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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