Game 3 of World Series kept fans up past bedtime
stretch.
• 3: Home runs (Red Sox — Jackie Bradley Jr. in 8th inning; Dodgers — Joc Pederson in 3rd inning; Max Muncy in 18th inning)
• 5 hours, 41 minutes: Previous record for longest World Series game by time (Game 3 in 2005 between White Sox and Astros)
• 7 hours, 20 minutes: Record for longest World Series game by time (Game 3 Friday night/Saturday morning between Red Sox and Dodgers)
• 14: Previous record for longest World Series game by innings (three times — 1914, 2005, 2015)
• 18: Innings played (World Series record)
• 18: Combined hits (Red Sox — 7; Dodgers — 11)
• 18: Pitchers used (Red Sox — 9; Dodgers — 9)
• 34: Combined strikeouts (Red Sox — 19; Dodgers — 15)
• 46: Players used (Red Sox — 23; Dodgers — 23)
• 118: At-bats (Red Sox — 61; Dodgers — 57)
• 561: Combined pitches (Red Sox — 283; Dodgers — 271)
TV VIEWING DECREASING >> Viewership for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 18-inning win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series dropped 15 percent from last year, hurt by a game that ended at 12:30 a.m.
The Dodgers’ 3-2 win averaged 13,251,000 on Fox, the network said Saturday. That was down from an average of 15,483,000 for Houston’s 5-3 win over the Dodgers last year, a game that lasted 3:46. This year’s Game 3 was the lowest viewed since an average of 13,722,000 tuned in for the New York Mets’ 9-3 win over Kansas City in 2015.
Boston’s 8-4 win in the opener averaged 13,755,000 and its 4-2 victory in Game 2 averaged 13,442,000, Fox said.