On Sept. 26 of that season, Miami played its first game after Fernandez's death at home against the New York Mets. Every once in a while, two teams meet on the field and produce a game far longer than a single game has any business going -- even beyond the 20-inning mark. In total, 26 players in the game reached base, 43 of them scored runs, and all 20 scored runs. Died: Dec. 8, 1958 (age 70, Whitney, Texas), Teams: Boston Americans/Red Sox (1907-15), Cleveland Indians (1916-26), Washington Senators (1927), Philadelphia Athletics (1928), MLB Career highlights: Three-time World Series champion (1912, 1915, 1920), American League MVP (1912), MLB All-Century Team. With sunrise barely three hours away, the Cards held on for the 4-3 win. The game lasted seven hours and 20 minutes and ended with Max Muncy hitting a walk-off home run in the 18th inning to give L.A. the win. What makes this anniversary even more notable is that Hernndez's 2012 perfecto is the last perfect game to be thrown in Major League Baseball. If a team accumulates more than ten runs in the final seven overs of a game, the game is declared over. Perez was one of the greatest power hitters in the National League for almost a decade. The game was between the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers and was played at Milwaukee County Stadium. would get, as Bumgarner got catcher Salvador Perez to pop out, sealed another trophy for San Francisco and cemented himself as one of the greatest pitchers in postseason history. copyright=new Date(); How Long Was The Longest Half Inning In Mlb History? It was the 18th in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series between the Dodgers and Red Sox. A walk-off home run by Max Muncy in the bottom half of theinning gave the game its final score. In addition to being the longest game by time, this 3-2 Dodgers victory lasted seven hours and 20 minutes. Willie Mays is one of the few baseball players who can claim GOAT status truly one of the greatest to ever do it. Hornsby didn't drink or smoke or engage in social activities with his teammates and more often than not derided those who didn't live like him. The longest half-hour in college baseball, according to the NCAA, is 26 plate appearances and a home run. Sept. 11, 1974: St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3Length: 25 inningsThe 13,460 fans who arrived at Shea Stadium on this Wednesday night in September had no idea what they were in for: A seven-hour, four-minute contest that wouldn't end until 3:13 in the morning, becoming the longest continuous Major League game (by innings) where a winner was decided. Cleveland plated a run on a two-out RBI double by Brandon Guyer to make it 6-4 before Rajai Davis pulled a game-tying two-run homer to left on a 98 mph fastball. This is the online home for all things baseball. Vizquel is one of just 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades and the only shortstop to do so. For the Tigers, Les Mueller handled the first 19 2/3 innings, allowing only one unearned run. Died: Nov. 21, 1958 (age 49, New Orleans, Louisiana), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1933), 12-time All-Star (1934-45). 2, Derek JeterNo. That was the last of the scoring until the 22nd inning, when Jack Reed's two-run homer off Phil Regan gave New York the lead for good. Hank Aaron is still the MLB career leader in RBI (2,297) and extra-base hits (1,477) closing in on 50 years since his career ended. Teams: Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1959-73), Chicago White Sox (1973-75), Philadelphia Phillies (1976-79), New York Yankees (1979-80), St. Louis Cardinals (1980-83), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1982), three-time MLB All-Star (1962, 1966, 1975), 16-time Gold Glove Award winner (1962-77), AL wins leader (1966). "[5] The weather was so cold that players burned broken bats and the stadium's wooden benches to warm themselves, and the clubhouses ran out of food. Babe Ruth's dominance on the diamond came first as a pitcher, then as a hard-hitting outfielder who won three World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and four more with the Yankees. His accomplishments include helping his team to win seven American League pennants alongside four World Series championships! ", #OTD in 1920 at Braves Field, the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves played a record 26-inning game that ended in 1-1 tie. Detroit tied things up in the top of the seventh on a Doc Cramer run-scoring groundout. Hough is probably still best known as being one of three pitchers who gave up three home runs to New York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson on three consecutive pitches in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. In Martinez's case, he lost his perfect game in the 10th, and Haddix lost his in the 13th. Died: Nov. 4, 1955 (age 88, Newcomerstown, Ohio), Teams: Cleveland Spiders (1890-98), St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (1899-1900), Boston Americans/Red Sox (1901-08), Cleveland Naps (1909-11), Boston Rustlers (1911), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1903), Triple Crown (1901), five-time MLB wins leader (1892, 1895, 1901-03), two-time ERA leader (1892, 1901), two-time MLB strikeouts leader (1896, 1901). The June 12, 1967: Washington Senators 6, Chicago White Sox 5It took six hours and 38 minutes, but the home team finally prevailed at D.C. Stadium. Rose, who has been retired for 35 years, still holds MLB career records for hits (4,256), singles (3,215), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and plate appearances (15,890). Wallace spent the majority of his career in St. Louis, where he played for the Perfects, Cardinals and Browns. It's tough to look at Alex Rodriguez's 22 seasons and separate the baseball player he was from his use of performance-enhancing drugs. This is the second time in MLB history that a game lasted at least six hours and 18 minutes, and it is the third time in MLB history that a game lasted at least 18 minutes. Jeter wasted no time, lining the first pitch he saw the other way to right field for a walk-off single, and the Bronx faithful erupted. Below is the final out of the perfect game twirled by Seattle Mariners legend Flix Hernndez on Aug. 15, 2012. The stat that stands out the most for Sheffield over his career is that in 22 seasons he only struck out over 80 times in a single season twice. In a decade that was largely defined by offense and a leaguewide home run explosion, this one was an old-fashioned pitcher's duel between a pair of aces: the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay and the St. Louis Cardinals' Chris Carpenter. They won the World Series 2 times out of the 4 appearances. He finally got the call to Cooperstown in 2022 after the Golden Days Era Committee made him a baseball immortal. He also was one of the most racist professional athletes in history. Philadelphia's only run came in the bottom of the fourth, when Buddy Rosar knocked an RBI single to left field. MLB set a record with 6,105 homers in 2017 and broke that mark with 6,776 in 2019. With two runners on and two outs in the 20th inning, manager Steve O'Neill called on Dizzy Trout in relief. It was the longest half-inning in MLB history. 32 innings were played April 1819, 1981, at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and the final 33rd inning was played June 23, 1981. This was the fourth consecutive game in which the temperature fell below freezing, and the fifth time this season the game was played in such temperatures. In a must-see NL Wild Card Game matchup between San Francisco Giants postseason hero Madison Bumgarner and New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard, the score was 0-0 heading into the ninth inning. The Boston Red Socks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-11 in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series to claim their first championship. The rain abated at Camden Yards, and the Orioles mounted a comeback against Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon a few minutes before Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria launched a walk-off home run against the Yankees' Scott Proctor. Washington would pad its lead and win the game by a healthy 6-2 margin to claim the first title in franchise history. The Yankees have been especially hard hit by Alex Rodriguezs strained left leg, which is expected to sideline him for at least six weeks. Teams: New York Mets (1966, 1968-71), California Angels (1972-79), Houston Astros (1980-88), Texas Rangers (1989-93), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1969), eight-time All-Star (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989), 11-time MLB strikeout leader (1972-74, 1976-79, 1987-90), two-time NL leader (1981, 1987), MLB All-Century Team. Fisk only played for two teams in his 24 years, going from the Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox in 1981. The Astros ultimately won, 13-12, on a walk-off single by Alex Bregman in the 10th. Entering Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the Texas Rangers needed just one win to secure the franchise's first championship. 10. Well, he also started this 22-inning game at Ebbets Field three years earlier, although he went only seven innings and was removed after the Pirates tied the game against him with a pair of runs in both the sixth and the seventh. Born: Nov. 18, 1962 (Sellersville, Pennsylvania), Teams: Chicago Cubs (1986-88), Texas Rangers (1989-90), St. Louis Cardinals (1991), Baltimore Orioles (1993-95), Boston Red Sox (1996), Seattle Mariners (1996-2006), Philadelphia Phillies (2006-10), Colorado Rockies (2012), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (2008), MLB All-Star (2003). Their grand total of innings played on the day: 32. The Cubs, meanwhile, divided up the innings between three pitchers. He retreated to third, and a strikeout and groundout ended the threat. No runs were scored until the 14th inning, when Brad Hawpe drew a bases-loaded walk to give Colorado a 1-0 lead in the top half, only for the Padres to tie the score on a Josh Bard RBI single in the bottom half. It continued throughout the night and into Easter morning. The Mets were defeated in the ninth by the Cards at the Astrodome, 4-3. Rodriguez banked a whopping $440 million in career earnings over 22 seasons and also won three American League MVP awards, but how much of that can be attributed to being lit up on steroids is another question altogether. Henderson, who led the AL in stolen bases 12 times, played in the majors until he was almost 45 years old and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. Brooklyn's run came courtesy of leadoff man Ivy Olson, who lined an RBI single over Hall of Fame shortstop Rabbit Maranville's head in the fifth. Born: Sept. 1, 1850 (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Died:Jan. 8, 1919 (age 68, Bridgeport, Connecticut), Teams: Middletown Mansfields (1872), Boston Red Stockings/Red Caps (1873-78), Providence Grays (1879), Boston Red Caps (1880), Buffalo Bisons (1881-84), New York Giants (1885-92), Washington Senators (1893), New York Giants (1904), MLB Career highlights: National League HR leader (1880), National Baseball Hall of Fame (1945). Both starting pitchers, Brooklyn's Leon Cadore and Boston's Joe Oeschger, pitched the entire 26 innings of the game. To be removed as a relief pitcher, he or she must face at least three batters or complete the eighth. Died: May 17, 2011 (age 74, Scottsdale, Arizona), Position: First base/third base/left field, Teams: Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins (1954-74), Kansas City Royals (1975), MLB Career highlights: American League MVP (1969), 13-time MLB All-Star (1959, 1961, 1963-71). In a huge plot twist, Hornsby's biggest flaw may have been a boulder-sized gambling habit on horse races. Gene DeMontreville, 36 games (1896-97) While it happened well over a century ago, Gene DeMontreville still owns the 10th-longest hitting streak in baseball history. The Brooklyn Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers played a 26inning game in Brooklyn in 1889, setting a record for the longest game in Major League Baseball. Raines defined the majors in the 1980s and led the National League in stolen bases four times. Still one of only 29 players in MLB history to play in four different decades, O'Rourke played his last MLB game in 1904, at 54 years old, 11 years after he'd last played in the majors. The winner, Bob Osborn, entered in the ninth and tossed 14 scoreless frames, allowing only six hits. Cal Ripken Jr., who was inducted in 2007, went 2-for-13 on the night playing third base for Rochester. '\"\n\nOther historical footnotes: Yogi Berra, the Mets' manager at the time, was ejected in the 20th inning, at about 1:30 a.m. Lou Brock came into the game with 105 stolen bases, but was caught trying for No. Claude Osteen pitched 9 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for St. Louis; Jerry Cram pitched eight scoreless innings in relief for New York. The New York Yankees missed the postseason in 2014, but their final home game had a playoff atmosphere and an ending right out of a too-good-to-be-true screenplay. It was the first game of a doubleheader, with the Braves eventually winning 8-6. He served a one-year suspension in 2014 for using PEDs, a full seven years after he hit his 500th home run. He held out one hand as a test and decided that in the gloaming it resembled a Virginia ham. 4 times Seen through the lens of Halladay's untimely death in a 2017 plane crash, the game takes on even more significance and stands as a high point in a Hall of Fame career. The entire episode took just three hours and 50 minutes. Well, it's baseball, and the unsatisfactory answer is that it's very likely just randomness at work. The Dodgers got one back in the next half-inning on a run-scoring groundout by Mel Almada, and they tied the game in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Ernie Koy. Wilson went nine scoreless and allowed only five hits. Halladay joined the Yankees' Don Larsen, who authored a perfect game in the '56 World Series, as the only men to toss a postseason no-no. Ryan credited part of his longevity to unorthodox workouts, including throwing footballs in the offseason and to warm up. 7 (Tie). But that third series would feature arguably the most memorable game of the Giants' magical even-year trifecta. As you may have already sussed out, we're presently experiencing the longest perfect game drought since the early 1980s and the third-longest since 1900. As the teams cleanup hitter, he went 7-for-10 in the game. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Born: May 18, 1937 (Little Rock, Arkansas), MLB Career highlights:Two-time World Series champion (1966, 1970), 18-time MLB All-Star (1960-74), American League MVP (1964), World Series MVP (1970), 16-time Gold Glove Award (1960-75), MLB All-Century Team. This game, like the Robins and Braves' 26-inning record-setter, ended in a tie. Born: May 22, 1943 (Terre Haute, Indiana), Teams: Cleveland Indians (1963-64), Chicago White Sox (1965-71), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972-74, 1976-78), New York Yankees (1979-82, 1986-89), California Angels (1982-85), Oakland Athletics (1985), MLB Career highlights: Four-time All-Star (1968, 1978-80). That's because the rules stipulate that a pitcher is credited with a perfect game only if he prevents any baserunners for the entire game even if that game stretches beyond the usual nine innings. As darkness started to fall, Philadelphia closed out the win. But they came back to win the next two and set the stage for a Game 7 in Cleveland. Maranville remains one of the most eccentric people to ever play in the majors. He led baseball with 250.2 innings pitched, posted a 2.44 ERA with nine complete games, four shutouts and a perfect game and won the NL Cy Young Award. But though the names had changed, the result was the same: Just as in the first marathon, no winner was decided. The average margin of victory from those games has been 12.2 points per game with only two decided by less than 12 points, including Buffalo's 27-24 win over Indianapolis two years ago. Carpenter prevailed with a three-hit shutout as the Cards won the division series' decisive game, 1-0, en route to a World Series run. Obviously, someone will break through at some point and pitch the next perfect game maybe it'll even happen this season. Hack Wilson had the most hits in the game, going 4-for-8 with four of them. Rose was also a winner. ET on May 8, 1984. But he is. "Now batting for the YankeesNo. Jim Thome based his batting stance on watching Roy Hobbs, the character played by Robert Redford in the 1984 film "The Natural." Carlton Fisk remains one of the most well-known and well-respected catchers in MLB history. Incredibly, the game was scoreless until the bottom of the 24th, the longest any Major League game has ever stayed scoreless. He chose baseball, and the rest is history. Los Angeles got strong pitching performances from Orel Hershiser, who shut out the Expos for the first seven innings, and a rookie John Wetteland, who did so for the final six. In the bottom of the first inning, light-hitting second baseman Dee Gordon stepped to the plate. Tommy John pitched for an amazing 26 seasons and made All-Star teams in three different decades. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. In the bottom of the 25th -- after a scoreless top half by Tom Seaver, on in relief -- the White Sox ended the game with a bang. Early Wynn left high school in rural Alabama before graduating to sign with the Washington Senators for $100 a month and made his MLB debut in 1939 at just 19 years old. Jerry Koosman carried a 3-1 lead into the ninth for the Mets, but he gave up a game-tying homer to Ken Reitz with two outs. Honus Wagners final big league appearance came in this game as a pinch-hitter for the Pirates. Born: Sept. 10, 1963 (Walnut Creek, California), Teams: Montreal Expos (1988-89), Seattle Mariners (1989-98), Houston Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2004, 2007-08), New York Yankees (2005-06), San Francisco Giants (2009), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (2001), five-time Cy Young Award (1995, 1999-2002), World Series MVP (2001), 10-time All-Star (1990, 1993-95, 1997, 1999-2002, 2004), Triple Crown (2002), MLB wins leader (2002), four-time ERA leader (1995. Because of more time for commercials to satisfy sponsors, post-season MLB games can take even longer. [3] He recalled, "I didn't know if the guys on the team wanted to hug me or slug me. on: function(evt, cb) { The A's were still managed by the legendary Connie Mack, 82 years old and in his 45th season with the team. The last time there were more than 1,000 complete games in a season was 2004, when 1,074 were pitched. The six-hour, six-minute contest at the Astrodome began with Hall of Famer Tom Seaver on the mound for the Mets and Don Wilson for the Astros. Hank Webb took the loss after making an throwing error attempting a pickoff in the top of the 25th inning that led to the eventual winning run. Fireballing closer Aroldis Chapman, acquired in a midseason trade from the New York Yankees, was on the hill for Chicago. In the first four frames of a win against UT Martin in 2008, Belmont scored 19 runs. There was an American League rule that no new inning could begin after that time. Born: Oct. 3, 1951 (Saint Paul, Minnesota), Teams: San Diego Padres (1973-80), New York Yankees (1981-88, 1990), California Angels (1990-91), Toronto Blue Jays (1992), Minnesota Twins (1993-94), Cleveland Indians (1995), MLB Career highlights: World Series champion (1992), 12-time MLB All-Star (1977-88), seven-time Gold Glove Award winner (1979, 1980, 1982-85, 1987), six-time Silver Slugger Award (1981-85, 1992). Major League Baseball hopes to cut the average length of games to no more than three hours. Fisk's path was different. Runs Scored Records for MLB Baseball Teams In 1930 Chicago, of the National League, set the Major League record by scoring more runs (218) against one club - Philadelphia - than any other team. The 1894 He was, by all accounts, the worst kind of person to be around. It's one of the more interesting debates in all of sports. That's exactly what Doc did on Oct. 6 in Game 1 of the division series matchup between the Phils and the Cincinnati Reds. The Giants led 6-1 after 23rd, but the Mets fought back and eventually won the game. Boston's Tony Boeckel drove in the tying run with a single to center in the bottom of the sixth. Theory became reality when MadBum trotted out of the bullpen in the fifth inning with the Giants clinging to a 3-2 lead. He actually went to Notre Dame on a basketball scholarship before making the move to baseball full time. Anson refused to play with or against Black players during his career and fought for segregation in baseball throughout his career. Willie Keeler, Baltimore Orioles (NL): 45 games, 1896-97. The Kansas City Royals wouldn't win the World Series (their first since 1985) until 2015. 106. One piece of trivia: This was one of Honus Wagner's final big league appearances -- the 43-year-old Hall of Famer, in his final MLB season, pinch-hit for the Pirates during the game. He's still the last pitcher to win 25 or more games in the National League and the last pitcher in all of MLB to throw 300 innings in a single season. Died: Aug. 16, 1948 (age 53, New York, New York), Teams: Boston Red Sox (1914-19), New York Yankees (1920-34), Boston Braves (1935), MLB Career highlights: Seven-time World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932), American League MVP (1923), two-time MLB All-Star (1933, 1934), MLB All-Century Team. That was the only offense until the 24th inning, when the A's broke open the game on a tiebreaking RBI single by Osee Schrecongost and RBI triples by Socks Seybold and Danny Murphy. Harold Baines drove a walk-off home run off Chuck Porter to win it for Chicago.\n\n**2 (Tie). It's worth noting that the ultimate outcome of the thing keeping Clemens out of Cooperstown accusations of steroid use was one mistrial and one acquittal on all six counts of lying to Congress during its hearings on steroids in baseball. Glavine, who was also one of the greatest hitting pitchers of all time, played 22 seasons and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2014, his first year of eligibility. Considerations And Tips, Discovering The Perfect Baseball Bat: An In-Depth Guide To Finding The Best Model For You, Creating An Optimal Baseball Batting Order, Breaking In A New Baseball Glove: Steps For Optimal Performance, Swing For The Fences: The Louisville Slugger Prime 919 The Bat Of Choice For LSU Baseball. Here are the longest overall win streaks in the Modern Era. He also had 136 triples and 506 doubles. He would score the walk-off run on a fielder's choice, coming home all the way from second when Pittsburgh second baseman Jake Pitler hesitated in deciding whether to try to turn a double play on Otto Miller's ground ball. \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550,"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"longest-games-in-baseball-history-c275773542\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2":{"data":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"longest-games-in-baseball-history-c275773542\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.2.data","typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"type":"oembed","__typename":"ExternalEmbed"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"longest-games-in-baseball-history-c275773542\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.3":{"content":"**2 (Tie). Norm Miller scored the winning run at 1:37 a.m."Everybody's got to be known for something, right," he told me in 2015.The Astros used only five pitchers. Born: July 27, 1975 (Manhattan, New York City), Teams: Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-03), New York Yankees (2004-13, 2015-16). Over two days, it took eight hours and six minutes to complete. Perhaps the greatest second baseman of all time, Rogers Hornsby was one of the game's greatest hitters as well. What to do for an encore? Over nine stellar frames, he struck out eight. He was in the majors by the time he was 19 years old with the New York Giants. The president of the league, Harold Cooper, was finally reached on the phone by Pawtucket general manager Mike Tamburro sometime after 3:00a.m.; the horrified Cooper ordered that play stop at the end of the current inning. The Baseball Hall of Fame possesses other artifacts of the game, including the official scorecard. Born: April 1, 1944 (New Orleans, Louisiana), Died:March 29, 2018 (age 73, West Palm Beach, Florida), Position: Right fielder/first baseman/designated hitter, Teams: Houston Colt. They also drove in 20 runs and scored 43 runs as a team. Aaron's forte was consistency. The game's not over until you get the 27th out -- or, sometimes, a lot more than that. Born: April 21, 1957 (Santa Barbara, California), Teams: New York Mets (1979, 1981-87), Los Angeles Dodgers (1988, 2001-02), Cleveland Indians (1989-91), Milwaukee Brewers (1992-94), Baltimore Orioles (1995-99), St. Louis Cardinals (2000), San Diego Padres (2003), New York Yankees (2003), Minnesota Twins (2003), MLB Career highlights:Two-time World Series champion (1986, 1988), two-time MLB All-Star (1983, 1984). Because Gary Sheffield wasn't always the greatest teammate, he probably doesn't get his due as one of the greatest hitters of all time. Carl Yastrzemski played all 23 years of his MLB career with the Boston Red Sox but never won a World Series. The Brewers won the game 7-6. Now that the World Series isin the books, and the Cubs have broken the longest drought in sports, we can now start to digest what we've learned over these past seven games.It happened! [3], Several times, a team would come close to victory before circumstances changed. One of the many great things about baseball is that time can never run out. Gossage also made nine All-Star teams. [1], By 4 a.m. the players were "delirious" from exhaustion; Rochester's Dave Huppert had caught the first 31 innings before being replaced, and Jim Umbarger pitched 10 scoreless innings from the 23rd inning, striking out nine and giving up four hits. One of the most notorious beefs in sports history was between Winfield and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who made Winfield the highest-paid player in MLB history with a 10-year, $23 million contract in 1981. He was also arguably the greatest left-handed hitter of all time. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Monday marks the 10th anniversary of one the game's most memorable recent feats. With 14,754 fans in attendance at Comiskey Park, the two teams played 17 innings before the game was suspended at 1 a.m. with the score tied, 3-3. They were four wins away from their first title since 1908. That said, in compiling these rankings, we considered several key factors: We left out a lot of excellent games and big moments. Unfortunately for them, they lost all three. (function() { 7 (Tie). Born: Jan. 16, 1980 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (2001-11, 2022-present), Los Angeles Angels (2012-21), MLB Career highlights: Two-time World Series champion (2006, 2011), three-time National League MVP (2005, 2008, 2009), NL Rookie of the Year (2001), NLCS MVP (2004), two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2006, 2010), six-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2001, 2003, 2004, 2008-10), Roberto Clemente Award (2008). MLB.com takes a look back at those marathon contests. Astros right-hander Zack Greinke was pitching brilliantly, and ace Gerrit Cole was available in the bullpen. Yes, we've achieved several examples of almost-perfection over the last decade -- including Drew Rasmussen's near miss on Sunday -- but the perfect game itself has remained elusive. The Senators and White Sox were tied 4-4 after nine innings, with Cap Peterson having hit two home runs for Washington, including going back-to-back with Frank Howard in the fourth. 2. 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