D-backs’ 18-inning win, by the numbers

Aug 25, 2013, 6:41 PM | Updated: 6:42 pm

The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-7 in 18 innings Saturday at Citizens Bank Park in what was the longest major league baseball game since 1989.

It was a wacky affair, featuring 44 different players, a pair of position player mound cameos, a first-inning starting pitcher exit and an 18th inning Trevor Cahill base hit.

And there’s a lot more where that came from.

Here’s the Diamondbacks’ 18-inning win, by the numbers.


7:06

Both the time of first pitch and the time of game. The contest was the longest in franchise history for the Diamondbacks, cruising past the previous mark of 5:53, set back in May of 2001.

2

The amount of outs Phillies starter Ethan Martin managed Saturday, before his first-inning exit. Martin allowed three earned runs in the game and his early troubles, and departure, would end up dooming his team, which ultimately used 11 pitchers in the game.

18

The number of times the Diamondbacks walked in the marathon. Tony Campana and Cliff Pennington each tallied five walks.

22

The number of players used by both Ryne Sandberg and the Phillies and Kirk Gibson and the Diamondbacks. Both looked to starting pitchers for help, with Tyler Cloyd pitching five scoreless innings for the Phillies and Trevor Cahill going four strong for the Diamondbacks, allowing zero runs and getting the win.

1916

The year a pair of teammates last walked five times apiece in the same game, as Campana and Pennington did Saturday.

20

The amount of combined pitchers used in the game, tying a major league record.

92

Phillies outfielder Casper Wells’ peak velocity in his 18th inning appearance.

52

The number of pitches thrown by Phillies position players in the game. Along with Wells, who threw 40 pitches in the game’s final inning, former Diamondback John McDonald entered the game in relief for the Phillies.

24

The number of blown saves the Diamondbacks bullpen has been charged with the season, tying the major league lead. Heath Bell blew his National League-leading seventh save in the contest, allowing two earned runs in the seventh inning, when the Phillies completed their six-run comeback.

9-17

The innings of the game in which no runs were scored by either team, before the Diamondbacks finally broke the stalemate in the 18th.

19

The total number of extra-innings games the Diamondbacks have played in this season. They have played in three that have lasted 16 innings or longer.

2:12

The time the game ended local time.

Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth, left, rounds third base while heading for home after hitting a solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ian Kennedy in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew, right, looks on. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, center, tags out Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton, right, to complete a double play as umpire Jerry Meals, left, looks on in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Philadelphia Phillies' Nelson Figueroa delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Adam LaRoche fields a ground ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez for an out in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Arizona Diamondbacks' Ian Kennedy winds up to deliver a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel watches the action against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Arizona Diamondbacks' Kelly Johnson, right, steps on home plate in front of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, left, after hitting a two-run home run off Phillies pitcher Nelson Figueroa in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez leaps against the wall as a fan interferes with his catch-attempt on fly ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young in the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. The hit was ruled a double. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez, left, returns to the dugout and is greeted by teammate Ryan Howard, top right, and manager Charlie Manuel, bottom right, after hitting a solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ian Kennedy in the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth watches hit game-winning home run leave the park off Arizona Diamondbacks' Juan Gutierrez in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. The home run was Werth's second of the game as the Phillies won 3-2. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth, right, is congratulated by teammates after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. Werth hit two home runs in the game, including the game-winning blast off Diamondbacks pitcher Juan Gutierrez in the ninth inning. The Phillies won 3-2. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Juan Gutierrez walks off the field after giving up the game-winning home run to Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Phoenix. The Phillies won 3-2. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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