20 Innings or More Games in Asia

As of January 16, 2005, my list of games in Asia lasting 20 innings or more is as follows. I am hopeful readers of this web site can assist me by adding other such games, especially games in Korea and Taiwan, and games in the Japanese minor leagues. Thank you very much. Phil Lowry, 4323 Woodhill Road, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345, USA. Please send to my e-mail address of plowry1176@aol.com any additional games you know of that took 20 or more innings, or took six or more hours, or ended after 1 AM local time. Thank you very much.

GUAM (1 game)
21 innings - Guam - 1944 or 1945 - United States Navy - Seabees vs. Rinkeydinks. UNKNOWN DATE, LOCATION

KOREA (0 games) - there must be some such games, just waiting to be found

TAIWAN (1 game) - there must be other such games, just waiting to be discovered
21 innings - Municipal Stadium, Taipei - 9/15/1979 - Weiquan (Chinese Cultural) University 1 Putaowang (Grape King Company) Furen University 0 in 6:06 - finished at 10:11 PM.

JAPAN (15 games)
25 innings - Koshien Kyujyo (Stadium), Osaka - 8/19/1933 - High School - Chukyo-shogyo 1 Akashi-chugaku 0 in 4:55 - ended at 6:05 PM.

20 innings - 7/13/1941 - Japanese Federation - Taiyo 1 Hanshin 0 in 2:43. UNKNOWN LOCATION

28 innings - Korakuen Kyujyo, Tokyo - 5/24/1942 - Japanese Federation - Taiyo 4 Nagoya 4 in 3:47 - ended at 6:27 PM.

21 innings - Nishinomiya Kyujyo, Nishinomiya - 7/3/1952 - Central League All-Stars 2 Pacific League All-Stars 2 in 4:30.

20 innings - 9/7/1952 - Central League - Shochiku 2 Taiyo 1 in 3:13. UNKNOWN LOCATION

22 innings - 6/25/1953 - Pacific League - Daiei 4 Kintetsu 4 in 4:33. UNKNOWN LOCATION

20 innings - 8/9/1953 - Pacific League - Kintetsu 5 Toei 4 in 4:46. UNKNOWN LOCATION

23 innings - 10/10/1954 - Pacific League - Kintetsu 1 Toei 0 in 4:30. UNKNOWN LOCATION

25 innings - Shikoku Kyujyo, Shikoku - 4/28/1958 - High School - Takamatsu-shogyo 2 Tokushima-shogyo 0 in 5:47.

29 innings - Nishi-Kyogoku Kyujyo, Kyoto - 5/2/1959 - Kyoto Industrial League - Nippon Shinyaku (Pharmaceuticals) Company 2 Kurashiki Reiyon (Rayon) Company (later Kuraray Company) 1 in 6:14.

22 innings - Korakuen Kyujyo, Tokyo - 7/29/1962 - Tokyo Industrial League - Nippon Beer Company 1 Denden Kinki Company 0 in 5:27.

20 innings - Meiji Jingu Kyujyo, Tokyo - 6/24/1970 - Kansai University 3 Hosei University 2 in 4:54.

45 innings - Ibaraki-Mito Kenai (Prefectural) Kyujyo, 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 innings - Ojiyama Kyujyo (Stadium), Otsu - 5/4/1993 - Kihara University 3 Chikaoka University 2 in 4:45.

23 innings - Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka - 10/26/2002 - Nihon Bunri University 2 Kyushu Kyoritsu University 1 in 6:00.

AUSTRALIA (3 games)
22 innings - Parry Field, Belmont, State of Western Australia - 3/17/1989 - Western Australia Grand Final Series - Melville Braves 6 Morley Eagles 2 in 5:23 - 1500 fans - finished at 12:50 AM in the early morning of 3/18.

20 innings - Oaks Oval, Lismore, State of New South Wales - 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 innings - Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney, State of New South Wales - 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.