Baseball's Longest Games: A Comprehensive Worldwide Record Book
Book Details
Author(s)Philip J. Lowry
PublisherMcFarland
ISBN / ASIN0786442638
ISBN-139780786442638
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank4,799,160
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Baseball is the only major team sport that doesn't feature a clock, and there's a familiar saying among fans that as long as outs remain, the game can, theoretically, go on forever. Every now and again, it nearly does, as author Phil Lowry demonstrates. The product of more than four decades of research, this book catalogs baseball games from around the world and throughout history that lasted 20 or more innings, stretched five or more hours, or ended after 1:00 am. Lowry also examines probability models to predict how often games of unusual length will occur.

