On this night 58 years ago one of the most remarkable athletic achievements in the history of Cambridge, or for that matter, in the history of fastball, occurred at Lincoln Park in Galt. The Galt Slees were playing the K-W Forwell Super Vs and Bob Eccles took the mound for Galt…26 innings and 5 hours later he was still on the mound and was the winning pitcher in a 1-0 Galt victory. Bob struck out 56 batters and allowed only 6 hits in what is still the longest game in fastball history. Three nights later, Eccles pitched again, striking out 20 in a complete-game shutout in Guelph. Don Wisson ended the marathon game at 1 a.m. scoring the winning run after he had struck out nine times previously. The game drew national media attention.
On this night 58 years ago one of the most remarkable athletic achievements in the history of Cambridge, or for that matter, in the history of fastball, occurred at Lincoln Park in Galt. The Galt Slees were playing the K-W Forwell Super Vs and Bob Eccles took the mound for Galt…26 innings and 5 hours later he was still on the mound and was the winning pitcher in a 1-0 Galt victory. Bob struck out 56 batters and allowed only 6 hits in what is still the longest game in fastball history. Three nights later, Eccles pitched again, striking out 20 in a complete-game shutout in Guelph. Don Wisson ended the marathon game at 1 a.m. scoring the winning run after he had struck out nine times previously. The game drew national media attention.