Chicago White Sox and Oakland A’s set a major league record by combining to use 51 players

On September 19, 1972, In a 15-inning contest with Chicago, the A’s set an extra-inning record by using 30 players, including six second basemen and 10 pinch-hitters. Together the two clubs use 51 players, another record. Oakland still loses, 8 – 7. The A’s also establish a record by using every one of their 30 available players, including pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter, who appears as a pinch-hitter. The White Sox win the game, 8-7, in 15 innings…