The Longest Game in Arizona League History
Tucson 6, Tombstone 5 (22 innings)
April 11, 1914
I might not have even noticed this if I hadn't been scanning the league record book to see if any new marks had been set in 1914. I saw where some Tucson hitters had 11 at-bats in an extra-innings game, and that brought me to find the box score. Wow.
Ty Cobb went 5-for-11, while Tucson teammate
George Anderson had an average-killing 1-for-11 day. Both starting pitchers last 12+ frames.
The amazing part was that there were 12 scoreless innings before the two teams finally got on the board in the 22nd frame. The contest lasted EIGHT HOURS and 29 MINUTES!!
Here is the complete box score:
Code:
Tucson 010 003 000 000 000 000 000 2 — 6 18 1
Tombstone 000 012 001 000 000 000 000 1 — 5 16 3
Tucson AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
A. Fletcher SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 .429 0 5
E. Grant SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Fournier DH 10 1 2 0 1 3 .167 0 2
T. Cobb CF 11 1 5 1 0 1 .319 0 7
H. Hooper RF 7 0 1 0 4 0 .270 1 6
G. Anderson LF 11 0 1 0 0 5 .314 0 2
T. Erwin C 5 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 4
B. Bescher PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
F. Owens C 3 0 2 2 2 0 .429 0 2
H. Myers 1B 10 1 3 1 1 2 .286 2 5
B. Kenworthy 2B 5 2 2 0 2 0 .400 0 0
H. Zimmerman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .171 0 3
J. Ward 3B 9 0 1 1 0 1 .216 0 3
Totals 83 6 18 6 12 14
BATTING
Doubles: T. Cobb 2 (6, 6th inning off Cates, 1 on, 2 out, 14th inning off Lafitte, 0 on, 0 out.) H. Myers (2, 10th inning off Cates, 0 on, 1 out.) B. Kenworthy (1, 2nd inning off Cates, 0 on, 2 out.) J. Ward (3, 2nd inning off Cates, 1 on, 2 out.)
Triples: A. Fletcher (3, 6th inning off Cates, 1 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: H. Myers (2, 6th inning off Cates, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: A. Fletcher (5), T. Cobb (7), F. Owens 2 (2), H. Myers (5), J. Ward (3)
Stolen Bases: T. Cobb (1), B. Kenworthy 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: J. Ward (2)
FIELDING
Errors: E. Grant (2)
Tombstone AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
B. Becker LF 7 0 0 0 0 3 .220 0 5
J. Black 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Gessler DH 9 0 1 0 1 1 .105 0 2
B. Kauff CF 10 1 3 0 0 1 .348 0 3
B. Conn 3B 6 1 1 2 0 0 .220 1 6
O. O'mara 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .125 0 2
N. Clarke C 9 2 5 1 1 0 .412 1 3
H. Moran RF 8 0 0 1 2 0 .143 0 5
D. Gainer 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .324 0 3
G. Cutshaw 2B 6 0 2 1 0 0 .289 0 4
M. Huggins 2B 1 0 0 0 3 0 .000 0 0
R. Williams 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Menosky LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .286 0 0
D. Stark SS 9 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 2
Totals 79 5 16 5 10 5
BATTING
Doubles: B. Kauff (5, 15th inning off Groom, 0 on, 1 out.) N. Clarke 2 (3, 5th inning off Mcquillan, 0 on, 0 out, 20th inning off Glaze, 0 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: B. Conn (1, 6th inning off Mcquillan, 1 on, 2 out.) N. Clarke (1, 9th inning off Mcquillan, 0 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: B. Conn 2 (6), N. Clarke (3), H. Moran (5), G. Cutshaw (4)
Stolen Bases: N. Clarke (5), D. Gainer (2)
Caught Stealing: B. Kauff (4)
Sacrifice Hits: J. Black (1)
FIELDING
Errors: M. Huggins (1), G. Cutshaw (2), D. Stark (2)
Tucson IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
G. Mcquillan 12.1 9 4 4 4 4 2 193 107 4.60
B. Groom 5.2 2 0 0 3 0 0 75 39 1.13
R. Glaze W 4 5 1 1 3 1 0 71 35 2.25 1-0
PITCHING
Intentional BB: R. Glaze
Batters Faced: G. Mcquillan 51, B. Groom 21, R. Glaze 18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G. Mcquillan 25-9, B. Groom 10-6, R. Glaze 6-2
Game Score: G. Mcquillan 69
Tombstone IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
E. Cates 12 12 4 4 4 3 1 191 111 2.10
E. Lafitte 3.1 1 0 0 6 2 0 82 41 0.00
G. Ford L 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 0 95 58 1.93 1-1
E. Koestner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00
PITCHING
Intentional BB: E. Lafitte, G. Ford
Batters Faced: E. Cates 52, E. Lafitte 18, G. Ford 26, E. Koestner 1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Cates 21-11, E. Lafitte 7-1, G. Ford 7-4, E. Koestner 0-0
Game Score: E. Cates 61
GAME INFO
Time: 8:29
Attendance: 41844 (45000) at Exposition Park
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Ty Cobb
Game Notes:
Art Fletcher was injured being hit by a pitch. Ty Cobb sets a new single Extra-Inning Game SL-Record for At-Bats with 11. Ty Cobb sets a new single Extra-Inning Game SL-Record for Hits with 5! George Anderson sets a new single Extra-Inning Game SL-Record for At-Bats with 11. George Anderson sets a new single game SL-Record for Strikeouts with 5. Gene Ford sets a career high for K's in a game! Nig Clarke sets a new single Extra-Inning Game SL-Record for Hits with 5!
Here is the Game Log;