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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792324203321

Autore

Lowry Philip J

Titolo

Baseball's longest games [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive worldwide record book / / Philip J. Lowry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, NC, : McFarland & Co., 2009

ISBN

1-282-55497-2

9786612554971

0-7864-5734-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (371 p.)

Disciplina

796.3570973

Soggetti

Baseball - United States - History

Baseball - Records - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Triple Crown Games by Decade; One: Longest Games by Innings; Two: Longest Games by Time; Three: Latest Games by Finish Time; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.