The longest game in Organized Baseball history occurred in 1981 between the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings of the International League at Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium and lasted 33 innings. The game began on April 18 and lasted 32 innings before being stopped, with play to resume later in the season. On June 23, the game resumed with it only taking one additional inning to settle the game as Pawtucket won it by a score of 3 - 2 in the bottom of the 33rd inning. The game included future Hall of Famers Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. as the two third basemen. Bob Ojeda and Marty Barrett also went on to notable careers in the major leagues.
Oh, I almost forgot. Major League baseball was in the 11th day of the 1981 strike, which lasted until August. A friend and I felt so baseball deprived we drove out to McCoy Stadium (four hours from NYC) to witness the historic conclusion.
(published in honor of the Mets-Marlins 16-inning Holy Thursday game)
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