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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 Nats 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 especially hope to discover the final score and attendance from the 20-inning June 18, 1923 DC Grammar School League Championship Game played at Central High School, which ended in a tie; and also whether this game was resumed at a later date to decide the champion team for that year.
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
D.C. (3)
20 – Central High Stadium, Washington – 6/18/1923 – District of Columbia Grammar School League Championship – Monroe Grammar School vs. Buchanan Grammar School in tie game.
22 – D.C. (later R.F.K.) Stadium, Washington – 6/12/1967 – American League – Senators 6 White Sox 5 in 6:38 – 7236 fans, 2000 fans at end – finished at 2:44 AM in the early morning of 6/13.
21 – R.F.K. Stadium, Washington – 6/4/1971 – American League – rain delay 0:17 at start, Athletics 6 Senators 3 in 5:19 – 6159 fans – finished at 1:36 AM in the early morning of 6/5.
VIRGINIA (13)
20 – Broad Street Park, Richmond – 7/18/1906 – Negro League – Astorias 8 Thebians 5 – 1000 fans.
20 – Pocahontas - 6/5/1913 – Amateur – Giants Junior 1 Junior Cubs 0.
23 – League Park, Norfolk - 8/14/1915 – Virginia League – Suffolk Tigers 2 Norfolk Tars 2 in 3:40.
22 – League Park, Norfolk - 9/4/1915 – Virginia League – Norfolk Tars 3 Suffolk Tigers 3.
22 – Stonewall Jackson Park, Danville – 7/9/1921 – Piedmont League - High Point Furniture Makers 7 Danville Tobacconists 6 in 4:07.
23 – Langley Flying Field, Hampton – ?/??/1923 – US Army at US Army Air Force – Fort Monroe Artillerymen 2 Langley Field (later Air Force Base) Birdmen 2.
20 – Bi-State Park, Danville – 7/6/1942 – Bi-State League – Wilson Tobs (Tobacconists) 12 Danville-Schoofield Leafs 7 in 4:37.
20 – Frank Lawrence Stadium, Portsmouth - 6/16/1948 – Piedmont League – Portsmouth Cubs 1 Lynchburg Cardinals 0 – 73 fans.
20 – Frank Lawrence Stadium, Portsmouth – 4/18/1967 – Carolina League – Kinston Eagles 5 Tidewater Tides 5 in 5:50 – 526 fans, 25 fans at end - finished at 1:21 AM in the early morning of 4/19.
21 – Wakefield High School Field, Arlington – 7/24/1971 – Clark Griffith League – Martz Insurance 10 Post #130 9.
20 – Fairfax City – 4/8/1977 – National Collegiate Athletic Association – Brockport State College (later State University of New York - Brockport) Golden Eagles 2 George Mason University Patriots 2 in 5:30, umpires Warner and Madeiros walked off the field at the end because they were too cold (it was 40 degrees), without even telling the coaches, who might have told them umpires did not walk off the field due to cold weather during baseball games played 3/25/1960 at the North Pole and 1/1/1997 at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica – 0 fans at end in stands, but 50 fans at end in cars with heaters on – finished at 8:50 PM.
21 – Diamond, Richmond - 8/7/1989 – International League – Toledo Mud Hens 4 Richmond Braves 1 in 5:01, then Richmond 3 Toledo 0 in 2:23 and 7 innings – 100 fans at end - finished at 1:57 AM in the early morning of 8/8.
23 – Calfee Park, Pulaski – 8/2 and 8/3/2012 – Appalachian League – Princeton Rays 12 Pulaski Mariners 9 in 7:48; suspended after 5:46 and 17 innings – 711 fans on 8/2; 834 fans on 8/3 – suspended at 12:46 AM in the early morning of 8/2, finished at 7:02 PM on 8/3.
MARYLAND (6)
25 – Patterson Park, Baltimore – 5/26/1903 – Amateur – Pioneer Reserves 13 Easterns 10 in 6:17.
22 – Park, Frostburg – 8/12/1905 – Amateur – Frostburg Champions 1 Lonaconing 0.
24 – Baltimore – 7/26/1913 – Amateur – White Lilies 4 Locust Point Junior All-Stars 2 in 5:00 – finished at 3:00 PM.
21 – Oriole Park (III), Baltimore - 4/23/1943 – International League – Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Baltimore Orioles 2.
20 – Ritchie Route One Ballfield, College Park – 4/2/1948 – National Collegiate Athletic Association – Dartmouth College Big Green 10 University of Maryland Terrapins 10 in 3:25 – finished at 7:25 PM.
23 – Municipal Stadium, Hagerstown – 9/3/1949 – Connecticut/ Delaware/ Maryland/ New Jersey/ Pennsylvania (Inter-State) League - York White Roses 3 Hagerstown Owls 2 in 4:25, 2nd game postponed – 560 fans.
DELAWARE (1)
21 – Judy Johnson Field at Frawley Stadium, Wilmington - 7/5/1998 – Carolina League – Wilmington Blue Rocks 3 Danville 97’s 2 in 6:23 – 3441 fans - finished at 8:28 PM.
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 Nats 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 especially hope to discover the final score and attendance from the 20-inning June 18, 1923 DC Grammar School League Championship Game played at Central High School, which ended in a tie; and also whether this game was resumed at a later date to decide the champion team for that year.
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
D.C. (3)
20 – Central High Stadium, Washington – 6/18/1923 – District of Columbia Grammar School League Championship – Monroe Grammar School vs. Buchanan Grammar School in tie game.
22 – D.C. (later R.F.K.) Stadium, Washington – 6/12/1967 – American League – Senators 6 White Sox 5 in 6:38 – 7236 fans, 2000 fans at end – finished at 2:44 AM in the early morning of 6/13.
21 – R.F.K. Stadium, Washington – 6/4/1971 – American League – rain delay 0:17 at start, Athletics 6 Senators 3 in 5:19 – 6159 fans – finished at 1:36 AM in the early morning of 6/5.
VIRGINIA (13)
20 – Broad Street Park, Richmond – 7/18/1906 – Negro League – Astorias 8 Thebians 5 – 1000 fans.
20 – Pocahontas - 6/5/1913 – Amateur – Giants Junior 1 Junior Cubs 0.
23 – League Park, Norfolk - 8/14/1915 – Virginia League – Suffolk Tigers 2 Norfolk Tars 2 in 3:40.
22 – League Park, Norfolk - 9/4/1915 – Virginia League – Norfolk Tars 3 Suffolk Tigers 3.
22 – Stonewall Jackson Park, Danville – 7/9/1921 – Piedmont League - High Point Furniture Makers 7 Danville Tobacconists 6 in 4:07.
23 – Langley Flying Field, Hampton – ?/??/1923 – US Army at US Army Air Force – Fort Monroe Artillerymen 2 Langley Field (later Air Force Base) Birdmen 2.
20 – Bi-State Park, Danville – 7/6/1942 – Bi-State League – Wilson Tobs (Tobacconists) 12 Danville-Schoofield Leafs 7 in 4:37.
20 – Frank Lawrence Stadium, Portsmouth - 6/16/1948 – Piedmont League – Portsmouth Cubs 1 Lynchburg Cardinals 0 – 73 fans.
20 – Frank Lawrence Stadium, Portsmouth – 4/18/1967 – Carolina League – Kinston Eagles 5 Tidewater Tides 5 in 5:50 – 526 fans, 25 fans at end - finished at 1:21 AM in the early morning of 4/19.
21 – Wakefield High School Field, Arlington – 7/24/1971 – Clark Griffith League – Martz Insurance 10 Post #130 9.
20 – Fairfax City – 4/8/1977 – National Collegiate Athletic Association – Brockport State College (later State University of New York - Brockport) Golden Eagles 2 George Mason University Patriots 2 in 5:30, umpires Warner and Madeiros walked off the field at the end because they were too cold (it was 40 degrees), without even telling the coaches, who might have told them umpires did not walk off the field due to cold weather during baseball games played 3/25/1960 at the North Pole and 1/1/1997 at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica – 0 fans at end in stands, but 50 fans at end in cars with heaters on – finished at 8:50 PM.
21 – Diamond, Richmond - 8/7/1989 – International League – Toledo Mud Hens 4 Richmond Braves 1 in 5:01, then Richmond 3 Toledo 0 in 2:23 and 7 innings – 100 fans at end - finished at 1:57 AM in the early morning of 8/8.
23 – Calfee Park, Pulaski – 8/2 and 8/3/2012 – Appalachian League – Princeton Rays 12 Pulaski Mariners 9 in 7:48; suspended after 5:46 and 17 innings – 711 fans on 8/2; 834 fans on 8/3 – suspended at 12:46 AM in the early morning of 8/2, finished at 7:02 PM on 8/3.
MARYLAND (6)
25 – Patterson Park, Baltimore – 5/26/1903 – Amateur – Pioneer Reserves 13 Easterns 10 in 6:17.
22 – Park, Frostburg – 8/12/1905 – Amateur – Frostburg Champions 1 Lonaconing 0.
24 – Baltimore – 7/26/1913 – Amateur – White Lilies 4 Locust Point Junior All-Stars 2 in 5:00 – finished at 3:00 PM.
21 – Oriole Park (III), Baltimore - 4/23/1943 – International League – Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Baltimore Orioles 2.
20 – Ritchie Route One Ballfield, College Park – 4/2/1948 – National Collegiate Athletic Association – Dartmouth College Big Green 10 University of Maryland Terrapins 10 in 3:25 – finished at 7:25 PM.
23 – Municipal Stadium, Hagerstown – 9/3/1949 – Connecticut/ Delaware/ Maryland/ New Jersey/ Pennsylvania (Inter-State) League - York White Roses 3 Hagerstown Owls 2 in 4:25, 2nd game postponed – 560 fans.
DELAWARE (1)
21 – Judy Johnson Field at Frawley Stadium, Wilmington - 7/5/1998 – Carolina League – Wilmington Blue Rocks 3 Danville 97’s 2 in 6:23 – 3441 fans - finished at 8:28 PM.