September
12, 2007
Coveted
World Record Coming to Baseball
City, USA!
Dates
to Establish a New World Record
for Longest Baseball Game Announced
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St. Louis, MO - Organizers today
announced they will attempt to
break the Guinness World Record™ for
the Longest Baseball Game ever
played on Saturday, October 13th
and Sunday, October 14th. Successfully
breaking the record will bring
another coveted baseball-related
record home to Baseball City, USA.
The current record of 30 hours,
5 minutes and 27 seconds was set
on September 6, 2006 in Alliance,
Nebraska when the Alliance Times-Herald
Dragons edged the WESTCO Knights
120-114 in 84 innings.
The ultra-marathon baseball game
record attempt will be played at
TR Hughes Field in O’Fallon,
MO and the first pitch will be
at 8:00 AM on October 13th. The
record will be broken at 2:05:28
on Sunday afternoon but the St.
Louis organizers are planning to
play for, at least, 32 hours. The
games’ final out is anticipated
to occur around 4:30 PM on Sunday.
“We started planning to
break the record ever since I saw
that a new mark had been set last
year,” stated event founder
and co-chair Chuck Williams (Wildwood,
MO). “While we certainly
respect the effort by the players
in Alliance (NB), baseball is part
of the culture of St. Louis and
the record belongs here.”
The event organizers plan to pay
further tribute to St. Louis’ long
and storied relationship with the
sport of baseball by wearing authentic
replica uniforms of two former
St. Louis championship teams; the
1928 Negro National League Champion St.
Louis Stars and the 1944
American League Champion St.
Louis Browns.
“The St. Louis Stars remain
one of baseball’s best kept
secrets. They won 3 Negro National
League championships in four years
and featured some of baseball’s
best players in the history of
the game,” stated Williams. “For
years, the Browns were loveable
losers. But they caught lightning
in a bottle in ’44 and faced
the Cardinals in St. Louis’ only ‘Streetcar
Series’ at Sportsman’s
Park. Both the Stars and the Browns
helped to lay the cultural foundation
of baseball in St. Louis for fans
of all ages, races and religions.
We’re honored to represent
each of these clubs and help pass
on their legacy to another generation
of fans.”
The event organizers are playing
the World Record Baseball Game
to benefit Gene Slay’s Boys’ Club
of St. Louis. Through corporate
sponsorship, personal donations
and player sponsorship pledges,
the organizers are planning to
raise over $100,000 to support
the athletic and educational programs
at the Boys’ Club.
“The Boys’ Club of
St. Louis was the first Boys’ Club
in Missouri and in our 80 years
we’ve never been a part of
such a unique and exciting fund
raising event,” stated Executive
Director of the Boys’ Club
Tom Wild. “This game will
be a terrific example to our members
about the virtues of dedication
and commitment to achieving your
goals in life.”
Major
League Game |
32
hour game (predictions)* |
Home
Runs per Game 2.3 |
29.9
home runs |
3.5
pitchers per game |
45.5
pitchers used |
250-300
pitches in a game |
3,250-3,900
pitches |
5-6
dozen baseball’s used |
1,170
baseballs needed |
3
hours in length |
13
MLB games |
27
outs per team |
351
outs per team |
54
outs per game |
702
outs for the game |
* Predictions
based upon average MLB game.
- Average baseball player weighing
200 pounds burns 454.60 calories
in 60 minutes
of play.
- Players will average 20 hours
of playing time burning 9,022 calories.
- The game will nearly last the
length of the average person’s
work-week.
- In 32 hours approximately 15,762
babies will be born in the U.S.
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