Did you know that…

…McCoy Stadium and the Pawtucket Red Sox hosted the longest game in professional baseball history? On April 18, 1981, the PawSox started a game against the Rochester Red Wings which would eventually end in the 33rd inning some two months later. The game was suspended at 4:07am in the 32nd inning with both teams tied at 2. They resumed the game on June 23rd and it only took 18 minutes to come to a conclusion with Pawtucket plating a run in the bottom of the 33rd for the 3-2 victory. During the April 18th marathon, only 19 fans remained in the ball park when the game was eventually suspended. Those fans received lifetime passes to McCoy Stadium. The game is also notable for featuring two future Hall of Famers in Wade Boggs (Pawtucket) and Cal Ripken Jr. (Rochester). Both men combined for 6 hits in 25 at-bats.