Minor League Doubleheader of 25 or More Innings
Phil Lowry sent the following list, and asks if we can add to it. If anyone has any additions please contact me, and I will pass it on to Phil. The list in itself makes pretty good reading.
MINOR LEAGUES (37)
MINOR LEAGUES (37)
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (1)
31 - Fairgrounds (later Cardinal) Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky - 7/4/1959 - Louisville Colonels 3 Dallas Rangers 2 in 2:44 and 12 innings, then Louisville 3 Dallas 2 in 4:56 and 19 innings - 4883 fans - 2nd game finished at 9:50 PM.
26 - City Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia - 8/8/1966 - Kinston Eagles 6 Lynchburg White Sox 0 in 1:33 and 7 innings, then Lynchburg 4 Kinston 3 in 3:48 and 19 innings - 428 fans - 2nd game finished at 11:56 PM.
CENTRAL LEAGUE (1)
28 - Louisiana Street Park, Evansville, Indiana - 7/4/1907 - Terre Haute Hottentots vs. Evansville River Rats in 9 innings, then Evansville 2 Terre Haute 0 in 3:30 and 19 innings.
EASTERN LEAGUE (3)
29 - Chadwick Park, Albany, New York - 5/30/1924 - Pittsfield Hillies 6 Albany Empires 0 in 9 innings in a.m. game, then Pittsfield 9 Albany 8 in 20 innings in p.m. game - 5000 fans.
26 - Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut - 5/11/1948 - Hartford Chiefs 5 Elmira Pioneers 4 in 9 innings, then Hartford 5 Elmira 4 in 17 innings.
27 - Triplets (later Johnson) Field, Johnson City, New York - 5/18/1952 - Binghamton Triplets 4 Scranton Miners 3 in 5:10 and 20 innings, then Scranton 4 Binghamton 0 in 7 innings.
25 - City Island Park, Daytona Beach, Florida - 6/21/1966 - Daytona Beach 1 Deerfield Beach 0 in 18 innings, then Deerfield Beach 11 Daytona Beach 3 in 7 innings.
25 - City Island Park, Daytona Beach or Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida - 8/18/1970 - Daytona Beach Dodgers vs. Miami Marlins, then Miami 4 Daytona Beach 3 in 4:00 and 16 innings.
26 - Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, Florida - 8/8/2005 and 8/25/2005 - rain delay 0:55 at start, Sarasota Reds 5 Lakeland Tigers 1 in 3:51 and 15 innings, then Lakeland 3 Sarasota 1 in 2:57 and 11 innings, suspended after 2:38 and 10 innings - 293 fans on 8/8 - 2nd game suspended at 12:59 AM in the early morning of 8/9; finished at 5:19 PM on 8/25.
25 - Legion Park, Eastman, Georgia - 5/27/1952 - Eastman Dodgers 6 Jesup Bees 5 in 21 innings, 2nd game called after 4 innings.
ILLINOIS-INDIANA-IOWA (3-I) LEAGUE (1)
25 - Sherman Field, Lincoln , Nebraska 8/19/1961 - Lincoln vs. Fox Cities Foxes, then Lincoln 6 Fox Cities 3 in 16 innings - finished at 1:35 AM in the early morning of 8/20.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (4)
27 - Jets (later Franklin County) Stadium, Columbus, Ohio - 5/8/1955 - Montreal Royals 6 Columbus Jets 4 in 2:14, then Montreal 5 Columbus 3 in 4:10 and 18 innings - 4588 fans, 1000 fans at end - finished at 8:18 PM.
25 - Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida - 4/22/1956 - Rochester Red Wings 10 Miami Marlins 6 in 5:16 and 18 innings, then Miami 3 Rochester 2 in 2:03 and 7 innings - 3486 fans - finished at 9:06 PM.
28 - Diamond, Richmond, Virginia - 8/7/1989 - Toledo Mud Hens 4 Richmond Braves 1 in 5:01 and 21 innings, then Richmond 3 Toledo 0 in 2:23 and 7 innings - 100 fans at end - 2nd game finished at 1:57 AM in the early morning of 8/8.
25 - Knights Castle, Fort Mill, South Carolina - 8/15/2003 - Charlotte Knights 4 Indianapolis Indians 3 in 6:20 and 18 innings, then Charlotte 5 Indianapolis 1 in 1:54 and 7 innings - 5275 fans, 100 fans at start of second game, 36 fans at end plus 250 Girl Scouts asleep in Home Run Café ballpark restaurant who were to have camped out in the outfield after the games - 2nd game finished at 2:55 AM in the early morning of 8/16.
30 - Waterloo Stadium, Waterloo, Iowa - 5/30/1976 - Burlington Bees 4 Waterloo Royals 3 in 5:33 and 22 innings, then Burlington 4 Waterloo 3 in 2:09 and 8 innings - 603 fans - 2nd game finished at 11:12 PM.
28 - Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium, Geneva, Illinois - 4/9/2003 - Kane County Cougars 3 Burlington Bees 2 in 3:49 and 13 innings, then Kane County 2 Burlington 1 in 3:32 and 15 innings - 1469 fans, 14 fans at end - 2nd game finished at 11:25 PM.
NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE (1)
27 - Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George, New York, New York - 7/16/2004 and 8/2/2004 - Staten Island Yankees 4 New Jersey Cardinals 3 in 4:43 and 17 innings, then New Jersey 3 Staten Island 0 in 2:53 and 10 innings, suspended after 1:38 and 6 innings, resumed on 8/2 after regularly scheduled game New Jersey 10 Staten Island 5 in 2:53 - 3909 fans on 7/16, 350 fans at start of 2nd game, 150 fans at suspension, 300 fans top 7th on 8/2, 175 fans at end - suspended at 1:14 AM in the early morning of 7/17, finished at 11:55 PM on 8/2.
27 - Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, Pennsylvania - 5/31/1909 - Scranton Miners vs. Wilkes-Barre Barons in 9 innings at Wilkes-Barre, then Scranton 1 Wilkes-Barre 0 in 18 innings at Scranton.
34 ½ - League Park, Raleigh and Hanes Field, Durham, North Carolina - 7/5/1915 - Raleigh Capitals 3 Durham Bulls 2 in 3:05 and 14 innings in a.m. game at Raleigh; Raleigh 2 Durham 2 in 3:11 in p.m. game at Durham, called due to darkness with Durham batting in bottom of 21st - 700 fans for a.m. game; 1500 fans for p.m. game.
OHIO-PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE (1)
27 - Strouthers Park, Mansfield, Ohio - 7/14/1910 - Canton Deubers vs. Mansfield Reformers in 9 innings, then Mansfield 3 Canton 2 in 18 innings.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (7)
28 - Oakland Baseball (later Oaks) Park, Emeryville and New Recreation Park, San Francisco, California - 6/4/1916 - Oakland Oaks 1 San Francisco Seals 0 in 18 innings in a.m. game in Oakland, then Oakland 4 San Francisco 3 in 2:07 and 10 innings in p.m. game in San Francisco.
31 - Oakland Baseball (later Oaks) Park, Emeryville, California - 5/6/1928 - Sacramento Senators 5 Oakland Oaks 2 in 1:45 and 9 innings in a.m. game, then Oakland 7 Sacramento 6 in 4:00 and 22 innings in p.m. game.
26 - Lucky Beaver Stadium, Portland, Oregon - 5/9/1943 - Los Angeles Angels 7 Portland Beavers 6 in 4:32 and 19 innings, then Los Angeles 2 Portland 1 in 1:38 and 7 innings.
26 - Wrigley Field, Los Angeles , California Los Angeles
25 - Lane Field, San Diego, California - 7/26/1953 - San Diego Padres 2 Seattle Rainiers 0 in 9 innings, then Seattle 3 San Diego 2 in 16 innings.
29 - Lucky Beaver Stadium, Portland, Oregon - 4/24/1955 - Portland Beavers 9 San Diego Padres 5 in 2:06 and 9 innings, then Portland 3 San Diego 2 in 4:14 and 20 innings - 4760 fans.
27 - Sicks' Stadium, Seattle, Washington - 5/26/1957 - Vancouver Mounties 7 Seattle Rainiers 2 in 2:20, then Vancouver 6 Seattle 4 in 4:30 and 18 innings - 3915 fans - 2nd game finished at 8:40 PM.
29 - McCormick Field, Asheville , North Carolina
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION (1)
26 - Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta, Georgia - 7/23/1958 - Atlanta Crackers 11 Mobile Bears 10 in 4:31 and 19 innings, then Mobile vs. Atlanta in 7 innings.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE (3)
26 - Tinker Field (II), Orlando, Florida - 5/22/1980 - Orlando Twins 3 Memphis Chicks 2 in 4:07 and 19 innings, then Memphis 6 Orlando 0 in 1:50 and 7 innings - 2nd game finished at 1:06 AM in the early morning of 5/23.
26 - Municipal Stadium, Greenville, South Carolina - 7/13/1984 and 7/14/1984 - Memphis Chicks 3 Greenville Braves 2 in 6:02 and 19 innings, then Greenville 6 Memphis 5 in 2:11 and 7 innings, suspended after 2 innings, completed 7/14 - 3044 fans on 7/13, 250 fans at suspension, 4456 fans on 7/14 - 2nd game suspended at 1:07 AM in the early morning of 7/14.
26 - Joe Davis Stadium, Huntsville, Alabama - 6/10/1990 - Huntsville Stars 3 Knoxville Blue Jays 2 in 5:35 and 19 innings, then Huntsville 2 Knoxville 0 in 2:05 and 7 innings - 2nd game finished at 2:10 AM in the early morning of 6/11.
25 - La Grave Field (I), Fort Worth, Texas - 7/4/1932 - Longview Cannibals 7 Fort Worth Cats 6 in 3:25 and 18 innings, then Longview 2 Fort Worth 1 in 1:35 and 7 innings - 2000 fans - 2nd game finished at 1:10 AM.
26 - Mission Stadium, San Antonio, Texas - 8/11/1952 - Oklahoma City Indians 6 San Antonio Missions 2 in 1:55 and 7 innings, then San Antonio 5 Oklahoma City 4 in 5:00 and 19 innings - 3143 fans - 2nd game finished at 2:10 AM in the early morning of 8/12.
26 - Mission Stadium, San Antonio, Texas - 6/19/1961 - Amarillo Gold Sox 2 San Antonio Missions 0 in 1:41 and 7 innings, then Amarillo 2 San Antonio 1 in 4:59 and 19 innings - 1237 fans - finished at 1:30 AM in the early morning of 6/20.
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (1)
32 - Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, Province of British Columbia, Canada - 5/5/1951 - Salem Senators 1 Victoria Athletics 0 in 4:36 in afternoon game, then Salem 3 Victoria 1 in 2:01 in evening game - 1200 fans for afternoon game; 2800 fans for evening game - afternoon game finished at 7:06 PM.
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