After catching the entire game and going 0-for-8, All-Star backstop Paul Casanova, in his ninth at-bat, ends the 22-inning contest when he singles to left field scoring Hank Allen with the winning run in the Senators’ 6-5 victory over the White Sox at D.C. Stadium. The six hours, 38-minute marathon, which ends at 2:43 in the morning, results in the American League adopting a curfew stating that no inning may begin an hour after midnight.

ByTom

On June 12 1967, After catching the entire game and going 0-for-8, All-Star backstop Paul Casanova, in his ninth at-bat, ends the 22-inning contest when he singles to left field scoring Hank Allen with the winning run in the Senators’ 6-5 victory over the White Sox at D.C. Stadium. The six hours, 38-minute marathon, which…

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Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators play the longest night game in major league history

ByThis Day in Baseball

On June 12, 1967, the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators play the longest night game in major league history. The 22-inning marathon lasts six hours and 38 minutes before Senators catcher Paul Casanova delivers a game-winning single in the bottom of the 22nd inning.