The longest baseball game took 33 innings to win
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- The longest professional baseball game ever played was between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox on April 18, 1981, lasting 32 innings and over 8 hours before being suspended.
- The game was delayed initially due to faulty lights and was played under extremely cold conditions, with players starting fires in the bullpen to keep warm.
- A rule about no inning starting after 12:50 a.m. was missing from the umpires' manual, leading to the game continuing far beyond normal limits.
- The game featured numerous absurd and memorable moments, including a manager's ejection, a missing child alert, and players struggling with exhaustion.
- The game was finally suspended at 4:09 a.m. with the score tied 2-2 and was completed two months later, with Pawtucket winning 3-2 in the 33rd inning.
- The event drew significant media attention and became a historic moment in baseball, with artifacts from the game displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame.