Happy Anniversary to "The Longest Game"

[RITM]

It was 29 years ago that the longest game in professional baseball history began. The Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox would start a game that would go 33 innings. Below is a link to a page I built to celebrate the game:

http://www.ripkenintheminors.com/thelongestgame.htm

 

[RITM]

Here are full tickets to the start and completion of the game:

 

[RITM]

And for even more information here is a link to a gallery with selected newspaper articles that covered the game:

http://www.ripkenintheminors.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=7964196

 

[AKT74]

That might be the longest game as far as innings, but yesterdays Mets/Cards game FELT way longer. :lol:

 

[George K]

That might be the longest game as far as innings, but yesterdays Mets/Cards game FELT way longer. :lol:

Yeah, it was a little long... but it got more interesting inning by inning.

 

[RITM]

Rather than start a new thread I figured I would put this in here. I just picked up a paycheck to Bobby Bonner from the Rochester Red Wings. Checks like these are not that difficult to come across. What makes this one stand out is the date it was issued and the day it was cashed. Bobby cashed this check one day before playing in the longest game in professional baseball history: