19 Absurd Numbers From the Red Sox-Yankees Marathon Game
When it was all said and (finally) done in the early hours of Saturday morning, the least interesting numbers from the marathon clash between the Red Sox and the Yankees may have been those in the final score: 6-5
While that scoreline from Boston’s win over its rival could have easily blended in with the other results on a busy Friday night MLB scoreboard, there was nothing ordinary about this neverending story. From the game’s staggering pitch total to the number of players who celebrated a birthday during its epic duration, here are 19 of the most compelling and ridiculous numbers from a long night in the Bronx.
6:49
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19
The number of innings tied this game for the second-most ever played in a Red Sox win.
16
A 16-minute delay occurred in the 12th inning when a section of lights went out at Yankee Stadium.
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7:05
The delay meant that more than seven hours elapsed between the first pitch and the final out.
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11
The approximate number of hours after this epic game ended that the Red Sox and Yankees were going to be back on the field for a Saturday matinee game.
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627
The total number of pitches thrown by both teams combined.
17
The number of pitchers who appeared for both teams combined.
32
The number of hits for both teams combined.
28
The number of strikeouts for both teams combined.
5
Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright pitched five innings of relief. He twice gave up the lead, but hung in to pick up the win.
5.1
The number of innings pitched by starting pitchers Wade Miley and Nathan Eovaldi, respectively.
3
The number of leads squandered by Red Sox relievers. Boston’s Edward Mujica blew a save opportunity in the ninth inning after being handed a 3-2 lead. In extra innings, knuckleballer Steven Wright twiceallowed the Yankees to tie the game in the 16th and 18th innings before sealing the Red Sox win in the 19th.
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2
The Yankees hit a pair of game-tying home runs. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Chase Headley forced extra innings with a solo shot. In the bottom of the 16th, Mark Teixeira prolonged the game after David Ortiz had staked the Sox to a lead in the top half of the frame.
35
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira reached his 35th birthday as the game progressed. He was 34 years old when the game began on Friday, April 10. By the time it ended on Saturday, April 11, he was a year older.
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42
The total number of players used by both teams combined.
4
Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts recorded four hits in extra innings. He scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Mookie Betts.
0
Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli had zero hits in eight at-bats. He did reach base via walk and score a run.
12
David Ortiz hit his 12th career extra-inning home run in the 16th inning.
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1
The number of guinea pigs it is illegal to own in Switzerland, according to Bob Costas’ reading of a Snapple lid during MLB Network’s broadcast of the game.
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