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Marathons Lasting 20 or More Innings in Red Sox Nation
We are the Marathon Seekers Group, eleven SABR members who are constantly looking to discover Baseball Marathons lasting 20 or more innings. So far, we have 648. But we know that we are touching only the tip of the iceberg.
These games are very difficult to discover. Through much experience, we have learned that the three best places to find such games are (1) during the 1900 through 1929 era, at the height of Town Ball games; (2) Latino Baseball in the Caribbean and in Latin America; and (3) current games as they occur.
We hope that you will review this list, and contact me, Phil Lowry, via e-mail at plowry1176@aol.com, if you see a game missing from the List, or if you can provide missing details, like the final score of the June 18, 1923 D.C. School Championship Game.
We offer an Official Certificate to all who find a new game not yet on the List. Thank you very much for your help.
MASSACHUSETTS (26)
24 South End Grounds (I), Boston 5/11/1877 International Association at Inter-Collegiate Association Manchester Professionals 0 Harvard College Crimson 0 in 3:30.
36 North End Grounds, Stoneham 8/28/1880 Amateur - Zouaves 21 Benecia Boys 15 350 fans.
25 Naugus Head, Marblehead 9/6/1894 Amateur Lynn and Boston Railroad Conductors 2 Lynn and Boston Railroad Motormen 1.
20 West Fitchburg (later Fitchburg) 8/17/1904 Amateur Cleghorn 9 Hill Tops 8.
20 Huntington Grounds, Boston 7/4/1905 American League Athletics 4 Americans (later Red Sox) 2 in 3:31 in p.m. game, Athletics 5 Americans 2 in 1:52 in a.m. game 12,666 fans for p.m. game, 8797 fans for a.m. game.
24 Huntington Grounds, Boston 9/1/1906 American League Athletics 4 Americans (later Red Sox) 1 in 4:47, 2nd game postponed 18,084 fans finished at 6:47 PM.
20 Washington (later Roberto Clemente) Park, Lowell 4/27/1907 New England League Haverhill Hustlers 1 Lowell Tigers 1 in 3:25 3200 fans.
21 Millerville (later Millville) - 5/25/1907 Woonsocket Mill League Taft-Pierce Mill of Woonsocket 4 Alice Mill of Woonsocket 2 in 3:18.
28 Dorchester Franklin Field Diamond #5, Boston 6/8/1907 Boston Grammar School League Championship Game Henry L. Pierce Grammar School of Dorchester 4 Bennet Grammar School of Brighton 3 in 5:50 finished at 3:50 PM.
20 Dorchester Franklin Field, Boston 4/25/1908 Boston Grammar School League Lauriat Grammar School of Dorchester 5 Norfolk Grammar School of Dorchester 4.
24 Ashmont Playground, Boston 7/18/1909 Amateur 14-Year Old League Norfolks of Dorchester 6 Rosemonts of Ashmont 5.
28 Columbus Avenue Grounds, Boston 9/11/1912 Amateur Willow Athletic Club 5 St. Philips All-Stars 4 in 4:30 finished at 2:30 PM.
20 Bertram Field, Salem 6/10/1914 Massachusetts High School League Salem High School Witches 6 Haverhill High School Hillies 5 in 4:20 finished at 7:40 PM.
21 Rowells Field, Salem 7/22/1915 Salem Playground League Rowells Field 3 Bridge Street Nine 2 in 3:15.
21 Braves (later Nickerson) Field, Boston 8/1/1918 National League Pirates 2 Braves 0.
26 Braves (later Nickerson) Field, Boston 5/1/1920 National League Robins (later Dodgers) 1 Braves 1 in 3:50 4000 fans finished at 6:50 PM.
20 Hampden Park (II), Springfield - 8/28/1920 Eastern League Albany Senators 5 Springfield Ponies 5 in 4:04.
22 Braves (later Nickerson) Field, Boston 5/17/1927 National League Cubs 4 Braves 3 in 4:13.
23 Bee Hive (later Braves Field, then Nickerson Field), Boston 6/27/1939 National League Dodgers 2 Bees (later Braves) 2 in 5:15 2457 fans.
20 Bee Hive (later Braves Field, then Nickerson Field), Boston 7/5/1940 National League Dodgers 6 Bees (later Braves) 2 in 5:19 3881 fans finished at 8:19 PM.
20 Pyncheon Park, Springfield - 6/8/1963 Eastern League - York White Roses 2 Springfield Giants 1 in 4:57.
20 University Field, Amherst 5/13/1972 National Collegiate Athletic Association University of Connecticut Huskies 9 University of Massachusetts Minutemen 3 in 5:10.
20 Hadley 5/6 and 5/28/1974 Massachusetts High School League Hopkins Academy Golden Hawks 8 Mohawk Trail Regional High School Mohawks 4; suspended after 10 innings.
20 Fenway Park, Boston 9/3/1981 and 9/4/1981 American League - Mariners 8 Red Sox 7 in 6:01, suspended after 5:39 and 19 innings 13,355 fans on 9/3, 1000 fans at suspension, 20,836 fans on 9/4 suspended at 1:16 AM in the early morning of 9/4.
20 Eldredge Park, Orleans 8/4/2003 Cape Cod League Harwich Mariners 3 Orleans Cardinals 2 in 5:52, umpire crew chief called it a tie game after 17 innings a little after Midnight, but both managers and players from both teams successfully changed his mind to allow the game to continue 4615 fans, 125 fans at end finished at 12:58 AM in the early morning of 8/5.
20 Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field, Worcester 6/26/2008 Canadian American (CanAm) League - New Jersey Jackals 5 Worcester Tornadoes 4 in 6:06 1434 fans finished at 12:11 AM in the early morning of 6/27.
RHODE ISLAND (5)
22 Adelaide Park, Providence 7/4/1908 Tim ONeil League Red Hooks of Providence 5 Olneyville 4 in 3:30 finished at 2:35 PM.
20 Andrews Field, Providence 6/7/1924 National Collegiate Athletic Association Providence College Friars 1 Brown University Bears 0 in 4:05.
29 Hendricken Field, Providence 6/17/1978 Rhode Island Amateur Sunset League Moosup Valley 4 Sports Enterprises 2 in 6:45; 2nd game cancelled finished at 7:48 PM.
33 - McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket - 4/18/1981 and 6/23/1981 - International League - power failure delay 0:30 at start, Pawtucket Paw Sox 3 Rochester Red Wings 2 in 8:25, suspended after 8:07 and 32 innings - 1740 fans, 150 fans Midnight, 100 fans top 21st, 60 fans 1 AM, 27 fans top 27th, 19 fans at suspension, 5756 fans on 6/23 suspended at 4:07 AM in the early morning of 4/19, dawn was at 5:00 AM, finished at 6:18 PM on 6/23.
20 McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket 7/26/1981 International League Pawtucket Paw Sox 4 Richmond Braves 2.
CONNECTICUT (9)
23 Brewster Park, New Haven 7/14/1914 - Eastern Association Hartford Senators 2 New Haven White Wings 1 in 3:55, 2nd game postponed.
21 Savin Rock Park, New Haven 8/31/1919 Eastern League Worcester Boosters 4 New Haven Weissmen 3.
20 East Hartford 5/14/1933 Amateur East Hartford Red Sox 5 New Britain Ramblers 4 in 5:15.
22 Mead Memorial Park, New Canaan 6/30/1935 Amateur New Canaan Cardinals 8 Hastings Athletic Club (AC) 7 in 4:30 2000 fans.
20 Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford 5/9/1937 Negro League Hartford Savitt Gems 5 Philadelphia Giants 4.
20 Recreation (now Rotary) Field, Naugatuck - 6/15/1946 Connecticut High School League - Naugatuck High School Garnet and Grey (later Greyhounds) 3 Waterbury Leavenworth (later Croft, then Kennedy) High School Engineers 2.
20 Bourne Dormitory Field, Pomfret - 5/10/1952 Independent School League - Pomfret School Mannymen (later Griffins) 4 St. Georges School Dragons 3 in 4:55.
22 Municipal Stadium, Waterbury - 7/31/1966 Eastern League - Waterbury Giants 9 York White Roses 8 in 6:13 finished at 12:46 AM in the early morning of 8/1.
24 Owen Fish Park, Fairfield 8/14/1992 and 8/15/1992 Northeast Regionals, National Amateur League New Rochelle Robins 2 Worcester Warriors 1 in 6:10, suspended after 10 innings.
VERMONT (1)
20 Centennial Field, Burlington 5/30/1955 Provincial League Thetford Mines Mineurs (Miners) 4 Burlington Athletics 3 in 4:54 finished at 7:36 PM.
NEW HAMPSHIRE (0)
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