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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