approx how long are major league baseball games
During the 1970s, the average time of a Major League Baseball game was approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. The increase is related to several factors, including increased time between innings for TV and radio commercials. However, players also take longer between at bats and between pitches. Even Jordan Zimmermann would be hard-pressed to hit that mark in 2013, when games are taking an average of 2 hours 57 minutes. That’s perilously close to three hours, something baseball should hope to avoid. The Capitals, Wizards, D.C. United — all can play a regulation game in less than three hours. The Caps have two very active periods and then you have two nice, long intermissions. During the 2000 season, the average length of a Major League Baseball game was 2 hours and 58 minutes, according to MLB.com. Major league officials thought this was too long and told the umpires to speed things up. Baseball games are too long. I never thought I’d say that, but even a baseball lover like me is growing impatient with the pace of the games. And I can’t be the only one. The length of major league games is growing at a time when America’s collective attention span is contracting. According to an article by James Wagner in The Washington Post this past week, the average game 40 years ago was 2 hours 30 minutes. Dumb question - How long does a baseball game last????? Which New York City hotels are on sale? Dumb question - How long does a baseball game last????? Am visiting new york in a few weeks time and was looking at maybe going to see the yakees on saturday 16 may in the afternoon. There is no set time limit for a baseball game. The shortest major league game on record was just under an hour. The longest one was just over 8 hours! A lot has to do with whether or not a game goes into extra innings. IMO, most games go 2 to 3 hours or so... May 04, 2009, 4:58 PM. Am visiting new york in a few weeks time and was looking at maybe going to see the yakees on saturday 16 may in the afternoon. I was wondering how long games generally last (i don't have a clue about baseball but thought it is a must do in america!!!). Major League Baseball got the results it wanted in ensuing years. The average time of a Major League Baseball game was 2 hours and 54 minutes 2001; 2 hours and 52 minutes in in 2002 and 2 hours and 46 minutes in 2003. The figures remained similar through the 2006 season. On Sunday baseball fans were treated to not one but two four-hour contests: 1  a 16-inning game between the Diamondbacks and the Pirates that lasted 4 hours, 39 minutes.  a 9-inning night game between the Yankees and Red Sox, which lasted 4 hours, 12 minutes. It turns out that Sunday's Yankees-Red Sox game was the longest 9-inning game so far this season — while the Diamondbacks-Pirates game didn't even crack the top 20 longest extra-innings games of the season. The Red Sox rule the majors this season in median game length: 3 hours, 14 minutes. The Cardinals, despite playing 13 straight games in July and August longer than 3 hours, are near the bottom of the list. Here are some charts exploring game lengths in 2013 (through Sunday):
An average of 2 hours 57 minutes