World Series game Three

Last nights World Series game was one for the ages. Though most people were asleep long before it ended, game three of the World Series will go down in the history books as a great game. This was the longest game in World Series history and didn't end until after 2 AM on the east coast. The game went 14 innings, lasted 5 hours and 41 minutes and involved 17 pitchers between the two teams. Only one other World Series game has gone 14 innings. In game two of the 1916 World Series, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Babe Ruth gave up an inside the park home run in the first inning and then held the Brooklyn Robins scoreless for the next 13 innings. Here is the box score of that game. You'll notice a couple differences between then and now. That game took 2 hours and 32 minutes to play and only 2 pitchers were used. Next time someone argues that Ruth was not the greatest baseball player ever think about this game and remember he was a great pitcher before he was the greatest hitter.