Sept. 12, 1974: The Cardinals get the longest win in National League history

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In this bonus episode of the Best Podcast in Baseball, we bring you PlayBacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

In a game that started on Sept. 11, 1974, the Cardinals beat the Mets 4-3 in the longest non-tie game in Major League history. Here is our original report from that game.

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0:00.0	The best podcast in baseball is brought to you by Closets by Design.
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0:16.9	In 1974, Blake McBride, the Callaway Kid, won the National League rookie of the year after hitting 309 with the Cardinals.
0:24.7	One of the most memorable performances of the season was with his legs, not his bat, as the Cardinals secured the longest extra inning win in Major League history.
0:33.3	I'm Carter Chappley, and this is Playbacks, an audio series that brings to life the archives of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
0:39.1	recorded and edited by Chris Lay.
0:41.7	Today, we go to a game that started on September 11, 1974, but didn't finish until the next day.
0:49.4	Cardinals Shade Mets in 25 innings by Neil Russo of the Post-Dispatch staff. Thursday, September 12th,
0:59.0	1974. Dateline, New York, September 12th. Little could anyone realize what would happen because
1:10.6	Ken Reitz happened to hit a two-run game-tying homer with two out in the ninth inning last night at Shea Stadium.
1:18.8	The Cardinals and the New York Mets stuck around for 16 more innings.
1:24.3	And when it was all over at 3.12 a.m. New York time, the Redbirds had a 4 to 3 victory.
1:33.0	Only one major league baseball game went more innings than the 25 inning late, late show at Shea.
1:39.7	That was a one-to-one tie between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves in Boston on May 1st, 1920.
1:48.4	That went 26 innings.
1:50.6	The Cardinals Mets game lasted seven hours, four minutes.
1:54.5	No night game ever took so long in the majors.
1:58.1	There was a seven-hour, 23-minute day game between the Mets and San Francisco in 1964,
2:04.4	a 23-inning affair won by the Giants 8-6. The previous longest night game was a 1-0-Huston Astros victory
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