Full Description
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.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Triple Crown Games by Decade
ONE : LONGEST GAMES BY INNINGS
I. Highlights, Analysis and Predicting Extra Innings
II. Game Records
Games of 20 Innings or More
Longest Games, by Decade
Longest U.S. Amateur Games, by State
Scholastic Divisions, Worldwide
Longest Games, by Country
Minor League Games, by League
Major League Games, by League and Team
Evolution of Records for Longest Game by Innings
Doubleheaders and Other Multiple-Game Situations
Planned Games of 20 Innings or More, Chronological by Decade
TWO : LONGEST GAMES BY TIME
I. Highlights and Conclusions
II. Game Records
Games Lasting 5 Hours or More by Game Time
Longest Games by Game Time, by Decade
Longest U.S. Amateur Games, by State
Scholastic Divisions, Worldwide
Longest Games, by Country
Minor League Games, by League
Major League Games, by League and Team
Evolution of Records for Game Time
Games Lasting Seven Hours or More by Elapsed Time
Doubleheaders Taking Seven Hours or More by Game Time
Doubleheaders Taking Eight Hours or More by Elapsed Time
THREE : LATEST GAMES BY FINISH TIME
I. Highlights and Analysis
II. Game Records
Games Finished After 1 A.M
Finishes After 1 A.M., by Decade
Latest Finish, U.S. High School and College
Latest Finish, by Country
Minor Leagues, by League
Major Leagues, by League and Team
U.S. Amateur, by State
Evolution of Records for Latest Finish
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
