May 1, 1920 proved to be a historic day in the history of the game. The Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) battled the Braves in Boston, playing to a 1-1 tie in twenty six innings. To add to the impressiveness of the feat, both starters went the distance. There were only two hits allowed from the bottom of the 17th inning through the end of the game. Brooklyn scored in the top of the fifth on a walk, a base advancing ground out, and a single. Boston tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on a triple and a single. That would be it.

According to the news story, “Few of the 15,000 spectators left their seats before the end of the thrilling pitching duel.” The game moved along as the equivalent of three games took 3:50 to play. The game was called on account of darkness.

Joe Oeschger and Leon Cadore posted two of the highest game scores ever. Oeschger allowed nine hits and four walks while striking out seven for a 153 mark. Cadore also allowed 15 hits and five walks, also striking out seven to come in at 140. Two truly remarkable performances. By the end of the day, the two pitcher led the majors in innings with over fifty innings each in just four starts.

The other games proved to be rather high scoring, with the Cardinals beating the Cubs 12-4 in Chicago the high point of the day. The best offensive game belonged to Tris Speaker of the Indians who went four for five with a home run and seven RBI to lead the Indians over the Tigers 9-3, dropping the Tigers record to 0-12.