Top-10 Shortest Baseball Games In MLB Wild Card Era

Due to the heavily affecting rules changes prior to the 2023 season, at SportsLens we have taken a look at some MLB history and more specifically sourced the shortest game to ever occur in baseball’s elite league.

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Top-10 Shortest Baseball Games In MLB Wild Card Era

Rank	Date	        Game	                                        Time
1	April 16th 2005	Chicago White Sox 2-1 Seattle Mariners	        1h 39min
2	July 24 2002	Detroit Tigers 3-0 Kansas City Royals	        1h 41min
T3	June 2 2010	Detroit Tigers 3-0 Cleveland	                1h 44min
T3	May 10 2005	Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Kansas City Royals	1h 44min
5	September 27 1998	Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Detroit Tigers	1h 45min
6	June 27 1998	Atlanta Braves 2-0 Toronto Blue Jays	        1h 46min
T7	April 25 2007	Seattle Mariners 2-0 Oakland Athletic	        1h 47min
T7	August 25 2004	Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Arizona Diamondbacks	1h 47min
T7	April 6 1997	Atlanta Braves 4-0 Chicago Cubs	                1h 47min
T10	May 24 2001	Chicago Cubs 3-0 Cincinnati Reds	        1h 48min
T10	August 4 1999	Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Atlanta Braves	        1h 48min
T10	July 8 2008	Oakland Athletics 2-0 Seattle Mariners	        1h 48min

Shortest Baseball Game In MLB History
The shortest game in MLB history came in September 1919, as the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies played out nine-innings after just 51 minutes.

Players were keen on finishing matches quickly back in 1919, as it meant they could return to the hinterlands for the winter.

Reports say that before the game, both teams agreed to finishing the match as quickly as possible, as the Phillies looked to close out a disappointing season.

Shortest Baseball Game In MLB History In Terms Of Innings
In September 2017, the Phillies were once again involved as they played at the Mets – resulting in the shortest MLB match in terms of innings.

A match has to go for at least five innings to count and after five, the Mets were leading 6-0 and in full control of the encounter.

The Phillies managed to pull three back towards the end of the sixth, however, the rain began to pour vigorously and the game was halted.

As the leading team had played five or more defensive innings, the result was left at 6-3 and is the shortest MLB game in history (relating to innings).

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