The longest MLB game ever was a 26-inning marathon between the Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) and Boston Braves that ended in a 1–1 tie on May 1, 1920, called due to darkness.

Longest MLB Game (By Innings)

  • The game was played at Braves Field in Boston on May 1, 1920.
  • It lasted 26 innings, which remains the MLB record for innings in a single game.
  • Both starting pitchers, Leon Cadore (Brooklyn) and Joe Oeschger (Boston), incredibly pitched all 26 innings for their teams.

Longest MLB Game (By Time)

  • The longest MLB game by time was 8 hours 6 minutes: Chicago White Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6, played May 8–9, 1984.
  • That game went 25 innings and had to be suspended and completed the next day.

Quick Scoop Style Facts

  • Longest professional baseball game ever (not MLB): Pawtucket Red Sox vs. Rochester Red Wings, Triple-A, 33 innings and 8 hours 25 minutes in 1981.
  • Recent context: modern pace-of-play rules and extra-inning tiebreaker runners make another 20+ inning MLB game much less likely today.

In fan forums and discussions, “longest MLB game ever” usually means the 26-inning 1920 Robins–Braves game by innings, with the 1984 White Sox–Brewers epic often cited when people talk about the sheer time commitment of watching one game.

TL;DR:

  • Longest MLB game by innings: 26 innings, Brooklyn Robins vs Boston Braves, 1–1 tie (May 1, 1920).
  • Longest MLB game by time: 8:06, Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers, 25 innings (May 8–9, 1984).

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