It lasted over two days! The last game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series will go down in history as the longest game ever. Perhaps not in innings but definitely in duration.
If you are not a sports fan, here is what happened. Game five of a best of seven series started on Monday evening at 8:37 pm. That was October the 27th 2008. In the sixth inning (games are nine innings) rain halted play. The Phillies looked to win the series if they won the game as they led the series with a 3 games to 1 lead.
During a regular season game, any game after 5 innnings can be called over if cut short by rain or weather. The team ahead is awarded the win. But this is the World Series. Every team deserves a full nine innings. The game had to be suspended.
Two days later October 29th 2008 at 8:37 pm the sixth inning was continued where the game left off. Players, fans and everyone had to return to game two days later. Imagine people that flown into town to watch this pivotal World Series game! Even the opposing team (Tampa Bay Rays) was uprooted from their hotel and had to stay in the neighboring state of Wilmington Delaware to wait out the rain.
The Phillies went on to win the game and the World Series with a final score of 4-3 in what is now truly the longest game in baseball history.
