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20 or more innings


20 innings – Lake Benton or Pipestone – 9/12/1901 - Lake Benton 3 Pipestone 2 in 3:45.

21 innings – St. Cloud – 6/??/1912 – Collegians 5 Abeles 2.

21 innings – Rock Island Park, Owatonna - 7/25/1915 – Mankato 1 Owatonna Gray Sox 1
in 3:57 in 2nd game, Mankato vs. Owatonna in 7 innings in 1:15 in 1st game – 2nd game called at 5:57 PM.

24 innings – Riverside Park, Shakopee – 8/13/1950 – Minnesota River League – Shakopee Indians 4 St. Peter Saints 3 in 5:00 – finished at 7:30 PM.

20 innings – Mabel – 8/10/1952 – Fillmore County League – Spring Grove Grovers 13 Mabel 9 – finished at 1:30 AM in the early morning of 8/11.

20 innings – Barney Tadsen Field, Brownton - 9/9/1971 – Town Team League – Hector Flyers 4 Stark (later Stark Longhorns) 2 in 5:30, rain delay 0:20 at start – 200 fans, 150 fans at end - finished at 11:50 PM.

20 innings – Arlington - 8/26/1976 – Town Team League - Cyrus 2 Fairfax Cardinals 1 in 4:35 – finished at 10:05 PM.

21 innings – Byron High School Field, Byron and Eckstein Field, Plainview – 6/22/2003 and 7/6/2003 – Twin Rivers League – Byron Braves 4 Plainview Bucks 3 in 7:15, suspended after 5:00 and 15 innings on 6/22 in Byron, resumed 7/6 in Plainview – 15 fans in Byron, 20 fans in Plainview – suspended at 6:00 PM on 6/22, finished at 9:45 PM on 7/6.

28 innings – Vic Kapsner Memorial Park, Lastrup – 7/23/2005 – Town Team League - Lastrup Lakers 1 Pierz Brewers 0 in 5:50 – 100 fans; 300 fans at end - finished at 7:25 PM.

20 innings – Arnold Klaers Field, Loretto – 6/27/2007 – North Star League – Buffalo Bulldogs 4 Loretto Larks 2 in 4:15 – 98 fans; 27 fans at end - finished at 11:45 PM.

Five hours or more

5:00 – Riverside Park, Shakopee – 8/13/1950 – Minnesota River League – Shakopee Indians 4 St. Peter Saints 3 in 24 innings – finished at 7:30 PM.

5:10 – Barney Tadsen Field, Brownton - 7/31/1969 – Town Team League – Brownton 6 New Ulm Kaiserhoff 5 in 18 innings – finished at 1:10 AM in the early morning of 8/1.

5:30 – Barney Tadsen Field, Brownton - 9/9/1971 – Town Team League – Hector Flyers 4 Stark (later Stark Longhorns) 2 in 20 innings, rain delay 0:20 at
start – 200 fans, 150 fans at end - finished at 11:50 PM.

6:00 – Parade Stadium, Minneapolis – 8/1 or 8/2/2002 – Park National League – Minneapolis Angels 4 Lyons Pub Warriors 3 in 17 innings – 40 fans; 250 fans at end - finished at 4:00 PM.

7:15 – Byron High School Field, Byron and Eckstein Field, Plainview – 6/22/2003 and 7/6/2003 – Twin Rivers League – Byron Braves 4 Plainview Bucks 3 in 21 innings, suspended after 5:00 and 15 innings on 6/22 in Byron, resumed 7/6 in Plainview – 15 fans in Byron, 20 fans in Plainview – suspended at 6:00 PM on 6/22, finished at 9:45 PM on 7/6.

5:50 – Vic Kapsner Memorial Park, Lastrup – 7/23/2005 – Town Team League - Lastrup Lakers 1 Pierz Brewers 0 in 28 innings – 100 fans; 300 fans at end - finished at 7:25 PM.

FINISHED AT 1 AM OR LATER


1:30 AM – Mabel – 8/10/1952 – Fillmore County League – Spring Grove Grovers 13, Mabel 9 in 20 innings.

1:10 AM – Barney Tadsen Field, Brownton - 7/31/1969 – Town Team League – Brownton 6 New Ulm Kaiserhoff 5 in 5:10 and 18 innings.

2:45 AM – Barney Tadsen Field, Brownton - 9/9/1971 – Town Team League - previous tournament action delay 3:40 at start, Delano Athletics 6 Lake Henry 4 in 2:35.

2:05 AM – Barney Tadsen Field, Brownton - 8/27/1980 – Town Team League - rain delay 3:00 at start, New Ulm Kaiserhoff 13 Maple Lake 6 in 3:05.

2:35 AM – Tiger Park, Belle Plaine – 9/5/1992 – Town Team League - previous tournament action delay 4:33 at start, Delano Athletics 11 New Ulm Kaiserhoff 9 in 3:02.

1:15 AM – Springer Park, Cold Spring - 8/27/1993 – Town Team League – Marble Mallards 7 Sartell Muskies 6 in 4:45 and 17 innings.

1:00 AM – Dick Putz Field, St. Cloud – 8/3/2004 – Northwoods League - Madison Mallards 9 St. Cloud River Bats 5 in 5:53 and 18 innings – 2145 fans.

• They are looking for the missing names of the
ballfields in Arlington in 1976; Mabel in 1952; St. Cloud in 1912; Lake Benton and Pipestone in 1901.