Longest and Latest Ending Games
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During the many years of baseball play in Japan and Asia, there have probably been at least a few situations in which rain delays and/or extra inning games have caused some games to end after 1:00 AM local time. I am updating my article published in the 1985 Baseball Research Journal which describes all baseball games that have ended after 1 AM local time, or gone 20 or more innings.
If you are aware of any such games in Japanese or other Asian leagues, please contact me via e-mail at plowry1176 at aol d0t com or via postal mail at 528 East 85th Street #1B, New York, NY 10028.
Here is the latest one I have been able to find:
- 12:26 AM -- New Japanese Record -- Koshien Kyujyo (Stadium), Osaka, Japan -- 9/11/92 -- Central League -- Yakult Swallows 3 Hanshin Tigers 3 in 6:26 and 15 innings, rhubarb delay 0:37.
- 3:47 -- New Japanese Record -- Korakuen Kyujyo (Stadium), Tokyo, Japan -- 5/24/42 -- Japanese Professional Baseball Federation -- Taiyo 4 Nagoya 4 in 28 innings, called a tie.
- 6:26 -- New Japanese Record -- Koshien Kyujyo (Stadium), Osaka, Japan -- 9/11/92 -- Central League -- Yakult Swallows 3 Hanshin Tigers 3 in 15 innings, rhubarb delay 0:37 -- finished at 12:26 AM in the early morning of 9/12.
Phil Lowry