In honor of the game taking place in the Bronx tonight — 19 innings and counting as I write this — here’s a rare snapshot from the Fernando Valenzuela special section within the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers Yearbook, showing Valenzuela playing in the outfield during the Dodgers’ 21-inning victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 17-18, 1982.
The photo isn’t blurry — it’s just reflective of how much one’s eyesight deteriorates during a game of that length.
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— Jon Weisman
oldbrooklynfan
When games go over 20 innings it’s good for them to be day games. Imagine what time it would be in Brooklyn if a 10:10PM ET game went that long. Breaking night should be quite an adventure.
artieboy
So that game had to be played over 2 days? I assume it was because of lack of illumination. But there was also a game that second day right? Didn’t that one also go into extra innings?
Jon Weisman
Yes, the first game was suspended because of darkness. Jerry Reuss, the scheduled starter the next day, pitched the final four innings of the suspended game and the first five innings of the scheduled game on the same day, and picked up two wins.