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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 Mets fans will review this list, and contact me, Phil Lowry, via e-mail at [email protected], 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.
Philip J. Lowry
Author, Baseball's Longest Games
NEW JERSEY (9)
20 – McBurney Field, Pitman - 7/4/1906 – Amateur - Camden West End 2 Pitman 1 in a.m. game; Camden West End 7 Pitman 1 in p.m. game.
23 – Mount Holly – 8/4/1907 – Amateur – Ex-Philadelphia 3 Harrison of Mount Holly 2.
20 – School Playgrounds, Lawrenceville - 5/29/1908 – Mid-Atlantic Prep League – Lawrenceville School Big Red 3 Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm 2 in 3:00.
20 – Hippodrome, Bridgeton – 7/20/1910 - Amateur – Roxboro Talmage 2 Bridgeton 0.
20 – West Side (later Skeeters) Park, Jersey City – 8/12/1913 – International League - Toronto Maple Leafs 0 Jersey City Skeeters 0 in 3:20 – called on account of darkness.
20 – Medford - 7/10/1915 – Burlington County Semi-Pro League – Mount Holly 0 Medford 0.
23 – Jenkintown – 7/2/1956 – Rancocas Valley League – Mount Holly Mohawks 2 Vincentown Merchants 1.
21 – Paramus High School Field (I), Paramus – 6/??/1965 – Bergen County League (later merged with Passaic County League to form Met League) – Spring Valley Recreation (NY) Bengals 0 Paramus Swimming Pool (NJ) Barons 0.
22 – FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood – 4/26/2006 and 5/7/2006 – South Atlantic (Sally) League – Lakewood BlueClaws 8 Hagerstown Suns 7 in 7:47, suspended after 17 innings and 6:03 – 5487 fans on 4/26, 150 fans top 12th, 31 fans top 17th; 7449 fans on 5/7 - suspended at 12:42 AM in the early morning of 4/27, finished at 2:49 PM on 5/7.
NEW YORK (34)
20 – Driving Park, Kingston – 8/10/1903 – Hudson River League – Hudson Marines 2 Kingston Colonials 2 in 3:10 – 600 fans.
21 – The Bronx Ballfield, New York City - 9/3/1905 – Amateur – Exchange 4 Fultons 3 in 3:25.
22 – Sag Harbor – 7/25/1914 – Amateur – Sag Harbor Whalers 2 Southold 1 in 3:17.
21 – Camp Vincent Fairgrounds, Watertown - ?/??/1914 – Negro League at Amateur – Harrisville Adirondacks defeated Havana Red Sox.
22 – Ebbets Field, Brooklyn – 8/22/1917 – National League – Robins (later Dodgers) 6 Pirates 5 in 4:15 in 1st game, Pirates 0 Robins 0 in 2 innings in 2nd game, called off – 1st game finished at 5:45 PM.
21 – Lake Shore Grounds, Dunkirk – 6/7/1919 – Amateur – Ramblers 2 White Eagles 1.
20 – Post Diamond, Plattsburgh - 5/13/1923 – Amateur – Plattsburgh Barracks 26th Infantry 3 Plattsburgh Independents 2.
20 – Chadwick Park, Albany - 5/30/1924 – Eastern League - Pittsfield Hillies 9 Albany Senators 8 in p.m. game, Pittsfield 6 Albany 0 in a.m. game – 5000 fans.
20 – Silver Springs Park, Silver Springs – 6/10/1934 – Amateur – 17th Ward Merchants 11 Silver Springs Worcesters.
20 – Florida Athletic Club (AC) Field, Florida - 9/8/1935 – Amateur – Florida Reds 3 St. Joseph’s 3 in 4:05.
20 – Memorial Field, Mount Vernon – 8/9/1936 – Semi-Pro – Mount Vernon Engine 3 Scarlets 4 Stroudsburg Poconos 3 in 4:20; second game postponed – 1200 fans - finished at 6:30 PM.
20 – Newtown or Bryant - 5/15/1947 – New York High School League - Newtown High School 3 Bryant High School 2.
23 – Groton – 9/19/1948 – Southern Tier League – Homer Braves 0 Groton 0 in 4:30 – 3000 fans.
22 – Red Wing (later Silver) Stadium, Rochester – 8/13/1950 – International League – Rochester Red Wings 3 Jersey City Giants 2 in 5:15 – 5863 fans – finished at 6:45 PM.
20 – Triplets (later Johnson) Field, Johnson City – 5/18/1952 – Eastern League - Binghamton Triplets 4 Scranton Miners 3 in 5:10, then Scranton 4 Binghamton 0.
20 – Macomb’s Dam Park, New York City – 8/9/1954 – City Youth Federation Semi-Final Game – Hudson Guild Neighborhood House 3 Immaculate Conception of the Bronx 2 in 5:47.
21 – Dunn Field, Elmira – 6/19/1962 – Eastern League - Elmira Pioneers 4 Williamsport Grays 3.
23 – Shea Stadium, New York City – 5/31/1964 – National League – Giants 8 Mets 6 in 7:23 in 2nd game, Giants 5 Mets 3 in 2:29 in 1st game – 57,037 fans, 8000 fans at end – 2nd game finished at 11:25 PM.
27 – Dunn Field, Elmira – 5/8/1965 – Eastern League – Elmira Pioneers 2 Springfield Giants 1 in 6:24 – 386 fans, 400 fans at end – finished at 9:24 PM.
21 – Dunn Field, Elmira – 6/25/1965 – Eastern League – Pittsfield Red Sox 2 Elmira Pioneers 2 in 5:33 – called off at 1:03 AM in the early morning of 6/26, then rhubarb delay 0:?? top 22nd, Pioneers owner argued there was no curfew rule, by the time the league president told the umpires the owner was correct and the game should continue, all the players had showered and gone home, called off at 1:?? AM for the second time – 530 fans.
21 – College Stadium (later Russell Diethrich Park), Jamestown - 8/14/1965 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Binghamton Triplets 4 Jamestown Tigers 4 in 6:13, 2nd game postponed – 386 fans - finished at 12:43 AM in the early morning of 8/15.
22 – MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse - 8/24/1966 – International League – Syracuse Chiefs 5 Richmond Braves 4 in 4:54 – 1469 fans – finished at 12:39 AM in the early morning of 8/25.
22 – New York City – 6/24/1967 – Atlantic Collegiate League – Mount Vernon Generals 2 Defiance Indians 0.
20 – Yankee Stadium (I), New York City – 8/29/1967 – American League – Yankees 4 Red Sox 3 in 6:09 in 2nd game, Red Sox 2 Yankees 1 in 2:10 in 1st game – 40,314 fans – finished at 1:57 AM in the early morning of 8/30.
25 – Shea Stadium, New York City – 9/11/1974 – National League – Cardinals 4 Mets 3 in 7:04 – 13,460 fans, 1000 fans at end including Commissioner Bowie Kuhn – finished at 3:13 AM in the early morning of 9/12.
22 – MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse – 7/30/1980 – International League – Richmond Braves 12 Syracuse Chiefs 6 in 5:55 – 3117 fans, 1000 fans at end – finished at 1:28 AM in the early morning of 7/31.
21 – Au Sable Forks – 6/2/1985 – Champlain Valley League – Redford River Rats 2 Au Sable Forks Spirits 0.
27 – MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse – 6/19/1985 and 6/20/1985 and 6/21/1985 – International League – Pawtucket Paw Sox 3 Syracuse Chiefs 1 in 7:07, suspended after 5:36 and 22 innings, continued 6/20, rain delay 0:13 top 23rd, 2nd rain delay 0:50 bottom 24th, suspended again after 6:07 and 23 ½ innings, finally completed 6/21 – 1233 fans on 6/19; 200 fans when suspended after 22 innings; 3020 fans on 6/21 – suspended at 1:12 AM in the early morning of 6/20, suspended again at 9:05 PM on 6/20, finished at 7:31 PM on 6/21.
24 – Melville - 4/15/1988 and 5/14/1988 – New York Catholic High School League – Holy Trinity High School Titans 6 St. Anthony’s High School Friars 5, suspended after 9 innings.
21 – Dawson Field, Depew – 7/16/2000 and 7/17/2000 and 7/19/2000 – American Legion – Depew Post 1528 4 Orchard Park Post 567 3, rain delays on 7/16, suspended after 8 innings on 7/16, suspended again after 20 innings on 7/17.
21 – Dwyer Stadium, Batavia – 7/9/2003 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Staten Island Yankees 5 Batavia Muckdogs 2 in 5:48 – 1073 fans - finished at 12:58 AM in the early morning of 7/10.
22 – Falcon Park, Auburn – 7/7/2005 and 8/14/2005 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Auburn Doubledays 6 Batavia Muckdogs 5 in 6:34, suspended after 6:02 and 20 innings – 3242 fans on 7/7, 250 fans left at suspension, 1871 fans on 8/14 – suspended at 1:09 AM in the early morning of 7/8, finished at 5:35 PM on 8/14 - author sat behind first base for the last two innings.
26 – KeySpan Park, Brooklyn – 7/20/2006 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Oneonta Tigers 6 Brooklyn Cyclones 1 in 6:40 – 9004 fans; 190 fans at end - finished at 6:45 PM.
20 – Long Island University (LIU)-Post Baseball Complex, Brookville - 5/5/2012 – National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II – LIU-Post (formerly C.W. Post Campus of LIU, before that Charles William (C.W.) Post College) Pioneers 5 Dowling College Golden Lions 4 in 4:25 – finished at 4:25 PM; then Dowling 2 C.W. Post 1 in 1:55 and 7 innings – finished at 6:55 PM.
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. George’s 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.
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 Mets fans will review this list, and contact me, Phil Lowry, via e-mail at [email protected], 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.
Philip J. Lowry
Author, Baseball's Longest Games
NEW JERSEY (9)
20 – McBurney Field, Pitman - 7/4/1906 – Amateur - Camden West End 2 Pitman 1 in a.m. game; Camden West End 7 Pitman 1 in p.m. game.
23 – Mount Holly – 8/4/1907 – Amateur – Ex-Philadelphia 3 Harrison of Mount Holly 2.
20 – School Playgrounds, Lawrenceville - 5/29/1908 – Mid-Atlantic Prep League – Lawrenceville School Big Red 3 Mercersburg Academy Blue Storm 2 in 3:00.
20 – Hippodrome, Bridgeton – 7/20/1910 - Amateur – Roxboro Talmage 2 Bridgeton 0.
20 – West Side (later Skeeters) Park, Jersey City – 8/12/1913 – International League - Toronto Maple Leafs 0 Jersey City Skeeters 0 in 3:20 – called on account of darkness.
20 – Medford - 7/10/1915 – Burlington County Semi-Pro League – Mount Holly 0 Medford 0.
23 – Jenkintown – 7/2/1956 – Rancocas Valley League – Mount Holly Mohawks 2 Vincentown Merchants 1.
21 – Paramus High School Field (I), Paramus – 6/??/1965 – Bergen County League (later merged with Passaic County League to form Met League) – Spring Valley Recreation (NY) Bengals 0 Paramus Swimming Pool (NJ) Barons 0.
22 – FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood – 4/26/2006 and 5/7/2006 – South Atlantic (Sally) League – Lakewood BlueClaws 8 Hagerstown Suns 7 in 7:47, suspended after 17 innings and 6:03 – 5487 fans on 4/26, 150 fans top 12th, 31 fans top 17th; 7449 fans on 5/7 - suspended at 12:42 AM in the early morning of 4/27, finished at 2:49 PM on 5/7.
NEW YORK (34)
20 – Driving Park, Kingston – 8/10/1903 – Hudson River League – Hudson Marines 2 Kingston Colonials 2 in 3:10 – 600 fans.
21 – The Bronx Ballfield, New York City - 9/3/1905 – Amateur – Exchange 4 Fultons 3 in 3:25.
22 – Sag Harbor – 7/25/1914 – Amateur – Sag Harbor Whalers 2 Southold 1 in 3:17.
21 – Camp Vincent Fairgrounds, Watertown - ?/??/1914 – Negro League at Amateur – Harrisville Adirondacks defeated Havana Red Sox.
22 – Ebbets Field, Brooklyn – 8/22/1917 – National League – Robins (later Dodgers) 6 Pirates 5 in 4:15 in 1st game, Pirates 0 Robins 0 in 2 innings in 2nd game, called off – 1st game finished at 5:45 PM.
21 – Lake Shore Grounds, Dunkirk – 6/7/1919 – Amateur – Ramblers 2 White Eagles 1.
20 – Post Diamond, Plattsburgh - 5/13/1923 – Amateur – Plattsburgh Barracks 26th Infantry 3 Plattsburgh Independents 2.
20 – Chadwick Park, Albany - 5/30/1924 – Eastern League - Pittsfield Hillies 9 Albany Senators 8 in p.m. game, Pittsfield 6 Albany 0 in a.m. game – 5000 fans.
20 – Silver Springs Park, Silver Springs – 6/10/1934 – Amateur – 17th Ward Merchants 11 Silver Springs Worcesters.
20 – Florida Athletic Club (AC) Field, Florida - 9/8/1935 – Amateur – Florida Reds 3 St. Joseph’s 3 in 4:05.
20 – Memorial Field, Mount Vernon – 8/9/1936 – Semi-Pro – Mount Vernon Engine 3 Scarlets 4 Stroudsburg Poconos 3 in 4:20; second game postponed – 1200 fans - finished at 6:30 PM.
20 – Newtown or Bryant - 5/15/1947 – New York High School League - Newtown High School 3 Bryant High School 2.
23 – Groton – 9/19/1948 – Southern Tier League – Homer Braves 0 Groton 0 in 4:30 – 3000 fans.
22 – Red Wing (later Silver) Stadium, Rochester – 8/13/1950 – International League – Rochester Red Wings 3 Jersey City Giants 2 in 5:15 – 5863 fans – finished at 6:45 PM.
20 – Triplets (later Johnson) Field, Johnson City – 5/18/1952 – Eastern League - Binghamton Triplets 4 Scranton Miners 3 in 5:10, then Scranton 4 Binghamton 0.
20 – Macomb’s Dam Park, New York City – 8/9/1954 – City Youth Federation Semi-Final Game – Hudson Guild Neighborhood House 3 Immaculate Conception of the Bronx 2 in 5:47.
21 – Dunn Field, Elmira – 6/19/1962 – Eastern League - Elmira Pioneers 4 Williamsport Grays 3.
23 – Shea Stadium, New York City – 5/31/1964 – National League – Giants 8 Mets 6 in 7:23 in 2nd game, Giants 5 Mets 3 in 2:29 in 1st game – 57,037 fans, 8000 fans at end – 2nd game finished at 11:25 PM.
27 – Dunn Field, Elmira – 5/8/1965 – Eastern League – Elmira Pioneers 2 Springfield Giants 1 in 6:24 – 386 fans, 400 fans at end – finished at 9:24 PM.
21 – Dunn Field, Elmira – 6/25/1965 – Eastern League – Pittsfield Red Sox 2 Elmira Pioneers 2 in 5:33 – called off at 1:03 AM in the early morning of 6/26, then rhubarb delay 0:?? top 22nd, Pioneers owner argued there was no curfew rule, by the time the league president told the umpires the owner was correct and the game should continue, all the players had showered and gone home, called off at 1:?? AM for the second time – 530 fans.
21 – College Stadium (later Russell Diethrich Park), Jamestown - 8/14/1965 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Binghamton Triplets 4 Jamestown Tigers 4 in 6:13, 2nd game postponed – 386 fans - finished at 12:43 AM in the early morning of 8/15.
22 – MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse - 8/24/1966 – International League – Syracuse Chiefs 5 Richmond Braves 4 in 4:54 – 1469 fans – finished at 12:39 AM in the early morning of 8/25.
22 – New York City – 6/24/1967 – Atlantic Collegiate League – Mount Vernon Generals 2 Defiance Indians 0.
20 – Yankee Stadium (I), New York City – 8/29/1967 – American League – Yankees 4 Red Sox 3 in 6:09 in 2nd game, Red Sox 2 Yankees 1 in 2:10 in 1st game – 40,314 fans – finished at 1:57 AM in the early morning of 8/30.
25 – Shea Stadium, New York City – 9/11/1974 – National League – Cardinals 4 Mets 3 in 7:04 – 13,460 fans, 1000 fans at end including Commissioner Bowie Kuhn – finished at 3:13 AM in the early morning of 9/12.
22 – MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse – 7/30/1980 – International League – Richmond Braves 12 Syracuse Chiefs 6 in 5:55 – 3117 fans, 1000 fans at end – finished at 1:28 AM in the early morning of 7/31.
21 – Au Sable Forks – 6/2/1985 – Champlain Valley League – Redford River Rats 2 Au Sable Forks Spirits 0.
27 – MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse – 6/19/1985 and 6/20/1985 and 6/21/1985 – International League – Pawtucket Paw Sox 3 Syracuse Chiefs 1 in 7:07, suspended after 5:36 and 22 innings, continued 6/20, rain delay 0:13 top 23rd, 2nd rain delay 0:50 bottom 24th, suspended again after 6:07 and 23 ½ innings, finally completed 6/21 – 1233 fans on 6/19; 200 fans when suspended after 22 innings; 3020 fans on 6/21 – suspended at 1:12 AM in the early morning of 6/20, suspended again at 9:05 PM on 6/20, finished at 7:31 PM on 6/21.
24 – Melville - 4/15/1988 and 5/14/1988 – New York Catholic High School League – Holy Trinity High School Titans 6 St. Anthony’s High School Friars 5, suspended after 9 innings.
21 – Dawson Field, Depew – 7/16/2000 and 7/17/2000 and 7/19/2000 – American Legion – Depew Post 1528 4 Orchard Park Post 567 3, rain delays on 7/16, suspended after 8 innings on 7/16, suspended again after 20 innings on 7/17.
21 – Dwyer Stadium, Batavia – 7/9/2003 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Staten Island Yankees 5 Batavia Muckdogs 2 in 5:48 – 1073 fans - finished at 12:58 AM in the early morning of 7/10.
22 – Falcon Park, Auburn – 7/7/2005 and 8/14/2005 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Auburn Doubledays 6 Batavia Muckdogs 5 in 6:34, suspended after 6:02 and 20 innings – 3242 fans on 7/7, 250 fans left at suspension, 1871 fans on 8/14 – suspended at 1:09 AM in the early morning of 7/8, finished at 5:35 PM on 8/14 - author sat behind first base for the last two innings.
26 – KeySpan Park, Brooklyn – 7/20/2006 – New York-Pennsylvania League – Oneonta Tigers 6 Brooklyn Cyclones 1 in 6:40 – 9004 fans; 190 fans at end - finished at 6:45 PM.
20 – Long Island University (LIU)-Post Baseball Complex, Brookville - 5/5/2012 – National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II – LIU-Post (formerly C.W. Post Campus of LIU, before that Charles William (C.W.) Post College) Pioneers 5 Dowling College Golden Lions 4 in 4:25 – finished at 4:25 PM; then Dowling 2 C.W. Post 1 in 1:55 and 7 innings – finished at 6:55 PM.
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. George’s 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.