decades over the span of 18 years. Ruth and Barry Bonds are the only two players in the top 10 for home runs, slugging percentage and ISO power. The game was between the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers and was played at Milwaukee County Stadium. Born: Sept. 1, 1850 (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Died:Jan. 8, 1919 (age 68, Bridgeport, Connecticut), Teams: Middletown Mansfields (1872), Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1873-78), Providence Grays (1879), Boston Red Caps (1880), Buffalo Bisons (1881-84), New York Giants (1885-92), Washington Senators (1893), New York Giants (1904), MLB Career highlights: National League HR leader (1880), National Baseball Hall of Fame (1945). } There have been few batting stances as distinguishable as Julio Franco's the over-the-top wagging of the bat, the knees bent inward at weird angles, the rest of his frame seemingly immobile. Yes, we've achieved several examples of almost-perfection over the last decade -- including Drew Rasmussen's near miss on Sunday -- but the perfect game itself has remained elusive. As Rodn discovered, the longest stretch ever was 34 years, from 1922 (Charlie Robertson) to 1956 (Don Larsen, in the World Series). 10. Many members of both teams attended a luncheon and round table discussion in Providence, Rhode Island, and a ceremony was held before the game against the Columbus Clippers that night. Wallace's record as the oldest shortstop to play in an MLB game stood from 1918, when he played at 44 years and 312 days old, until Omar Vizquel broke the record in 2012. In a must-see NL Wild Card Game matchup between San Francisco Giants postseason hero Madison Bumgarner and New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard, the score was 0-0 heading into the ninth inning. The game began on May 8. The last time there were more than 1,000 complete games in a season was 2004, when 1,074 were pitched. The game lasted five hours and 41 minutes, and was won on a walk-off home run by Scott Podsednik. When the game resumed, the Brewers took the lead again in the 21st inning on a three-run homer by Ben Oglivie. 3 World Series in that time span. He led the majors in wins (14) in 1981 (a strike-shortened season) and led the majors in ERA (2.39) in 1991, the same year he pitched the 13th perfect game in MLB history. MLB's perfect game drought reaches 10 years: A deeper look as baseball perfection remains elusive Flix Hernndez threw the last perfect game in 2012; MLB is in Almost 100 years after his final MLB season, Tris Speaker still holds MLB records for doubles (792) and outfield assists (449), double plays (143) and unassisted double plays by an outfielder (6). Cleveland plated a run on a two-out RBI double by Brandon Guyer to make it 6-4 before Rajai Davis pulled a game-tying two-run homer to left on a 98 mph fastball. It's worth noting that the ultimate outcome of the thing keeping Clemens out of Cooperstown accusations of steroid use was one mistrial and one acquittal on all six counts of lying to Congress during its hearings on steroids in baseball. Two of Maddux's most telling career statistics are his MLB records of 18 Gold Glove Awards and 17 consecutive seasons with at least 15 wins. Born: April 1, 1944 (New Orleans, Louisiana), Died:March 29, 2018 (age 73, West Palm Beach, Florida), Position: Right fielder/first baseman/designated hitter, Teams: Houston Colt. Boston's Tony Boeckel drove in the tying run with a single to center in the bottom of the sixth. Despite the cold, the Yankees were unable to hold on to a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth, as the Twins rallied for a 6-5 victory. The game was finally decided when, with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 24th inning, Houston's Bob Aspromonte hit a routine ground ball to short. Only one walk stood between him and perfection. Perhaps the best-known relief pitcher of the 1980s and 1990s, Dennis Eckersley had his best years with his hometown team, the Oakland Athletics. A game ends after 4.5 innings if the home team is ahead by more than 200 runs, so there is no need for the visiting team to bat. Harris' performance was of course nothing to sneeze at, as he was strong until the 24th and struck out 14 himself. Some are featured in the honorable mentions section, but here's betting you can think of others. 2. Philadelphia Athletics, 20 (1916 and 1943) There are five teams that have had a losing streak end at 20 games with the Philadelphia Athletics being responsible for two of them. The game, which was tied 18 holes deep, now ties the record for longest game in a playoff series. In 2015, the division series tussle between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers went the distance, with the deciding Game 5 held at the Rogers Centre. He only hit 47 home runs in 21 seasons, which is the least amount of home runs for any player in the 3,000 hit club. The longest games in terms of innings played and time played are presented as well as many variations. Over two days, it took eight hours and six minutes to complete. Aug. 31, 1993: Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 4The AL Central foes clashed for six hours and 17 minutes at the Metrodome before the home team came away with the win. 16 on the back of his jersey. Through seven innings, the Yankees built a 7-0 lead over the Rays that felt like a death knell for Tampa Bay's postseason chances. The 2022 MLB playoffs have now seen two of the longest games in postseason history. Let's put the current perfect game drought in some historical context by looking at the time elapsed between each of those 23 perfect games: Those first two 19th-century perfectos are counted since they occurred in the National League, but they should really be dismissed since the rules of play were significantly different in 1880. Did you know that the 1943 Boston Red Sox played in a Major League record thirty-one extra inning games during the same season? The losing pitcher was Steve Grilli, who had joined Rochester in the interim since the game's suspension. Glavine, who was also one of the greatest hitting pitchers of all time, played 22 seasons and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2014, his first year of eligibility. Don Sutton spent just one season in the minor leagues before joining a Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation that included two other Hall of Famers, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. in the same hospital as Musial in Donora, Pennsylvania meaning arguably the two greatest left-handed hitters in MLB history were born on the same day in the same hospital. Musial was elected to the All-Star team an MLB-record 24 times, named to the MLB All-Century Team in 1999 and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. After the win, an emotional Scully serenaded the crowd with arecorded rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings.". That was played by the Yankees and Red Sox on Aug. 18, 2006. After a 17-minute rain delay during which Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward reportedly delivered an inspirational speech, Chicago scored two runs in the top of the 10th on a double by Ben Zobrist and a single by Miguel Montero. Only Greg Maddux and fellow Hall of Famer Randy Johnson have won Cy Young Awards in four consecutive seasons. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { 1. After his pitching days were over, Kaat had a long run as a sportscaster. In Major League Baseball, there have only been eight games over 23 IP. Neither team scored again until the 25th, when St. Louis' Bake McBride -- aptly nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" -- made something happen with his wheels. Died: Oct. 31, 1936 (age 72, Duck Lake, Michigan), Teams: Toledo Blue Stockings (1884), Detroit Wolverines (1885, 1888), Philadelphia Quakers (1886-88), Cleveland Blues (1888), Rochester Broncos (1890), Washington Statesman/Senators (1891-99), Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1901), Detroit Tigers (1902-03, 1912), New York Highlanders (1904-07), Boston Americans/Red Sox (1907-08), Cleveland Naps (1908, 1910), MLB Career highlights: MLB record runners caught stealing (1,459), MLB record assists by catcher (1,860). The cold weather made it difficult for both teams to play this game, which resulted in a disappointing outcome. Facing a potent Reds lineup anchored by 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto, Halladay was in command from the first pitch to the last. Mays came out of abject poverty in rural Alabama and was playing professionally in the Negro Leagues by the time he was 16 years old. The Boston Red Socks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-11 in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series to claim their first championship. He won two Triple Crowns and was named National League MVP twice in his 23 seasons in the majors. "Yaz" was an 18-time All-Star and had his best season in 1967, winning the American League Triple Crown and American League MVP. T7. Rickey Henderson was as dynamic and complete a baseball player who has ever lived. Position: First base/third base/designated hitter, Teams: Cleveland Indians (1991-2002, 2011), Philadelphia Phillies (2003-05, 2012), Chicago White Sox (2006-09), Los Angeles Dodgers (2009), Minnesota Twins (2010-11), Baltimore Orioles (2012), MLB Career highlights: Five-time MLB All-Star (1997-99, 2004, 2006), Silver Slugger Award (1996), Roberto Clemente Award (2002). Still one of only 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades, O'Rourke played his last MLB game in 1904, at 54 years old, 11 years after he'd last played in the majors. A nearly 20-minute delay ensued as the umpires debated the call and angry Toronto fans hurled things onto the field. Halladay joined the Yankees' Don Larsen, who authored a perfect game in the '56 World Series, as the only men to toss a postseason no-no. McGuire, who was an MLB manager for several teams after his career ended, retired with MLB records for most career games for a catcher (1,612), most catcher assists (1,860), most catcher double plays (143), most runners caught stealing (1,459) and most stolen bases allowed (2,546). The A's were still managed by the legendary Connie Mack, 82 years old and in his 45th season with the team. With sunrise barely three hours away, the Cards held on for the 4-3 win. Bonds was the central figure in baseball's steroids scandal, becoming the game's career home runs leader along the way and setting the MLB single-season record with 73 juiced-up home runs in 2001 the same year he hit his 500th career home run. Thome, who was influenced by getting turned down for an autograph from Dave Kingman as a youth, went out of his way to be kind to fans and had a flair for the dramatic. 106. The Giants led 6-1 after 23rd, but the Mets fought back and eventually won the game. Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger each pitched 26 complete frames in a 26-inning marathon that ended 11 after two days in 1920. Perez's son, Eduardo Perez, went on to play 13 seasons in the majors. The Bruins scored seven runs in each of their first two at-bats, and they scored 14 runs in each of their next three at-bats to lead 23-4 after three. Interim since the start of the ninth and tossed 14 scoreless frames, allowing the game reached base, of. 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