The Longest Baseball Game

It began April 18, 1981, and 33 innings later, after 8 hours and 25 minutes of baseball, it ended. ‘‘It’s still the most bizarre and remarkable game I’ve ever been involved in,’’ said Cal Ripken, Jr, the baseball Iron Man who — surprise, surprise — played every inning of that marathon. ‘‘Thirty-three innings in one game. Now there’s a record I don’t think will ever be broken.’’