5 Longest World Series Games in History, Ranked

Only five World Series games have lasted longer than five hours. All five of those contests have taken place since 2005. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers, perennial favourites in World Series odds in the second half of the 2010s and the first half of the 2020s, have featured in three of the four longest World Series games. 

5 Longest World Series Games in History, Ranked

Longest Baseball Games in the World Series By Duration

1. Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Oct. 26, 2018 

Playing at Dodger Stadium in 2018, the Boston Red Sox’s loss to the Dodgers in Game 3 is the longest World Series game ever. The game was 1-1 going into extra innings, and both teams scored in the 13th to make it 2-2.

The tie wasn’t broken until Max Muncy’s walk-off home run off Nathan Eovaldi in the 18th. It was the only game of the series that Los Angeles won.

2. Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Oct. 27, 2025 

The baseball betting markets made the Toronto Blue Jays massive underdogs before Game 1 of the 2025 World Series. Toronto won the series opener and lost Game 2, leaving the series delicately poised at 1-1 ahead of Game 3 at Dodger Stadium.

What followed was an epic encounter. The game tied the record for the most innings in World Series history with 18. Shohei Ohtani reached base nine times. 

A 5-5 tie was finally broken by a walk-off home run from Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the 18th. 

3. Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros – Oct. 25, 2005 

Seventeen pitchers were used by the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros in Game 3 of the 2005 World Series. Mid-inning pitching changes contributed to this game taking more than five hours.

A total of 12 runs were scored. Two of those came from the White Sox in the top of the 14th to secure a pivotal 7-5 win and give them a 3-0 series lead. 

4. Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros – Oct. 29, 2017 

This game went only 10 innings, but 25 runs were scored, which is why it took longer than five hours to complete. 

Alex Bregman’s hit off Kenley Jansen in the bottom of the 10th secured the win for the Houston Astros and gave them a 3-2 lead in the Fall Classic.

Seven home runs were hit in the game, five of which came off Houston bats. 

5. New York Mets vs. Kansas City Royals – Oct. 27, 2015 

Game 1 of the 2015 World Series was tied at 3-3 when Matt Harvey and Edinson Vólquez left at the end of the sixth. The New York Mets and Kansas City Royals were tied at 4-4 by the end of nine innings. 

After working through their high-leverage relievers, the teams turned to Chris Young and Bartolo Colón. The latter ultimately conceded the winning run on a sacrifice fly to Eric Hosmer.