It takes skill to win in the world of sport. Sometimes, when the competition is particularly tough, it also takes extraordinary patience and stamina.
Baseball
Most baseball games last nine innings, but if the score is tied at that point they can theoretically go on forever. On May 8, 1984, the conditions were right for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers to make a run at infinity.
The rivals played 25 innings that day over eight hours and six minutes. In all, 14 pitchers and 44 position players were used between the two team. Chicago eventually won the game, 7-6.
Tennis
The tiebreaker was first adopted in modern tennis in the 1970s. Before then sets were like baseball games: they could theoretically go forever if no player ever pulled ahead by two games. That’s still the case in the final set of matches played at Wimbledon, the most prestigious tournament in all of tennis,...
Baseball
Most baseball games last nine innings, but if the score is tied at that point they can theoretically go on forever. On May 8, 1984, the conditions were right for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers to make a run at infinity.
The rivals played 25 innings that day over eight hours and six minutes. In all, 14 pitchers and 44 position players were used between the two team. Chicago eventually won the game, 7-6.
Tennis
The tiebreaker was first adopted in modern tennis in the 1970s. Before then sets were like baseball games: they could theoretically go forever if no player ever pulled ahead by two games. That’s still the case in the final set of matches played at Wimbledon, the most prestigious tournament in all of tennis,...
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