Longest Baseball Game Ever Played by Two Teams

The major league baseball game in professional baseball history in 1981 at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island played by two teams The Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings from the triple-A International League.

Game Length Records by Baseball Almanac.

Home team: Brooklyn Dodgers
Visitors: Boston Braves
Date: May 01 1920
Innings: 26

The game was called due to darkness, as they didn’t have lights way back then, resulting in a 1 – 1 tie and going down in history as the longest game by innings.

Home team: Chicago White Sox
Visitors: Milwaukee Brewers
Date: May 09 1984
Innings: 25
Length: 8 hours & 6 minutes

The game began on May 08 but according to MLB rules an inning cannot begin after 12:59 AM so the players and fans had to come back the next day.

The overall game time was 8 hours 6 minutes with Chicago finally winning 7- 6 on Harold Baines’ home run in the 25th inning, one inning short of the record, but still the longest game based on time.

Longest Baseball Game Ever Played by Two Teams

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