A 25 Inning Game?

On this Day in 1984 the longest game in A.L. history (both in time and frames) ends in the 25th inning when Harold Baines homers off Chuck Porter to give the White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Brewers. The game falls one inning shy of the major league record, but takes the most time to play: eight hours and six minutes. The contest was suspended the previous day after 17 innings with the score tied 3-3 each team scores three more runs in the 21st. Tom Seaver pitches the final inning to earn the win, then wins the regularly scheduled game as well 5-4.

Our game today was billed as the battle of Ridgewood Lakes as the three managers all hail from communities  there.  The hit team, managed by Constantine scored four in the first and four more in the second inning for a strong start.  They featured a triple by Edwards in the first frame.  The hit team managed by Simon started poorly and failed to score in the first three innings.  The field  team, managed by Hite, scored one in the first on a Finnegan double and five times in the second on a Laffoon lead off homer and a Marino two bagger. They added one more run in the third on a Duff gapper for a HR the hard way.  In the fourth inning the sit team finally showed life and scored two runs on triples by Gonzalez and Witmer.  Hite's field team took the lead in the bottom of the inning with a five run outburst on five base hits.  After four the score stood 8-2-12.  

In the top of the fifth Constantine's hit team regained their bat speed and scored four times featuring doubles by Hamilton and Edwards.  The sit team put up a doughnut  and the Hite led field team responded with a five spot on five singles.   In senior softball it's not unusual to see contests tighten up later in the game and that's what happened.  

In the top of the sixth the hit team scored four times led by a Dampier double.  The middle of the sixth saw  Simon's sit team shake off the doldrums and put up seven runs on doubles by Gonzalez and their pitcher, J.D.  Zelazny hit a gapper for a triple and suddenly we have a tight game.  The field team added one on a Duff double.  With a chance to take the lead the hit team went four and out.  The sit team showed a never quit attitude and scored five times in the final frame on doubles by Giordano and Gonzalez.  The final tally was 16-14-18. 

Hite's team won the battle of Ridgewood Lakes with Mills the WP.  Leading batters for the hit squad were Hamiltom, Edwards, Dampier, D.Hill, Wells,  The leading hitters for the sit team were Gonzalez, Zelazny,  and Witmer.  The field team top hitters inc. Herbie O, J. Rivera, Butler, Finnegan, Duff, and Laffoon.