Longest Baseball Game

Technology News : Longest Baseball Game, The Longest Baseball Game ever played got some competition last night. However, the longest baseball game ever played is still a White Sox-Brewers game from 1984. That clash was the longest MLB game in history by time,

as it went eight hours and six minutes before the White Sox won, 7-6. By innings, the Longest Baseball Game game in history is 26, between Brooklyn and Boston in 1920. Last night, the Mets and the Cardinals didn't quite reach those records, in spite of how hard they tried. But although they didn't hold the longest baseball game ever played, their 2-1 20 inning epic approached the top of the list.

Longest Baseball Game was also among the longest MLB games in history, in terms of how long it was scoreless. According to the Baseball Almanac, the most innings that ever went by without a run was 24, when the Astros beat the Mets 1-0 in 1968. However, the American League record is merely 20 scoreless innings, before the Athletics beat the Angels 1-0 in 1970.

The Mets and Cardinals marched up the Longest Baseball Game ever played record book, as they went into the 19'th tied at 0-0. But after both teams finally scored in the 19'th, the Mets got one more run on a sacrifice fly by Jose Reyes. Six hours and 53 minutes after the first pitch, the Mets got out with a 2-1 win.

The Mets have made a habit of playing some of the Longest Baseball Game games in history. Along with the 1968 Astros game, they were in the longest National League game ever, when they lost a seven hour, 23 minute, 23 inning epic to the Giants. Last night wasn't even the Longest Baseball Game ever played between the Mets and Cardinals, as they went 24 innings together in 1974.