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At 8:02 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 1981, the Pawtucket (Rhode Island) Red Sox and the Rochester (New York) Red Wings began a Triple-A International League game that would run until 4:09 the following morning&mdash;Easter Sunday, as it happened&mdash;when umpires suspended the game at the end of the 32nd inning, with the score tied 2&ndash;2 and 19 fans remaining in McCoy Stadium. Taken up again on June 23, the next time the teams met in Pawtucket, it was resolved in 18 minutes and one inning, 3&ndash;2 in favor of the Red Sox. With a total running time of eight hours and 25 minutes, the game remains the longest professional baseball game on record.
- &ldquo;The Longest Game&rdquo; [introduction], Boston College Magazine
Photo: National Baseball Hall of Fame &amp;amp; Museum


Batting sixth for Pawtucket? Wade Boggs
Batting third for Rochester? Cal Ripken