How long do pro baseball games usuly last?

Question

how many hours?
i know it depends but usuly how long r they?

Answer 1

At the turn of the 20th century, games typically took an hour and a half to play. In the 1920s, they averaged just under two hours, which eventually ballooned to 2 hours and 38 minutes in 1960. Though in 1975, the average length of games was 2 hours 25 minutes, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. By the turn of the 21st century, games had got so long that Major League Baseball's goal in 2004 was to get the average game down to 2 hour and 45 minutes, after coming close in 2003 at 2 hours and 46 minutes.

The lengthening of games is attributed to longer breaks between half-innings for television commercials, increased offense, more pitching changes, and a slower pace of play. In response, Major League Baseball mandated a maximum break between half-innings, while instructing umpires to be stricter in enforcing speed-up rules and the size of the strike zone.

Although the official rules specify that when the bases are empty, the pitcher should deliver the ball within 12 seconds of receiving it (with the penalty of a ball called if he fails to do so), this rule is rarely, if ever, enforced. The umpire also has the option of calling a ball if there are runners on base, but this is also rarely, if ever, enforced. The official rules also require the batter to remain in the batter's box at all times when at bat — another rule that is 'observed in the breach'.

Answer 2

Count on a minimum of 3 hours, more like 3:30 to close to 4:00 if there's any scoring at all.

Pitching changes and batters constantly stepping out of the batter's box after every pitch tends to add up over the course of a game.

But if a game goes on the air at 2:00, don't expect it to be finished by 5:00.

Answer 3

2 1/2 hours is a very fast game. 3 1/2 hours is unusually long. The average is about 3 hours. That is generally the time allowed in TV Guide listings.

Answer 4

A regular game lasts about 3 hours, but if the game is going to extra innings (when the score is tied at the end of 9 innings), the game may last about an extra hour, if not more...

Answer 5

What's a usuly? Never seen that word before.

Answer 6

usually about 3 and a half hours or a little more unless there is extra innings. It's pretty ridiculous. The batter swings and misses and then he spits, hits his shoes with his bat to get dirt off, takes a few practice swings, and 2 minutes later the second pitch is thrown. It's so boring it's like watching paint dry.

Answer 7

3-4 hours

Answer 8

3 hours in a standard game. If the pitchers are playing well, 2.5 hours. If they are a lot of hits 3.5 hours.

Answer 9

depends on who's playing and the quality of the game. I usually set aside 3.5-4 hours for one

:-)

Answer 10

All the way to the end of the last inning.