The Washington herald., 1912-10-31
PLAY
LONGEST BATTLB
OF 1912 SEASON
Records Show that Only Forty
seven Games Go Into Extra n
nings in American League.

When washington and Philadelphia
started double-header late in septembsF
and did not finish the nrst game Until
the Nationals scored . run In the nine
teenth inning they set the seasons mark
for extra innings in the American
League They also played the f,rst nine
teen-round game in the history of the
younger circuit.
They did not come close to the major
league record for overtime. That was set
by the Athletics against Boston In 1906.
when 1t required twenty-four innings to
establish winner and the Athletics wers
said winners.
Sox Battle sevesteen Rounds.
The second longest battle in tho Amer
ican League this season was between
Chicago and Detroit. It lasted seventeen
Innings and resulted in favor Of the
White Sox. Washington and New York
struggled for sixteen innings on Inde-
pendence Day before there was YER
dict in favor Of the Senators. One df-
teen-round battle between the White Sox
and st. Louis endt1 In a runless draw.
The American Leaguers have escaped
with much less than the normal quality
of overtime effort this year. Only forty
seven combats have required extra in
nings. Last eason there were sixty-hve
overtime games. and in 1910 the number
reached seventy-two.
The White Sox have been tangled up
in fifteen extra round fights and have
have won only four times when the
game lasted over nine innings.
Record Of Overtime GaMes.
The seasons showing for overtime ID
as follows:
NINETEEN INNINGS
Sept z-Washing.nn. S: Philadelphia. 4.
SEVENTEEN INNINGS.
May 3-Chieaso. 5: Detroit. l.
SIXTEEN INNINGS.
July 4-Washington- s; New York. S.
FIFTEEN INNINGS.
April D-Chicago. o; st. Loius. ttie).
FOURTEEN INNINGS
May 3-Detroit z: st. Louis. S.
THIRTEEN INNINGS.
April A-Philadelpdia. S; New York. 4.
TWELVE INNINGS.
July r-Boston, .; Chicago. /.
Aug. H-Bostou. 8: Chicago. 9 ttie,.
Sept 3.-Chicaso. s; Detroit. 6 Cie,.
ELEVEN INNINGS.
April Il-Cleveland 5; Detroit, =
Arril D-Detroit. s; Cleveland S.
April 0-Boston. Z: New York, s.
July s-wsshington. 2: Cleveland. l.
July l2-Boston, !; Detroit, o.
July lT-Philadelphia. 5: Detroit, l.
July D-Washipgton, s: st. Louis. ttis).
July 2-Philadephia, Z; Detroit. 6.
Aug. 6-Boston, S; Cleveland, l.
Sept. 6-Cleveland. S; Chicago. {:
Sept. T-Phiadelphia, 10: New Yort, g.
Sept. IT-Cleveand. 4; Boston, J.
Sept 3-Philadelphia. II: New York, 10
TEN INNINGS.
April l:-Chicaso, 2: 81. Louis. 1.
April 1-Cleveland. &; Detroit. o.
April 0-Detroit, 4: Chicago. o.
May ls-C1eveland. 10: New York, Z.
May 3EBoston, s; Cleveland. 5.
May 3-Cleveland. z; St. Louis. g.
June e-Boston, 5; Cleveland, 4.
June H-New York Z; st. Louis. 5.
June 1s-Philadeiphia. 3; Washington, L
June a6-Washington, 5; Boston,
June 3-Detroit, 10: Chicago. Q.
June 8-Philadeiphia, S; Washington. L
July r-S,. Louis. z; Washington,
July ls-New York. 4; Cleveland. ).
July 3Chicago s; New York. 4.
July G-Boston. 5; Chicago. ;.
July g-Philadelphia, 8; Detroit,
Aug. 5-Wsshington. 8: Chicago. Z.
Aug. B-Washington. 4; Chicago. ).
Sept. l-Chicago Z; Detroit. 6.
Sept. 2-Phiadelphia. .; Washington. Z.
sert. I-Detroit, .: Washington. 8.
Sept H-Clevelapd, S: New York. l.
Sept. A-Chicago 2; st. Louis. ttis,.
Sept. 8-Philadephia. s; New York. 4.