I am reading a book called Uncle Robbie, a book about Wilbert Robinson, a catcher of the 1890s Baltimore Oroiles and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers through the 1920s. In this book they mention what they said was the longest game in history, between Brooklyn and the Boston Braves, which was 26 innings. It stated in this game that the two pitchers, Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger both pitched the complete game that ended in a 1-1 tie that was called due to darkness. This seems incredible.
Now comes the question I have regarding this game. How many pitches did each pitcher throw in this game? It may not be as high as one might imagine since it was a low scoring game but it still had to be quite a high pitch could I would imagine. I do not know the answer to this and it was not mentioned in the story. Does anyone happen to know and if so could you tell me where you were able to find the information?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me on this, I appreciate it!!
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