On this day in 1981 the longest professional baseball game began in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Rochester Red Wings vs the Pawtucket Red Sox. They played 32 innings before finally suspending the game with the score tied. It was 4am in the morning on April 19th. They would resume the game on June 23th with Pawtucket winning 3-2. The game took 8 hours and 25 minutes to play. Two highly notable players played in this game. Cal Ripken Jr played that night for Rochester, he had 2 hits in 13  at bats. Wade Boggs played for Pawtucket and was 4 for 12. A total of 882 pitchers were thrown in this game.