Steve grilli longest game

President Harold Cooper. On June 23rd, Dave Koza , who entered the game as the best hitter in the contest at 4-for, hit a curve ball from reliever Cliff Speck into left field to score Marty Barrett and give the Pawtucket Red Sox a victory over the Rochester Red Wings. Koza's single came with the bases loaded and none out as the Paw Sox managed to end the contest on their first at-bat in the bottom of the 33rd inning.

Pawtucket wasted no time against loser Steve Grilli, the fifth Rochester pitcher, who was with Syracuse when the two teams bagan this marathon game. Grilli hit Barrett with his first pitch and Chico Walker followed with a hit-and-run single to center, moving Barrett to third. Grilli walked Russ Laribee intentionally to fill the bases before giving way to Speck, who lasted four pitches.

It took just 18 minutes on June 23rd to finally end the contest. The game, which drew national attention because of the baseball strike and the historical nature of the event, attracted a near sellout crowd of about 5, to McCoy Stadium.

The game lasted a record 33 innings and took more than eight hours to complete over two different days. On day one, the matchup was stopped at a.

The two teams met back up on June 23 to complete the game, and it only took 18 minutes to finally end the contest. The Red Sox came away with the 3 to 2 win after a bases-loaded single by Dave Koza. About 5, fans came out to see the end of the resumed game, as the contest had attracted national attention. The losing pitcher, Steve Grilli, wasn't even with Pawtucket , or in the Red Sox system at all, when the game began in April. A number of artifacts from the game also made their way to Cooperstown , including Koza's bat, the game-winning ball, the lineup cards and a scorecard.