The Shortest Baseball Game Ever Played
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- “The Shortest Baseball Game Ever Played”
Over the years baseball games have got increasingly longer every year, major-league baseball has attempted to stop this increase many times, but with little success.
So I thought to myself, “what is the shortest amount of time in which a baseball game can possibly be played” if you’ve ever thought the same well today I have your answer.
It’s August 30, 1916. Baseball history is about to be made, but almost no one will be there to witness it. two baseball teams in the Class D North Carolina State League are about to play A nine inning regular season baseball game. Unfortunately it wasn’t going to be that simple both teams have a train that they have to catch in one hour at approximately 2:30 PM and because of this a plan to speed up the game somehow must be made.
This is the story of the shortest baseball game ever played and it’s a crazy one at that so grab your popcorn and let the show begin.
Credits:
Music in this video:
melodysheep - Ether
melodysheep - Aura
LEMMiNO - Nocturnal
LEMMiNO - Cipher
palladio: i. allegretto (karl jenkins) [andrzej kucybała/stanisław moniuszko school of music orchestra]
minuetto 'arr. piano' (boccherini) [markus staab]
link to these songs that I have put in a playlist for your viewing pleasure, if you choose to listen: • Retro Baseball Present...
Sources:
Quicker Than Quick: A 31-Minute Professional Baseball Game sabr.org/journal/article/quic...
30 minutes? Story of the fastest game ever
www.mlb.com/news/fastest-base...
Notes:
I missed pronounced the word oratorical (or·a·tor·i·cal) roughly 4 minutes and 20 seconds into the video.
I didn’t realize this until I had already uploaded the video.
Some stories that I could not fit within the videos run time:
Two individuals involved with this historic game gained more lasting fame. Jack Corbett, who managed the Tourists and who agreed to speed up the game, was a career minor leaguer (mainly at the Class D level) as a player and manager, but he made it to the majors as an inventor. Corbett managed for only one year after the 1916 season, and he eventually moved to California, where he designed and patented a new style of base with a tapered lip on the bottom to grip the infield dirt and a six-inch anchoring stanchion.17 In 1939, these bases, which bear his name (“Jack Corbett Hollywood Base Sets”), became Major League Baseball’s “official bases,” and Jack Corbett had his place in every Big League stadium. He also earned a place in literature (although under a different name) thanks to the later efforts of the 15-year-old youngster who served as Asheville’s batboy during the 1916 season. That young man became a writer, and two of his novels included a fictional baseball player named Nebraska Crane. The batboy and future author was Thomas Wolfe, and his model for Crane probably was Jack Corbett, who had lived for a time in the boarding house operated by Julia Wolfe, Thomas’s mother.
Thank you for watching. If I find any further information on this topic it will be put down in this description. And if you know any more about this game please let me know in the comment section below. I read all the comments, and it would be greatly appreciated.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction.
0:49 Asheville, We Have A Problem
3:23 Confusion.
5:14 rediscovery, and conclusion. - Sport
thank you for watching, if you are interested there are additional notes and sources in the description. along with links to all the music used in this episode.
6:44 “it was a good game, what there was of it.”
*18th century roast*
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Thank you for making this! Great story, great video! Keep it up dude!
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@@RetroBaseball yeah great video :)
The Savannah bananas should try and break the record
If that happened, I would buy the tickets right now.
And I hadn’t even seen the description, notes and sources I love this. You gained the notification bell too my friend!
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this was on my list, but waaaaay down
you had a much better execution than what I could think of
good stuff
Thank you Mr. F.
Thanks for the popcorn optimization. Deeply appreciated!
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*Rob Manfred has entered the chat*
oh no, rob is coming for me.
@@RetroBaseball oh god
Imagine if games went that quick today
That would cause a lot of chaos…
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These two teams could play the whole modern 152 game season +4 playoff rounds in a week at that pace
Thank you for making this video. So interesting and amazing quality video
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Great vid just subbed! You deserve way more subs
Thank you.
Finally I have been waiting for this
I have as well.
Engagement.... Keep em coming
There should be some form of baseball based on these rules. Using an automatic 3-2 count, not being safe on any base (unless you walk)
That would actually be incredibly entertaining.
Great video
Thanks!
my retro baseball thirst has been quenched for now!
I’m glad you enjoyed your beverage.
W VIDEO!!!!!
Thank you very much, Christopher.
Good vid
YES
LETS GO NEW RETRO VID
I know, it’s very exciting.
Ayy let’s go. Winston Salem dub
I was looking forward to seeing this and hearing how this game took place……
But the background music is too loud and or the narration is too low, so I really couldn’t understand what was said and how the game was played….☹️☹️☹️☹️
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I like this video
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hello mr retro
hello.
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Love this.
"Red" Rowe is likely William Rowe, former manager of the Greensboro Patriots. Frank Nesser would have been on his team in 1915, so it's a good fit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddy_Rowe
I’m glad you enjoyed the video. And thank you for this information! I will add it to the description notes and further details.