Can a Baseball game ever end in a tie game?

Question

If not, what was the most extra innings ever

Answer 1

25 innings was the longest resolved game - 1984 Chicago Vs Milwaukee
the longest tie was in 1920, Boston Vs Brooklyn 1 each after 26 innings, but I dont think you can tie anymore :)

Answer 2

In the past, before stadium lights, yes. However, in today's baseball, the only way a game can end in a tie is if a natural disaster, such as heavy rain occurs. Even then, it is sometimes replayed if the game was halted early on. The most extra innings ever in a game were 16 (9 regular innings+16 extra innings=25 innings when the Chicago White Sox played the Milwaukee Brewers, when Milwaukee still played in the American League.

Answer 3

A baseball game can end in a tie.

The longest MLB game is the 26 inning one mentioned above.

The circumstances around a tie do not have anything to do with whether or not the game can be made up. If a game has gone past 5 innings and the game has to be haulted for whatever reason, and the score is tied with the tying runs not having been scored in the top half of the inning the game will end as a tie. All stats are counted and of course there would be no pitching decision. If the game is haulted after the home team has scored the tying run in the bottom of the inning but the inning has not been completed or if the visiting team has scored the tying or go ahead run in the top of the inning, the game is suspended. Ties are not counted as ties, wins, or losses but if you check yearly standings, for example, you will see that a team may have played 163 games in a year that they had a record of 81-81 even thought 81+81=162.

Answer 4

Baseball games seldom end in ties, and I don't know if that's just in Spring Training or Spring Training & the regular season.

As for the longest game ever...

The Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings, two teams from the triple-A International League, played the longest game in professional baseball history in 1981 at Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium.

The game began on Saturday, April 18, 1981, and continued through the night and into Easter morning before finally being suspended. Although most leagues have a curfew rule that would have suspended the game, the rule book that the home-plate umpire had that night did not contain one. So the teams continued playing until the president of the league, Harold Cooper, was finally reached on the phone sometime after 3 a.m. Finally at 4:09, at the end of the 32nd inning, the game was stopped and would be resumed at a later date. At this point, there were 19 fans left in the seats, all of whom were given lifetime passes to McCoy Stadium.

The game resumed on the evening of Tuesday, June 23, the next time the Red Wings were in town. A sellout crowd and news media from around the world were on hand, partly because the major leagues were on strike at the time. On that evening, it took just one inning and 18 minutes to settle the game, with Pawtucket's Dave Koza driving in Marty Barrett for the winning run in the bottom of the 33rd.

Answer 5

Yes, a game can end in a tie. It is very rare though. For example, the Yankees only have 6 career ties. And what about the All Star Game in 2002? It ended in a tie. This is how that happens. If a game is tied and it is raining heavily, it will end in a tie, if it is past the 5th inning. Most rain delays are before the 5th inning, and so that is why it is very rare. If it is before the 5th inning, either they will delay it for some time that evening, or they will postpone it. The longest ending game was in 1984 Chicago vs Milwaukee.

Answer 6

I don't have a problem with regular season games ending in a tie, though it obviously can't happen come playoff time. A tie doesn't subtract from the significance of regular season games; a 1/4 of a game difference in records would have changed the AFC playoff teams and their seeding. The problem I - and everyone else in the world - has with the NFL's sudden death overtime rules is that it heavily favors the coin toss winner. It's not hard to get into field goal range against a tired defense. The way it should work is that whoever gets 6 points first or who is ahead after 15 minutes (whichever comes first) wins. Simple, and much more convincing. A TD wins automatically, and if you start with a quick field goal the other team has a chance to answer. If that's not realistic for regular season play because of injury risk, TV timing, or whatever... a tie is fine.

Answer 7

Well a couple of years ago there was a tie in the all-star game because there were not enough pitchers left but in regular play you cannot tie. 25 innings I think is the record for most innings. not sure of the teams though.

Answer 8

Yes, if the score is tied after at least five innings and the umpires call the game after a completed inning and before a pitch is thrown in the next inning.

The stats count.

The longest professional game, in innings, involved the Red Sox' AAA team, Pawtucket, and the Orioles' AAA team. The game lasted 33 innings. It began in April and ended in June, I think. after about 2 a.m. the umpires called the commissioner for advice. The Sox ended up winning. Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken played in that game.

Answer 9

Yes but it is very rare. If a game is tied after 5 innings (at which time it is an official game) and is suspended due to rain or snow or because it is after 1:00 am, it will be continued at a later date. But if it is late in the year and the game means nothing in the standings or to any team heading to the playoffs, than the game is rules a tie and the stats count. I can only remember one game in my home town where this has happened in the last 45 years, but I am sure it probably has happened in other cities also.

Answer 10

sorry to say they were good answers but yes a game can end in a tie.if a game is delayed and tied after 5 innings (needed for a complete game)and there is no playoff or time left to make up game( both teams not making post season play).say the last day of season for example the game would go in as a tie and stats would count.say the power went out ,earthquake,some other act of god,the umpires can end the game in a tie for the safety of players and or fans.

Answer 11

Only if the game get's rained out,otherwise game goes to extra innings until one team ends an inning at least 1 point ahead. I dont know what the longest game has ever been,sorry.