Baseball's Longest Games - by Philip J Lowry (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Baseball is the only major team sport that doesn't feature a clock, and there's a familiar saying among fans that as long as outs remain, the game can, theoretically, go on forever. Every now and again, it nearly does, as author Phil Lowry demonstrates.

The product of more than four decades of research, this book catalogs baseball games from around the world and throughout history that lasted 20 or more innings, stretched five or more hours, or ended after 1:00 am. Lowry also examines probability models to predict how often games of unusual length will occur.

Review Quotes

"[an] amazing tour de force of data collection...surely the last word on the subject"-Spitball; "the author has combed a huge range of archival sources to document baseball games worldwide at nearly every level of competition...recommended"-Booklist; "unlike many other baseball historians who focus solely on major league baseball in the United States, Lowry advocates and presents 'a global approach to baseball research, in which all levels of competition and all nations of the world are given treatment.' This precise book will settle (or start) many a baseball argument"-ARBA; "records hundreds of games that went long in time, or innings, or ended after 1 a.m."-SABR Bulletin.

About the Author

Philip J. Lowry is a professor of political science in Minnesota where he teaches the Arabic language and Middle East politics.