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The longest game in Organized Baseball history occurred in 1981 between the Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings of the International League at Pawtucket's McCoy Stadium and lasted 33 innings. The game began on April 18 and lasted 32 innings before being stopped, with play to resume later in the season. On June 23, the game resumed with it only taking one additional inning to settle the game as Pawtucket won it by a score of 3 - 2 in the bottom of the 33rd inning. The game included future Hall of Famers Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. as the two third basemen. Bob Ojeda and Marty Barrett also went on to notable careers in the major leagues.

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From the Bullpen's newest and recently updated articles:

...that Eugene Kingsale (pictured) was the first Aruban major leaguer - by five days?
...that Masahide Kobayashi set a Nippon Pro Baseball record for consecutive saves?
...that Rube Currie appeared in the first four Negro World Series?
...that Matt Rogelstad was the toughest player to strike out in NCAA Division I one year?
...why first-team All-American Dexter Fowler fell to the 14th round of the 2004 amateur draft?
...what legal problems befell Carlos Pérez?
...that Rowdy Hardy set the all-time Ohio Valley Conference win record?
...that Kwang-hyun Kim was the first Korean pitcher to beat the Japanese team in an Asia Series?
...that the 1989 Orioles tried a 3-man pitching rotation for a time?
...that Jeff Larish tied the College World Series single-game home run record in 2005?
...that Australian pitcher Tom Becker won the finale of the European Cup three years in a row?

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John Shelby III (pictured) hits three home runs in a game to tie the all-time Carolina League record.
Julio Franco announces his retirement from baseball at age 49. He had been playing for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League and had last played in the Major Leagues in 2007.
The Chicago Cubs win their 10,000th game, the second MLB franchise to reach that figure; only the Giants had done so before.
John Smoltz becomes the 16th major league pitcher to attain 3,000 career strikeouts.
Santiago de Cuba sweeps Pinar del Río in the 2007-2008 Cuban Serie Nacional finals.

Recent Deaths – Recent Events

May 12: Today's featured birthday is that of Kenny Greer who turns 41.

1926 - Walter Johnson picks up his 400th win in the majors by beating the Browns, 7-4.
1955 - Toothpick Sam Jones throws a no-hitter against the Pirates, ending with three straight strikeouts. It is the first no-hitter by an African-American pitcher in MLB history and the first no-hitter at Wrigley Field in 38 years.
1962 - Craig Anderson (pictured) wins both ends of a doubleheader. He will drop the next 19 decisions in his MLB career, never winning again.
1970 - Ernie Banks homers to left against Pat Jarvis for his 500th career home run.
2004 - Alex Cora fouls off 14 consecutive pitches before delivering a 2-run homer against Matt Clement in a 4-0 win by the Dodgers.

Recent days: May 11 – May 10 – May 9

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Recent Events
March 25, 2008 - Major League Baseball Opening Day: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome. March 7, 2008 - The 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament begins in Taiwan. December 15, 2007 - The African qualifiers for the 2008 Olympics began. December 6, 2007 - Major League Baseball held the Rule V Draft.
Future Events
June 5, 2008 - Major League Baseball amateur draft begins. July 15, 2008 - Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. July 17, 2008 - The fourth World University Championship begins in the Czech Republic. July 25, 2008 - The World Junior Championship begins in Edmonton. August 8, 2008 - The 2008 Olympics begin in China. August 24, 2008 - The third Women's Baseball World Cup begins in Edmonton.