Major League Baseball Game Specific Length Records | Baseball Almanac
The longest baseball game, the shortest baseball game, the most innings ever played in a single game, and other similar game length records are one of the most asked for items on the Internet.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an official baseball game length record book. The longest games in terms of innings played and time played are presented as well as many variations.
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| Record | Lg | Teams | Time | Date |
| Longest Doubleheader 18 Innings | AL | New York 12 at Boston 4 | 8h 40m | 08-18-2006 |
| New York 14 at Boston 11 | 08-18-2006 | |||
| NL | Brooklyn 2 at New York 8 | 6h 46m | 08-07-1952 | |
| Brooklyn 7 at New York 5 | 08-07-1952 | |||
| Longest Doubleheader With Extra Innings (by Game Length Time) | AL | Kansas City 6 at Detroit 7 (Game Length 3:25) | 9h 05m | 06-17-1967 |
| 9 Innings | ||||
| Kansas City 6 at Detroit 5 (Game Length 5:40) | 06-17-1967 | |||
| 19 Innings | ||||
| NL | San Francisco 5 at New York 3 (Game Length 2:29) | 9h 52m | 05-31-1964 | |
| 9 Innings | ||||
| San Francisco 8 at New York 6 (Game Length 7:23) | 05-31-1964 | |||
| 23 Innings | ||||
| Longest Doubleheader With Extra Innings (by Total Elapsed Time) (Includes Length of Delay) | AL | Kansas City 6 at Detroit 7 (Game Length 3:25, 0:15 Rain Delay in 7th) | 9h 56m | 06-17-1967 |
| 9 Innings | ||||
| Kansas City 6 at Detroit 5 (Intermission 0:36, Game Length 5:40) | 06-17-1967 | |||
| 19 Innings | ||||
| NL | San Diego 5 at Philadelphia 2 (Rain Delay Start 1:10, Game Length 2:34, Rain Delay in 4th 1:56, Rain Delay in 6th 2:48) | 12h 05m | 07-02-1993 | |
| 9 Innings | ||||
| San Diego 5 at Philadelphia 6 (Intermission 0:25, Game Length 3:12) | 07-02-1993 | |||
| 10 Innings | ||||
| Longest Game Extra Innings | AL | Chicago 7 vs. Milwaukee 6 | 8h 06m | 05-08-1984 |
| 25 Innings | ||||
| NL | San Francisco 8 vs. New York 6 | 7h 23m | 05-31-1964 | |
| 23 Innings | ||||
| Longest Game 9 Innings | AL | New York 14 at Boston 11 | 4h 45m | 08-18-2006 |
| NL | Arizona 10 at Colorado 9 | 4h 30m | 06-24-2016 | |
| Philadelphia 17 at Pittsburg 5 | 4h 30m | 07-06-2018 | ||
| Longest Game 9 Innings At Night | AL | New York 14 at Boston 11 | 4h 45m | 08-18-2006 |
| NL | Arizona 10 at Colorado 9 | 4h 30m | 06-24-2016 | |
| Philadelphia 17 at Pittsburg 5 | 4h 30m | 07-06-2018 | ||
| Shortest Doubleheader 18 Innings | AL | New York at St. Louis (Gm 1, 1:12) | 2h 07m | 09-26-1926 |
| New York at St. Louis (Gm 2, 0:55) | 09-26-1926 | |||
| NL | Chicago at Brooklyn (Gm 1, uk) | 2h 20m | 08-14-1919 | |
| Chicago at Brooklyn (Gm 2, uk) | 08-14-1919 | |||
| Shortest Game 9 Innings | AL | St. Louis 6 vs. New York 2 | 55m | 09-26-1926 |
| Game 2 | ||||
| NL | New York 6 vs. Philadelphia 1 | 51m | 09-28-1919 | |
| Game 1 | ||||
| Shortest Game Nine Innings At Night | AL | Chicago 1 vs. Washington 0 | 1h 29m | 05-21-1943 |
| NL | Boston 2 at Cincinnati 0 | 1h 15m | 08-10-1944 | |
| Record | Lg | Teams | Innings | Date |
Major League Baseball Game Length RecordsInning Based Records | ||||
| Record | Lg | Teams | Innings | Date |
Longest Game [Bold=Record Holders] | NL | Brooklyn 1 at Boston 1 | 26 | 05-01-1920 |
| NL | St. Louis 4 at New York 3 | 25 | 09-11-1974 | |
| AL | Chicago 7 vs. Milwaukee 6 | 25 | 05-08-1984 | |
| AL | Philadelphia 4 at Boston 1 | 24 | 09-01-1906 | |
| AL | Detroit 1 at Philadelphia 1 | 24 | 07-21-1945 | |
| NL | Houston 1 vs. New York 0 | 24 | 04-15-1968 | |
| NL | Boston 2 vs. Brooklyn 2 | 23 | 06-27-1939 | |
| NL | San Francisco 8 at New York 6 | 23 | 05-31-1964 | |
| NL | Brooklyn 6 vs. Pittsburgh 5 | 22 | 08-22-1917 | |
| NL | Chicago 4 at Boston 3 | 22 | 05-17-1927 | |
| AL | New York 9 at Detroit 7 | 22 | 06-24-1962 | |
| AL | Washington 6 vs Chicago 5 | 22 | 06-12-1967 | |
| AL | Milwaukee 4 at Minnesota 3 | 22 | 05-12-1972 | |
| NL | Houston 5 vs Los Angeles 4 | 22 | 06-03-1989 | |
| NL | Los Angeles 1 at Montreal 0 | 22 | 08-23-1989 | |
| AL | Minnesota 5 vs. Cleveland 4 | 22 | 08-31-1993 | |
| NL | Colorado 2 at San Diego 1 | 22 | 04-17-2008 | |
| NL | New York 3 at Pittsburgh 1 | 21 | 07-17-1914 | |
| NL | Chicago 2 vs. Philadelphia 1 | 21 | 07-17-1918 | |
| NL | Pittsburgh 2 at Boston 0 | 21 | 08-01-1918 | |
| NL | San Francisco 1 at Cincinnati 0 | 21 | 09-01-1967 | |
| AL | Oakland 5 at Washington 3 | 21 | 06-04-1971 | |
| NL | San Diego 1 vs Houston 2 | 21 | 09-24-1971 | |
| AL | Chicago 6 vs. Cleveland 3 | 21 | 05-26-1973 | |
| NL | San Diego 11 at Montreal 8 | 21 | 05-21-1977 | |
| NL | Los Angeles 2 at Chicago 1 | 21 | 08-17-1982 | |
| NL | Cincinnati 7 vs. Chicago 7 | 20 | 06-30-1892 | |
| AL | Philadelphia 4 at Boston 2 | 20 | 07-04-1905 | |
| NL | Chicago 2 at Philadelphia 1 | 20 | 08-24-1905 | |
| NL | Philadelphia 9 vs. Boston 9 | 20 | 04-30-1919 | |
| NL | Chicago 7 vs St. Louis 8 | 20 | 08-28-1930 | |
| NL | Brooklyn 6 at Boston 2 | 20 | 07-05-1940 | |
| AL | Washington 9 at Minnesota 7 | 20 | 08-09-1967 | |
| AL | New York 4 vs. Boston 3 | 20 | 08-29-1967 | |
| AL | Boston 5 at Seattle 3 | 20 | 07-27-1969 | |
| AL | Oakland 1 vs California 0 | 20 | 07-09-1971 | |
| AL | Washington 8 at Cleveland 6 | 20 | 09-14-1971 | |
| NL | Philadelphia 5 vs. Atlanta 4 | 20 | 05-04-1973 | |
| NL | Pittsburgh 5 vs. Chicago 4 | 20 | 07-06-1980 | |
| NL | Houston 3 at San Diego 1 | 20 | 08-15-1980 | |
| AL | Seattle 8 at Boston 7 | 20 | 09-03-1981 | |
| AL | California 4 vs. Seattle 3 | 20 | 04-13-1982 | |
| NL | Philadelphia 7 vs. Los Angeles 6 | 20 | 07-07-1993 | |
| NL | St. Louis 7 at Florida 6 | 20 | 04-27-2003 | |
| NL | New York 2 at St. Louis 1 | 20 | 04-17-2010 | |
| NL | New York 1 vs Florida 2 | 20 | 06-08-2013 | |
| Longest Game Innings At Night | AL | Chicago 7 vs. Milwaukee 6 | 25 | 05-08-1984 |
| NL | St. Louis 4 at New York 3 | 25 | 09-11-1974 | |
Longest Game [Bold = Record Holders] (Every Opening Day game | AL | Toronto 7 vs. Cleveland 4 | 16 | 04-05-2012 |
| Washington 1 vs. Philadelphia 0 | 15 | 04-13-1926 | ||
| Detroit 4 at Cleveland 2 | 15 | 04-19-1960 | ||
| New York 4 vs Boston 4 | 14 | 04-14-1910 | ||
| Cleveland 2 vs St. Louis 1 | 14 | 04-16-1935 | ||
| Chicago 9 vs. Detroit 7 | 14 | 04-10-1959 | ||
| Chicago 3 vs California 2 | 14 | 04-12-1966 | ||
| NL | Philadelphia 5 at Brooklyn 5 | 14 | 04-17-1923 | |
| New York 1 at Brooklyn 1 | 14 | 04-16-1933 | ||
| Pittsburgh 4 at Milwaukee 3 | 14 | 04-15-1958 | ||
| Pittsburgh 6 at St. Louis 2 | 14 | 04-08-1969 | ||
| Cincinnati 2 vs. Los Angeles 1 | 14 | 04-07-1975 | ||
| Colorado 11 vs. New York 9 | 14 | 04-26-1995 | ||
| New York 1 vs. Philadelphia 0 | 14 | 03-31-1998 | ||
| Longest Shutout By Innings | AL | Oakland 1 vs. California 0 | 20 | 07-09-1971 |
| NL | Houston 1 vs. New York 0 | 24 | 04-15-1968 | |
| Longest Tie By Innings | AL | Detroit 1 at Philadelphia 1 | 24 | 07-21-1945 |
| NL | Boston 1 vs. Brooklyn 1 | 26 | 05-01-1920 | |
| Record | Lg | Teams | Innings | Date |
| Major League Baseball Game Length Records | Research by Baseball Almanac, Inc. | ||||
During the 1908 season (click here for their schedule), the Detroit Tigers played in the most consecutive extra-inning games, September 9th through the 13th, five games featuring fifty-four innings.
Did you know that the 1943 Boston Red Sox played in a Major League record thirty-one extra inning games during the same season?
On May 31,1964, (Game 1 | Game 2) San Francisco played in New York during a double header and the two teams set the Major League record for most innings played in one day with thirty-two.
