Baseball is the only major team sport that doesn't feature a clock, and there's a familiar saying among fans that as long as outs remain, the game can, theoretically, go on forever. Every now and again, it nearly does, as author Phil Lowry demonstrates. The product of more than four decades of research, this book catalogs baseball games from around the world and throughout history that lasted 20 or more innings, stretched five or more hours, or ended after 1:00 am. Lowry also examines probability models to predict how often games of unusual length will occur.
Author(s): Philip J. Lowry
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 370
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Triple Crown Games by Decade......Page 12
I. Highlights, Analysis and Predicting Extra Innings......Page 16
Games of 20 Innings or More......Page 39
Longest Games, by Decade......Page 57
Longest U.S. Amateur Games, by State......Page 75
Scholastic Divisions, Worldwide......Page 80
Longest Games, by Country......Page 83
Minor League Games, by League......Page 86
Major League Games, by League and Team......Page 94
Evolution of Records for Longest Game by Innings......Page 96
Doubleheaders and Other Multiple-Game Situations......Page 126
Planned Games of 20 Innings or More, Chronological by Decade......Page 138
I. Highlights and Conclusions......Page 140
Games Lasting 5 Hours or More by Game Time......Page 143
Longest Games by Game Time, by Decade......Page 166
Longest U.S. Amateur Games, by State......Page 189
Scholastic Divisions, Worldwide......Page 191
Longest Games, by Country......Page 195
Minor League Games, by League......Page 199
Major League Games, by League and Team......Page 207
Evolution of Records for Game Time......Page 215
Games Lasting Seven Hours or More by Elapsed Time......Page 262
Doubleheaders Taking Seven Hours or More by Game Time......Page 266
Doubleheaders Taking Eight Hours or More by Elapsed Time......Page 272
I. Highlights and Analysis......Page 279
Games Finished After 1 A.M.......Page 284
Finishes After 1 A.M., by Decade......Page 304
Latest Finish, U.S. High School and College......Page 324
Latest Finish, by Country......Page 328
Minor Leagues, by League......Page 330
Major Leagues, by League and Team......Page 335
U.S. Amateur, by State......Page 343
Evolution of Records for Latest Finish......Page 346
Epilogue......Page 360
Bibliography......Page 362
Index......Page 364
