Not sure all the arguments for and against this but it was done here and for this reason. I would guess a time factor was involved. March 7, 1857 Event: Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs
It was established that a Major League Baseball game would be comprised of nine innings by the National Association on March 7th, 1857. It only takes five innings, however, to be counted as an "official" game.
With nine active players per team, it only makes sense to have nine innings. Since there are three outs per team per inning, this would give each position at least three chances to bat in the game.
Because 10 is too many, and eight isn't enough
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Eccentric major league pitcher Steven John "Turk" Wendell would brush his teeth between innings.
There are nine innings in a major league baseball game. If the score is tied after nine innings, the game goes into extra innings and continues until one team or the other is ahead after a complete inning. Games can be called anytime on account of rain, darkness, earthquakes, etc. and can be considered complete or continued at a later date depending on the number of innings completed. A complete game requires at least five innings of play so that the losing team has five at-bats.
The longest game, innings wise, in MLB history was in 1920 between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves. It lasted 26 innings and ended in a 1-1 tie.
The longest inning in Major League Baseball was the 10th inning that was played on May 8, 2004 between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers with the game being played in Arlington, Texas. The inning lasted one hour and 8 innings and included a total of 110 pitches thrown and 18 runs.
9 in major leagues
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5-7 innings
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Eccentric major league pitcher Steven John "Turk" Wendell would brush his teeth between innings.
There are '9' (nine) innings in a regulation Major-League baseball game, and in most semi-professional, college and high-school leagues as well. At lower levels and for younger players, the number of innings may be reduced to 7, or even 5.
3 outs are allowed27 unless theres extra innings
There are nine innings in a major league baseball game. If the score is tied after nine innings, the game goes into extra innings and continues until one team or the other is ahead after a complete inning. Games can be called anytime on account of rain, darkness, earthquakes, etc. and can be considered complete or continued at a later date depending on the number of innings completed. A complete game requires at least five innings of play so that the losing team has five at-bats.
The longest game, innings wise, in MLB history was in 1920 between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves. It lasted 26 innings and ended in a 1-1 tie.
The longest inning in Major League Baseball was the 10th inning that was played on May 8, 2004 between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers with the game being played in Arlington, Texas. The inning lasted one hour and 8 innings and included a total of 110 pitches thrown and 18 runs.
When a pitcher throws hitless baseball for five innings, and the game becomes official because of rain, darkness or some other act of God. Several years ago, Major League Baseball erased several shortened no-hit games from the record books.
In MLB there is no run limit. MLB games play 9 complete innings unless there is a rain delay and cancellation.