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[Repost of old thread]

Please notify me via e-mail at plowry1176 atMark aol d0t com if you know of any Asian baseball games lasting 20 or more innings which are not listed here. Thank you. Phil Lowry, USA

AUSTRALIA (4)
22 innings – North Balwyn – ?/??/1963 – Amateur – North Balwyn Third Nine vs. Ormond.
22 – Parry Field, Belmont – 3/17/1989 – Western Australia Grand Final Series – Melville Braves 6 Morley Eagles 2 in 5:35 – 1500 fans - finished at 12:50 AM in the early morning of 3/18.
20 – Oakes Oval, Lismore – 12/31/1994 – AAA Asian Under 19 Series – Australia 9 Chinese Taipei 8 in 6:17, 2nd game postponed – 300 fans, 300 fans at end – finished at 9:47 PM.
22 – Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney – 4/19/2003 – New South Wales Under-23 Tournament - Queensland 4 New South Wales/Victoria/Capital Territory Combined Academy 3 in 5:33 – 120 fans, 200 fans at end - finished at 8:33 PM.

GUAM (1)
21 – Third Marine Division (later Trimble) Field, Guam – 5/6/1945 – 41st US Navy Construction Battalion Seabees 2 US Navy Air Base 1 – 1000 fans.

JAPAN (25)
25 – Koshien Kyujo (Stadium), Osaka – 8/19/1933 – Koshien National High School Tournament Semifinal – Chukyo-shogyo 1 Akashi-chugaku 0 in 4:55 – finished at 6:05 PM.
20 – Kobe - ?/??/1934 – Kobe Junior High School League – Akaishi-chuugaku vs. Kobe-ichi-chuugaku.
35 – Matsue Kyujo (Stadium), Matsue – 7/20/1935 and 7/21/1935 – Junior High School League – Oota Chu 2 Matsue Chu (later Matsue Kita Koto-gakko) 1 in 6:58, suspended after 4:48 and 23 innings - another version says 23 – Shimane – Junior High School League - ?/??/1935 – Taisha Chugakkou vs. Ota Chugakkou in tie game; replayed next day and Ota defeated Taisha in 12 innings.
20 – Nishinomiya Kyujo (Stadium), Nishinomiya – 7/13/1941 – Japanese Federation – Taiyo 1 Hanshin 0 in 2:43.
28 – Korakuen Kyujo (Stadium), Tokyo – 5/24/1942 – Japanese Federation – Taiyo 4 Nagoya 4 in 3:47 – finished at 6:27 PM.
25 - unknown – 7/??/1948 – Koshien National High School Tournament Regional Qualifier – one high school team defeated another high school team.
24 - unknown – 7/??/1951 – Koshien National High School Tournament Regional Qualifier – Morioka Number One High School vs. Aomori High School, final score 1-0.
30 – Tokyo - 8/30/1951 – Junior High School League – Takefu Junior High School 0 Kohama Junior High School 0 in 5:45 – finished at 2:45 PM.
28 – Tokyo Kyujo (Stadium), Tokyo – 9/8/1951 – Industrial League – Marubeni Trading Company 2 Kajima Coal Company 1.
21 – Nishinomiya Kyujo (Stadium), Nishinomiya - 7/3/1952 – Central League vs. Pacific League – Central League All-Stars 2 Pacific League All-Stars 2 in 4:30.
21 – unknown - 7/??/1952 – Koshien National High School Tournament Regional Qualifier – Tsuru (Otsuki) High School defeated unknown high school.
20 – Nishi-Kyogoku Kyujo (Stadium), Kyoto – 9/7/1952 – Central League – Shochiku 2 Taiyo 1 in 3:13.
22 – Korakuen Kyujo (Stadium), Tokyo – 6/25/1953 – Pacific League – Daiei Stars 4 Kintetsu 4 in 4:33.
20 – Korakuen Kyujo (Stadium), Tokyo – 8/9/1953 – Pacific League – Kintetsu 5 Toei 4 in 4:46.
23 – Osaka Kyujo (Stadium), Osaka – 10/10/1954 – Pacific League – Kintetsu 1 Toei 0 in 4:30.
25 – Shikoku Kyujo (Stadium), Shikoku – 4/28/1958 – High School League – Takamatsu-shogyo 2 Tokushima-shogyo 0 in 5:47.
29 – Nishi-Kyogoku Kyujo (Stadium), Kyoto – 5/2/1959 – National Municipal League Championships – Nippon Shinyaku (New Pharmaceuticals) Company 2 Kurashiki Reiyon (Rayon) Company (later Kuraray Company) 1 in 6:14.
22 – Korakuen Kyujo (Stadium), Tokyo – 7/29/1962 – Tokyo Industrial League – Nippon Beer Company 1 Denden Kinki Company 0 in 5:27.
20 – Meiji Jingu Kyujo (Stadium), Tokyo – 6/24/1970 – All-University League Semifinal – Kansai University 3 Hosei University 2 in 4:54.
27 – Ube City Kyujo (Stadium), Ube City – 5/13/1973 and 5/14/1973 – High School League – Matsue Sho 2 Shimonoseki Sho 0, suspended after 18 innings.
45 – Ibaraki-Mito Kenei (Prefectural) Kyujo (Stadium), Mito – 9/20/1983 – Amateur Industrial Emperor’s Cup Nan-shiki Tournament – Tokyo Raito (Light) Kogyo (Manufacturing Company) 2 Miyazaki Tanaka Byouin (Hospital) 1 in 8:19, umpire snack break delay 0:06 top 26th, players refused 0:30 break top 26th – 100 fans at end - finished at 5:15 PM.
22 – Ojiyama Kyujo (Stadium), Otsu – 5/4/1993 – Kansai Gakusei (Osaka University) League – Kwansei Gakuin (University) 3 Ritsumeikan University 2 in 4:45.
20 – Kyoto or Kobe - ?/??/1997 – Kinki District High School League – Kyoto Heian-koukou 8 Kobe Ikuei-koukou 7.
23 – Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka – 10/26/2002 – Kyushu College League Semifinal – Nihon Bunri University 2 Kyushu Kyoritsu (Community College) 1 in 6:00.
20 – Nishi-Kyogoku Kyujo (Stadium), Kyoto – 10/22/2006 – Kansai University League – Doshisha University 2 Ritsumeikan University 1 in 4:59 – 2000 fans – finished at 8:20 PM.

TAIWAN (2)
25 – Yuanshan Qiuchang (Stadium), Taipei - 7/28/1941 – Taiwan High School League – Jiayi Agriculture and Forestry Institute (Jianong) 2 Taipei Industrial School 1 in 5:29.
21 – Municipal Qiuchang (Stadium), Taipei – 9/15/1979 – Taiwan University League – Weichuan Foods/Chinese Culture University 1 Putaowang (Grape King) Biotechnology/Fu Jen Catholic University 0 in 6:06 – finished at 10:11 PM.

LONGEST GAMES IN EACH COUNTRY

SOUTH KOREA
15 – Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul – 5/6/2001 – Korean Organization - LG (Lucky Goldstar) Twins 3 Doosan Bears 3 in 5:45 – finished at 7:45 PM.

CHINA
15 – Stadion (Stadium) Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands – 9/3/2005 – World Cup - China 6 Brazil 5 in 4:28 – finished at 5:28 PM.

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
11 – Francisco Palacios Field, Saipan - 6/27/2006 – Sixth Micronesian Games – Kosrae 10 Pohnpai 9.

NEW ZEALAND
9 – Potter’s Paddock (later Tranway Company’s Grounds at Epsom), Auckland – 12/10/1888 – Spalding World Tour – Chicago White Stockings 22 All-Americans 13 – 4500 fans.

PHILIPPINES
9 – Manila - 12/17/1913 – Charles Comiskey/John McGraw World Tour - Chicago White Sox 2 New York Giants 1.

INDIA
9 – Calcutta (later Kolkata) – 11/1/1942 – U.S. Army vs. Amateur – Negro U.S. Army 11 Calcutta 3.

MICRONESIA
9 – Guam – 5/31/1999 – Oceania Championships - Guam 10 Micronesia 0.

HONG KONG
5 – Hong Kong - 12/14/1913 – New York Giants 7 Chicago White Sox 4.