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Joe Oeschger still holds a number of MLB records. The game set many records, which still stand as of 2025. The May 1, 1920, game remains MLB's longest in terms of innings. [30] Twice, MLB games have gone 25 innings, in 1974 and 1984. [31] In the 1974 game, the St. Louis Cardinals used seven pitchers in a 4–3 victory over the New York Mets ...
Saturday, May 1, 1920 began like any other day in baseball in its era, with a modest crowd of 4,500 people gathered at Braves Field in Boston to watch the hometown Braves face off against the ...
The following is a listing of pitching win and winning percentage records in Major League Baseball. All teams are considered to be members of the American or National Leagues, unless noted. Players denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted.
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The plaque commemorates the longest game of baseball ever played. On May 1, 1920, the Braves and Robins played at Boston in front of a crowd of 4500 spectators. [7] Oeschger started for the Braves, and Leon Cadore started for the Robins. The game was held scoreless until the top of the fifth inning, when Ernie Krueger scored on an Ivy Olson ...
Toggle Pitching records subsection. 2.1 Overview. ... Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP. Player Team RBIs Season ... Brooklyn Dodgers: 28 1924
On May 1, the Braves and the Brooklyn Robins (later the Brooklyn Dodgers and now the Los Angeles Dodgers) played what remains the longest major league baseball game, tied 1 to 1 at the end of nine innings and then going scoreless for 17 more until the 26-inning game was called because of darkness [1]
In today's game of five-man rotations, pitchers do not start enough games to break the record. No pitcher started 34 games in 2024, [11] and only three pitchers in the 21st century have started more than 35 games in a season (Tom Glavine in 2002 and Roy Halladay and Greg Maddux in 2003, each with 36 starts).