Longest professional baseball game

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/longest-professional-baseball-game

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the participating teams?Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings
2. What is the league affiliation?Triple-A International League
3. What was the longest baseball game ever played?The 1981 game between the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings lasted 32 innings and took more than two days to finish.
4. Why was the game suspended and then resumed two months later?After 32 innings the game was tied, so league rules said it would be suspended. It was finished on June 23 to keep the game fair and safe.

Triple-A Baseball: The highest level of minor league baseball in North America, serving as the penultimate step before Major League Baseball.
Suspended Game: A baseball game that is halted before its natural conclusion due to external factors, such as darkness or weather, and is resumed at a later date.
International League: A professional baseball league that has historically been a prominent Triple-A league, known for its competitive level.
Record-Setting Performance: An achievement that surpasses all previous bests in a specific category, in this case, the longest duration of a professional baseball game.