He only made two All-Star teams in his career but also won two World Series titles, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins, respectively. That's just how such things go in a sport like baseball, which is heavily influenced by luck be it good or bad. The longest Major League Baseball game by time elapsed took place on May 8, 1984, at Chicagos Comiskey Park. All career stats are from Baseball-Reference. The second half of Albert Pujols' career looks a lot different than the first half, but he's still almost assuredly a first-ballot Hall of Famer. 2022 ALDS Game 3 (Astros 1, Mariners 0): 18 innings If you play fast, you will be able to hit the ball faster, make faster outs, and play more effectively. 53 runners were left on base (30 by Rochester and 23 by Pawtucket). Williams went 0for13 in 15 plate appearances, one of many records achieved during the game. Born: May 14, 1972 (Ciego de Avila, Cuba), Teams: Cincinnati Reds (1964-76, 1984-86), Montreal Expos (1977-79), Boston Red Sox (1980-82), Philadelphia Phillies (1983), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1975, 1976), seven-time MLB All-Star (1967-70, 1974-76). Raines defined the majors in the 1980s and led the National League in stolen bases four times. Born: July 1, 1883 (Stefuro, Austria-Hungary), Died:April 17, 1946 (age 62, Pottsville, Pennsylvania), Teams:New York Highlanders (1909-12), Boston Braves (1913), Baltimore Terrapins (1914-15), Chicago White Sox (1918), New York Yankees (1919-21), Boston Red Sox (1922-25), Philadelphia Athletics (1925-30), Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1931-32), Cincinnati Reds (1933), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (1929, 1930). MLB's career wins leader also threw three no-hitters and one perfect game. After the final out, the Marlins players piled their hats on the mound next to a stenciled-on No. They also drove in 20 runs and scored 43 runs as a team. Rick Dempsey crafted a reputation as being one of the best defensive catchers of his era and for being nails in the postseason. The Baseball Hall of Fame possesses other artifacts of the game, including the official scorecard. When he returned from a one-year sabbatical for his final season with the Colorado Rockies in 2012, he twice became the oldest pitcher to win an MLB game at 49, then 50 years old. Rose, who has been retired for 35 years, still holds MLB career records for hits (4,256), singles (3,215), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and plate appearances (15,890). 2 (Tie). Ryan is one of just a handful of players to play in four different decades. And the players who last the longest in any sport also end up being some of the greatest, most beloved and respected. Neither team scored again until the next day. In the bottom of the 25th -- after a scoreless top half by Tom Seaver, on in relief -- the White Sox ended the game with a bang. Born: Oct. 3, 1951 (Saint Paul, Minnesota), Teams: San Diego Padres (1973-80), New York Yankees (1981-88, 1990), California Angels (1990-91), Toronto Blue Jays (1992), Minnesota Twins (1993-94), Cleveland Indians (1995), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1992), 12-time MLB All-Star (1977-88), seven-time Gold Glove Award winner (1979, 1980, 1982-85, 1987), six-time Silver Slugger Award (1981-85, 1992). As any 1980s card collector kid will remember from this famous Upper Deck card. Heading into the seventh inning, the Houston Astros led 2-0. Was he the villain some people have accused him of being, or was he someone who tried to help MLB change for the better? Had Haddix's and Martinez's teammates provided them with a single run of support during the first nine innings, they'd be on the list above. Copyright 1999- In the bottom of the 10th, Davis cut the lead to one with an RBI single, but Cubs pitcher Mike Montgomery induced a groundout by Cleveland's Michael Martinez to end the game and the Cubs' 108-year streak of futility. May 12, 1972: Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3The Brewers went on the road to Metropolitan Stadium and came away with a win over the host Twins after five hours and 47 minutes. The only player on either team who did not play in the game was future MLB manager. On September 1, 1906, the United States was established. What makes this anniversary even more notable is that Hernndez's 2012 perfecto is the last perfect game to be thrown in Major League Baseball. Ty Cobb is one of the legendary figures in sports history. Early Wynn left high school in rural Alabama before graduating to sign with the Washington Senators for $100 a month and made his MLB debut in 1939 at just 19 years old. The longest games in terms of innings played and time played are presented as well as many variations. 2, Derek JeterNo. Mack was only in his sixth season in Philadelphia when the first of those games took place before an estimated crowd of 18,000 on a Saturday afternoon at the Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston -- the home of the Red Sox before Fenway Park, when they were still called the Americans. A sellout crowd of 5,746 and 140 reporters from around the world were present, partly because the major leagues were on strike at the time; the players voted against an offer to resume the game at Fenway Park to avoid crossing the picket line. It was the second game of a doubleheader. Neither team scored again until the 25th, when St. Louis' Bake McBride -- aptly nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" -- made something happen with his wheels. Jim O'Rourke, known as "Orator Jim," was a renaissance man who recorded the first hit in National League history and found time to graduate from Yale Law School. The teams traded zeros for 20 innings until night fell at Braves Field. May 8, 1984: Chicago White Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 \nLength: 25 innings** \nThis is the longest game in MLB history in terms of time. May 1, 1920: Brooklyn Robins 1, Boston Braves 1Length: 26 inningsThe longest game by innings in Major League history could have gone even longer -- after 26 innings, the game was called due to darkness. As noted, we've had just 21 perfect games in the modern era -- i.e., since 1903, when the first AL-NL World Series was played. Want to know how intimidating a hitter McCovey was? He hit his 500th home run in 1929 15 years into his 22-year career. Gaylord Perry was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues, with the Cleveland Indians in 1972 and the San Diego Padres in 1978. Philadelphia Athletics, 20 (1916 and 1943) There are five teams that have had a losing streak end at 20 games with the Philadelphia Athletics being responsible for two of them. In the bottom of the first inning, light-hitting second baseman Dee Gordon stepped to the plate. - Rogers Hornsby in Baseball Digest (December 1960, Cleon Walfoort, Will Aaron Ever Hit .400?, Page 22), (Every Opening Day gameover 14 innings is listed). Cal Ripken Jr., who was inducted in 2007, went 2-for-13 on the night playing third base for Rochester. Here's a full look at the longest games in MLB playoff history, according to MLB.com: T-1. No runs were scored until the 14th inning, when Brad Hawpe drew a bases-loaded walk to give Colorado a 1-0 lead in the top half, only for the Padres to tie the score on a Josh Bard RBI single in the bottom half. But in the bottom of the 22nd, Rafael Ramirez lined a walk-off single to right field (just over the glove of Dodgers legendary pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who entered as a defensive replacement at first base in the 21st frame) to give Houston the victory. The game began on May 8. How about throwing the second no-hitter in big league playoff history? But John somehow was never elected to the Hall of Fame, even though he had 288 career wins and his 164 wins post-surgery were just one less than Sandy Koufax's career total. The game started as a pitchers' duel between San Diego's Jake Peavy, who threw eight scoreless innings and struck out 11, and Colorado's Jeff Francis, who went seven scoreless. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. May 17, 1927: Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 3Boston's Bob Smith was a hard-luck loser in this game at Braves Field -- the hurler went all 22 innings but gave up the decisive hit to the Cubs' Charlie Grimm in the 22nd. Between them, Houston and L.A. came back from at least three runs down three separate times. Below is the final out of the perfect game twirled by Seattle Mariners legend Flix Hernndez on Aug. 15, 2012. It could have been an inning-ending double play to send the game to the 25th. Born:Nov. 11, 1991 (Springfield, Massachusetts), Died:Jan. 6, 1954 (age 62, Queens, New York), Teams: Boston Braves (1912-20), Pittsburgh Pirates (1921-24), Chicago Cubs (1925), Brooklyn Robins (1926), St. Louis Cardinals (1927-28), Boston Braves (1929-33, 1935), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1914), National Baseball Hall of Fame (1954). According to the all-knowing Google, the 1910 Atlanta Crackers versus Mobile Sea Gulls game is the most likely candidate to appear on the list of the fastest baseball games ever. Specifically, let's rank the 10 greatest games of the last decade, meaning the 10 seasons between 2010 and 2019. McGuire, who was an MLB manager for several teams after his career ended, retired with MLB records for most career games for a catcher (1,612), most catcher assists (1,860), most catcher double plays (143), most runners caught stealing (1,459) and most stolen bases allowed (2,546). Died: May 17, 2011 (age 74, Scottsdale, Arizona), Position: First base/third base/left field, Teams: Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1954-74), Kansas City Royals (1975), MLB Career highlights: American League MVP (1969), 13-time MLB All-Star (1959, 1961, 1963-71). Aponte's wife did not believe his explanation for coming home at 3 a.m. } Runs Scored Records for MLB Baseball Teams In 1930 Chicago, of the National League, set the Major League record by scoring more runs (218) against one club - Philadelphia - than any other team. The 1894 Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. In the first four frames of a win against UT Martin in 2008, Belmont scored 19 runs. Jerry Koosman carried a 3-1 lead into the ninth for the Mets, but he gave up a game-tying homer to Ken Reitz with two outs. When Hernndez mastered As he rounded the bases, tears welled in Gordon's eyes. Paul Casanova came to bat for the Senators with the bases loaded and smacked a walk-off single to left field. Teams: Chicago White Sox (1980-89, 1996-96, 2000-01), Texas Rangers (1989-90), Oakland Athletics (1990-92), Baltimore Orioles (1993-95, 1997-99, 2000), Cleveland Indians (1999), Career highlights: Six-time All-Star (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999), Silver Slugger Award (1989). Unfortunately for them, they lost all three. Carlton Fisk remains one of the most well-known and well-respected catchers in MLB history. The game remained deadlocked at 1-1 until the top of the 25th, when the Brewers scored three runs to take a 4-1 lead. The Bruins won 34-10 in a game that lasted a total of four hours and 15 minutes. It was the longest game by time in Major League history, and is still the longest game by time in White Sox history. As Rodn discovered, the longest stretch ever was 34 years, from 1922 (Charlie Robertson) to 1956 (Don Larsen, in the World Series). In high school, he was one of the nation's most sought-after running back recruits in football. With sunrise barely three hours away, the Cards held on for the 4-3 win. The A's were still managed by the legendary Connie Mack, 82 years old and in his 45th season with the team. Teams: New York Mets/San Francisco Giants (1951-52, 1954-72), New York Mets (1972-73), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1954), two-time National League MVP (1954, 1965), National League Rookie of the Year (1951), 12-time Gold Glove Award winner (1957-68), 24-time MLB All-Star (1954-73), MLB All-Century Team. Robinson led the Orioles to two World Series championships, in 1966 and 1970, with the Arkansas native bringing home World Series MVP honors in 1970. Here are the longest overall win streaks in the Modern Era. Only one walk stood between him and perfection. Vizquel won 11 Gold Glove Awards, including nine consecutive, and was no slouch at the plate. "[5] The weather was so cold that players burned broken bats and the stadium's wooden benches to warm themselves, and the clubhouses ran out of food. From 2009 through 2012 we had six. Ryan credited part of his longevity to unorthodox workouts, including throwing footballs in the offseason and to warm up. It lasted six hours and sixteen minutes, during which time the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres battled it out. In theory that should make perfect games more likely over the last 10 years than they have been across all 119 years of the modern era. Rich "Goose" Gossage is one of the most well-known relief pitchers of all time, most notably from his time with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, including when he won a World Series championship with the Yankees in 1978. If the past decade of baseball was about one thing, it was home runs. The Houston Astros have made the World Series Overall, he hit .348 with seven RBI over those seven games and won World Series MVP honors. Wallace's record as the oldest shortstop to play in an MLB game stood from 1918, when he played at 44 years and 312 days old, until Omar Vizquel broke the record in 2012. Bumgarner sealed the win in the bottom of the inning and secured his third postseason shutout in two years. Born: Sept. 1, 1850 (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Died:Jan. 8, 1919 (age 68, Bridgeport, Connecticut), Teams: Middletown Mansfields (1872), Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1873-78), Providence Grays (1879), Boston Red Caps (1880), Buffalo Bisons (1881-84), New York Giants (1885-92), Washington Senators (1893), New York Giants (1904), MLB Career highlights: National League HR leader (1880), National Baseball Hall of Fame (1945). We spent 32 minutes doing it. On that evening, it took just one inning and 18 minutes to finish the game, with Koza driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 33rd. Born: April 17, 1852 (Marshalltown, Iowa), Died: April 14, 1922 (age 69, Chicago, Illinois), Teams: Philadelphia Athletics (1872-75), Chicago White Stockings (1876-97), MLB Career highlights: Six-time National League pennant winner (1876, 1880-82,1885-86). With the score knotted 9-9 in the bottom of the 11th, Freese launched a walk-off home run over the center field wall to send the series to a seventh game. RBI doubles by Albert Belle and Jim Thome had given the Tribe a 4-1 lead in the eighth inning, but the Twins got two back in the eighth and tied the game at 4 on a Terry Jorgensen double in the bottom of the ninth. Stan Musial led the St. Louis Cardinals to three World Series titles and was a three-time National League MVP. In a long history of MLB villains, Anson might be the very worst. But they came back to win the next two and set the stage for a Game 7 in Cleveland. That trend was exemplified in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series. In baseball, the players with staying power are names we mostly know by heart. The longest MLB game ever played was between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves on May 1, 1920, lasting a staggering 26 innings. Pete Rose may never make the Hall of Fame after being banned from the game for betting on his own team, but you can't be taken away his records. A close friend of Fernandez's, Gordon took the first pitch of his at-bat from the right side, Fernandez's side, and imitated the pitcher's stance. He was known for his pranks and mocking of umpires, behavior largely attributed to his love of drinking. MLB set a record with 6,105 homers in 2017 and broke that mark with 6,776 in 2019. The safe money was on the 'Stros to hoist their second Commissioner's Trophy in three seasons. Tom Terrific retired 25 straight batters between the bottom of the second and the bottom of the 10th. There is no statistic or metric that measures the greatness of a single contest. "I figured I could get to third," McBride said after the game, per The Associated Press report. But down to their final out and facing Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers, the White Sox rallied to tie the score on a double by Julio Cruz and a single by Rudy Law.\n\nNeither team scored again until the next day. The official MLB longest winning streak belongs to the 1935 Chicago Cubs at 21 games. Bobby Wallace started as a pitcher in the late 1800s before moving to the infield, where he'd spend the bulk of his career playing third base and shortstop. The Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the Triple-A International League, played the longest game in professional baseball history. After the sixth, the teams played the next 15 1/2 innings without another run. In the American League the 2002 Oakland Athletics hold the longest winning streak at 20 games. The San Francisco Giants had already won titles in 2010 and 2012 when they faced the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 Fall Classic. pic.twitter.com/DxoCvd1Fak, On this day in 1968, the Astros beat Mets, 1-0, in 24 innings in the Astrodome. Harmon Killebrew led the American League in home runs six times in 22 seasons, playing all but one of them with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins. One of the greatest left-handed power hitters of all time, Willie McCovey led the National League in home runs three times and is one of the greatest players to never win a World Series. But the Mets fought back and tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on a three-run homer by Joe Christopher. He came perilously close to having 3,000 hits and 1,000 RBI for his career, finishing with 2,877 hits and 951 RBI. Speaker, like many of the players from his era, has a profoundly complicated legacy. It was the longest half-inning in MLB history. David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals had other plans. 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