The Atlanta Braves' longest nine-inning game took place on May 17, 1989, against the New York Mets. The game lasted 4 hours and 9 minutes, ending with a score of 16-13 in favor of the Mets. This marathon contest featured numerous lead changes and a total of 29 hits, making it a memorable event in Braves history.
In Atlanta Braves history, Dan Uggla has had hits in 33 consecutive games, surpassing Rico Carty's previous record of 31. In the history of the Braves' franchise, Uggla is second to Tommy Holmes, who had a 37-game hitting streak in 1945, when the team was in Boston.
The Atlanta Braves lost a 20 inning game in Philadelphia against the Phillies on Friday, May 4, 1973. The official time for the game was five hours and sixteen minutes.
Inningwise and timewise, that was a 19 inning game against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta on July 4 that the Mets won 16-13 in 6 hours and 10 minutes.
The game was called due to darkness. The longest game in MLB history was 26 innings between the Boston Braves (now Atlanta Braves) and Brooklyn Robins (now Los Angeles Dodgers) on May 1, 1920. The game ended in a 1-1 tie because of darkness as there were no lights in the stadium to be used to illuminate the field. Lights were not used in an MLB stadium until 1935.
You can see an Atlanta Braves game or an Atlanta Falcons Game.
The first ever ATLANTA Braves game was played on April 12, 1966 vs the Pittsburgh Pirates in Atlanta, GA. They lost the game 3-2.
The longest game in Chicago Cubs history was on May 17, 1927, when they beat the Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings. That's 4 innings short of the longest game in MLB history, as of mid-July 2011.
They played the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta. The final score was 8-6. The Braves won that game.
The Cincinnati Reds played the most innings in a single game on May 1, 1970, against the Atlanta Braves. That game went to 21 innings, ending with the Reds losing 4-3. This marathon match is one of the longest in Major League Baseball history.
In MLB history, that would be 26 innings pitched by Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins and Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves on May 1, 1920. The game ended in a 1-1 tie (called due to darkness) and is the longest game, innings wise, in MLB history.
In the 2010 season, as of 6/15/2010, it is 9 games in a row! The Braves went on a 15 game Winning Streak back in 2000, when Maddux was, unfortunately, the losing pitcher.