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 Twins fans will review this list, and contact me, Phil Lowry, via e-mail at plowry1176@aol.com, if you know of a game not on the list, or if you can provide missing details for a game already on the List.

We offer an Official Certificate to all who find a new game not yet on the List. Thank you very much for your help.

MINNESOTA (19)

20 – Pipestone – 9/12/1901 - Amateur – Lake Benton 3 Pipestone 2 in 3:45 in second game; Pipestone 7 Lake Benton 0 in first game.

23 – Forbes – 9/5/1911 – Amateur – Forbes 2 Kenan Duluth, Missabe, and Northern (DM&N) Railroad 1.

21 – Local Ground, St. Cloud – 6/16/1912 – Amateur – Collegians 5 Abeles West End 2 in 4:30.

20 – Nicollet Park, Minneapolis – 6/9/1914 - American Association – Minneapolis Millers 3 Louisville Colonels 2 in 3:31 – 1500 fans.

21 – Rock Island Park, Owatonna - 7/25/1915 – Mankato 1 Owatonna Gray Sox 1 in 3:57 in 2nd game, Mankato vs. Owatonna in 7 innings in 1:15 in 1st game – 2nd game called at 5:57 PM.

24 – Riverside Park, Shakopee – 8/13/1950 – Minnesota River League – Shakopee Indians 4 St. Peter Saints 3 in 5:00 – finished at 7:30 PM.

20 – Mabel – 8/10/1952 – Fillmore County League – Spring Grove Grovers 13 Mabel 9 – finished at 1:30 AM in the early morning of 8/11.

21 – Rox Park, St. Cloud – 7/25/1966 and 8/28/1966 – Northern League – Huron Phillies 8 St. Cloud Rox 2 in 5:39, suspended after 4:20 and 16 innings, originally decided to play entire game over, but then decided to complete game from point of suspension – 951 fans on 7/25, 343 fans on 8/28 – suspended at 11:50 PM on 7/25.

20 – Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington – 8/9/1967 – American League – Senators 9 Twins 7 in 5:40 – 16,901 fans, 4000 fans at end – finished at 1:44 AM in the early morning of 8/10.

20 – Barney Tadsen Field, Brownton - 9/9/1971 – Town Team League – Hector Flyers 4 Stark (later Stark Longhorns) 2 in 5:30, rain delay 0:20 at start – 200 fans, 150 fans at end - finished at 11:50 PM.

22 – Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington – 5/12/1972 and 5/13/1972 – American League – Brewers 4 Twins 3 in 5:47, suspended after 5:35 and 21 innings – 8628 fans on 5/12, 7871 fans on 5/13 – suspended at 1:05 AM in the early morning of 5/13.

20 – Arlington Baseball Park, Arlington - 8/26/1976 – Town Team League - Cyrus 2 Fairfax Cardinals 1 in 4:35 – finished at 10:05 PM.

20 – Mayo Field, Rochester - 5/10/1986 and 5/20/1986 – Minnesota High School League - Rochester Mayo High School Spartans 3 Mankato East High School Cougars 2 in 6:15, rain delay 1:30 bottom 10th, suspended after 3:00 and 9 ½ innings, then Rochester Mayo 11 Mankato East 10 in 2:30 and 7 innings – 125 fans on 5/10 – suspended at 3:30 PM on 5/10, 1st game finished at 8:15 PM on 5/20; 2nd game finished at 11:00 PM on 5/20.

22 – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis – 8/31/1993 – American League – Twins 5 Indians 4 in 6:17 – 17,968 fans, 1500 fans at end – finished at 1:22 AM in the early morning of 9/1.

21 – Ray Plut Field, Le Center – 7/??/1994 – Senior Men’s Amateur Association Class A – Union Hill Pitbulls 3 Le Center Braves 2 in 4:45 – 40 fans; 5 fans at end - finished at 12:15 AM in the early morning of 7/??.

21 – Byron High School Field, Byron and Eckstein Field, Plainview – 6/22/2003 and 7/6/2003 – Twin Rivers League – Byron Braves 4 Plainview Bucks 3 in 7:15, suspended after 5:00 and 15 innings on 6/22 in Byron, resumed 7/6 in Plainview – 15 fans in Byron, 20 fans in Plainview – suspended at 6:00 PM on 6/22, finished at 9:45 PM on 7/6.

28 – Vic Kapsner Memorial Park, Lastrup – 7/23/2005 – Victory East League - Lastrup Lakers 1 Pierz Brewers 0 in 5:50 – 100 fans; 300 fans at end - finished at 7:25 PM.

20 – Arnold Klaers Field, Loretto – 6/27/2007 – North Star League – Buffalo Bulldogs 4 Loretto Larks 2 in 4:15 – 98 fans; 27 fans at end - finished at 11:45 PM.

23 – Veseli Ball Park, Veseli – 8/23/2009 – Senior Men’s Amateur Association Class A State Tournament – Perham Silver Pirates 4 Menahga-Sebeka Relics 3 in 5:03 – 75 fans; 31 fans at end - finished at 11:58 PM.

NORTH DAKOTA (4)

25 – North Dakota State Militia Training Grounds, Devils Lake – 7/18/1891 – Red River Valley League – Grand Forks Black Stockings 0 Fargo Red Stockings 0 in 4:10 in the second game; Grand Forks won the first game – second game called at 8:10 PM to allow both teams to get on their train to return home.

22 – Cooperstown Diamond, Cooperstown – 7/19/1907 – Amateur – Hannaford 2 Binford 1 in 3:10.

20 – Berthold – 8/27/1916 – Amateur – Minot defeated Berthold.

20 – Hatton – 6/18/1971 – American Legion – Hatton Post #20 Flyers 4 Hillsboro Boros 3 in 5:57 – 350 fans; 20 fans at end - finished at 12:57 AM in the early morning of 6/19.

SOUTH DAKOTA (7)

20 – Canistota – 7/25/1908 – Amateur – Emery 1 Canistota 1.

21 – Desmet (later De Smet) – 6/1/1913 – Amateur – Desmet (later De Smet) 4 Lake Preston 3.

20 – Bridgewater - 7/31/1915 – Amateur – Salem 1 Bridgewater 1.

20 – Willow Lakes - 6/19/1917 – Amateur – Bancroft 3 Iroquois 2.

20 – Watertown or Mansfield - ?/??/1951 – South Dakota Amateur Association – Watertown Lakers 10 Mansfield 9.

24 – Sioux Falls Stadium (later Howard Wood Field), Sioux Falls – 8/3/1965 – Basin League – Pierre Cowboys 5 Sioux Falls Packers 3 in 6:15 – 421 fans - finished at 1:45 AM in the early morning of 8/4.

22 – American Legion Ballfield, Mobridge - 8/4/1987 – South Dakota Amateur Association - Mobridge 7 Redfield Merchants (later Pheasants, then Dairy Queen) 6 in 5:47.

WISCONSIN (17)

23 – Hagemeister (later Bellevue) Park, Green Bay – 7/14/1907 – Wisconsin Association – Green Bay Orphans 2 La Crosse Badgers 1 in 4:05 – 1800 fans.

21 – Athletic Grounds, Sheboygan - 7/19/1908 – Lakeshore League – Sheboygan Chairmakers 1 Milwaukee White Sox 0 in 3:40 – finished at 6:25 PM.

23 – Fond du Lac - 8/4/1908 – Wisconsin-Illinois League – Oshkosh Indians 4 Fond du Lac Cubs 2 in 3:40.

21 – Athletic Grounds, Sheboygan - 6/5/1910 – Lakeshore League – Sheboygan Chairmakers 2 Port Washington 1 – 1000 fans – finished at 7:05 PM.

25 – Green Bay – 4/12/1915 – Amateur – White Sox 2 Fox Stars 1.

20 – Two Rivers – 7/16/1933 – Eastern Wisconsin League – Kiel 4 Two Rivers 2.

20 – Green Bay – 7/7/1935 – Maple Valley League – Welhaven 2 Pulaski 2; called on account of darkness.

21 – Clintonville - 6/15/1939 – Northern State League – Clintonville Four Wheel Drive Truckers 1 Two Rivers Polar Bears 0 in 5:15 – finished at 1:45 AM in the early morning of 6/16.

20 – Lake Mills - 7/13/1941 – Central Wisconsin League – Lake Mills 5 Jefferson 4.

20 – Camp McCoy or Whitehall – 5/10/1942 – US Army vs. Amateur – Camp McCoy 5 Whitehall 4.

22 – Horlick Athletic Field, Racine – 7/31/1947 – All-American Girls’ League – South Bend Blue Sox 4 Racine Belles 3 in 4:30 - 1456 fans – finished at 11:35 PM.

21 – Sturgeon Bay - 5/16/1948 – Northern State League – Sturgeon Bay 3 Menominee Indians 2 in 4:50.

21 – Shullsburg – late 1940’s – Amateur – Blanchardville Farmers defeated Shullsburg in night game.

20 – Black River Falls – 7/30/1950 – Amateur – Eau Claire Conocos 2 Black River Falls Merchants 1 in 3:30.

21 – Montello – 6/30/1957 – Central State League – Montello 3 Redgranite Quarriers 2 - finished at 7:00 PM.

21 – Fairground Park, Fond du Lac – 7/31/1963 – Fox River Valley League – Little Chute-Kimberly Papermakers 11 Fond du Lac 5 in 6:01 – finished at 2:01 AM in the early morning of 8/1.

21 – Field Park, Mukwonago - 5/15/1969 - Wisconsin High School League - Mukwonago High School Indians 5 Burlington High School Demons 4 in 5:00 – 65 fans – finished at 9:30 PM.

20 – Nash Park, Kenosha – 4/24/2007 – Wisconsin High School League – Kenosha Tremper High School Trojans 3 Racine Horlick High School Rebels 2 in 5:05 – 65 fans; 20 fans at end – finished at 9:35 PM.

IOWA (26)

21 – Gilmore Ground, Gilmore City - 6/26/1907 – Amateur – Humboldt Colts 1 Gilmore City Midgets 0 in 5:00 – finished at 8:05 PM – Humboldt batter Arch Wilder singled in top of 21st, stole second, was safe at third when comebacker to pitcher was thrown to third even though throw beat him by six feet, then stole home and was called safe even though throw beat him by eight feet; umpire Harve Clark was from Humboldt.

22 – Ringwood Park, Clinton - 7/25/1907 – Illinois-Indiana-Iowa (Three-I) League – Peoria Distillers 3 Clinton Infants 0 in 3:10.

22 – Schaller – 6/4/1908 – Amateur – Sac City 3 Schaller 3 in 3:30 – finished at 6:00 PM.

24 – McClelland – 6/24/1908 – Amateur – Lee-Glass-Andreesen Originals 2 McClelland 2 in 4:35.

20 – Old Settlers Picnic Grounds, Palmer - 6/28/1910 – Semi-Pro – Pocahontas Greys 2 Pomeroy Maroons 2 – 1500 fans - called on account of darkness at 6:00 PM – subsequent playoff was played on 7/15/1910 at Pomeroy with score of Pomeroy 1 Pocahontas 0 in 12 innings.

21 – Three-I Park, Dubuque - 7/18/1914 – Amateur – Farley & Leotscher & Company Second Floor 2 Farley Leotscher First Floor 1.

22 – Riverside Park, Sioux City – 7/19/1914 – Western League – Wichita Wolves 3 Sioux City Indians 2 in 4:48.

22 – Athletic Park, Burlington – 6/27/1915 – Central Association – Keokuk Indians 0 Burlington Pathfinders 0 in 3:50 – finished at 6:10 PM.

20 – Charter Oak – 7/20/1922 – Amateur Moorehead Tournament – Soldier 3 Pisgah 2 in 3:00 – finished at 1:00 PM.

25 – Pacific Junction – 8/14/1926 – Amateur – Folsom 7 Pleasant Valley 4 in 5:00.

21 – Swan – 7/15/1928 – Amateur – Swan 3 Des Moines Shamrock Athletic Club (AC) 2.

20 – Buffalo Center – 8/5/1928 – North Iowa League – Lakota 2 Buffalo Center Bison 2 – called on account of darkness.

20 – Hill Park, Cedar Rapids – 5/22/1931 – Mississippi Valley League – Cedar Rapids Bunnies 5 Dubuque Tigers 4 in 3:25.

20 – Diamond near the Swimming Pool, Algona – 9/20/1931 – Amateur – Algona Grays 5 Lone Rock 4.

20 – Hamburg - 6/26/1932 – Iowa-Missouri (IAMO) League – Hamburg 13 Fairfax (Missouri) 13; called on account of darkness – finished at 8:00 PM.

22 – Des Moines or Knoxville – shortly before 8/2/1934 – Amateur - Pragers of Des Moines defeated Knoxville.

20 – Lake Park – 8/3/1935 – Semi-Pro Gopher League – Worthington (MN) 8 Lake Park (IA) 8; called on account of darkness.

21 – Broadway (later Legion) Park, Council Bluffs – 8/27/1938 – Southwest Iowa Tournament – Harlan Cards 8 Tabor 5 in 4:34; Walnut vs. Soldier postponed.

20 – Buffalo Center – 6/1/1941 – North Kossuth County League – Lotts Creek Creekers 4 Buffalo Center Bison 1 in 4:10.

20 – Rock Valley – 7/15/1947 – Amateur – Rock Valley 5 Schaller 4.

21 – Clemons - 5/10/1955 – Iowa High School League playoffs – Roland High School Rockets 3 Clemons High School 2 in 4:35.

22 – Waterloo Stadium, Waterloo – 5/30/1976 – Midwest League – Burlington Bees 4 Waterloo Royals 3 in 5:33, then Burlington 4 Waterloo 3 in 2:09 and 8 innings – 603 fans – 1st game finished at 8:33 PM, 2nd game finished at 11:12 PM.

21 – Community Field (II), Burlington – 8/10/1983 and 8/11/1983 – Midwest League – Burlington Rangers 7 Clinton Giants 6 in 5:44, rain delay 0:06 bottom 11th, 2nd rain delay 0:01 bottom 18th, suspended after 4:54 and 17 1/2 innings – suspended at 12:35 AM in the early morning of 8/11.

20 – Community Field (II), Burlington – 5/15/1989 – Midwest League – Rockford Expos 4 Burlington Braves 2 in 5:04.

25 – Waterloo Stadium, Waterloo and Riverview Stadium (later Alliant Energy Field), Clinton – 7/6/1989 and 8/17/1989 – Midwest League – Waterloo Diamonds 4 Clinton Giants 3 in 7:37, suspended after 5:46 and 19 innings in Waterloo, completed 8/17 in Clinton – 876 fans on 7/6 in Waterloo, 809 fans on 8/17 in Clinton - suspended at 12:51 AM in the early morning of 7/7.

21 – John O’Donnell Stadium, Davenport - 5/19/1999 – Midwest League – Clinton Lumber Kings 3 Quad-City River Bandits 2 in 5:49.