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Porter never spent a full season in the ML, shuttling between Milwaukee and Vancouver (Pacific Coast League) from 1981 to 1985 after being released by the Angels before the 1980 season. Usually a starter, he won seven games for the Brewers in 1983 and six in 1984. (SCL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 9, 1984: The longest—and slowest—game in American League history ends in the 25th inning when Harold Baines homers off Chuck Porter to give the White Sox a 7–6 victory over the Brewers. It is the latest homer in history. The game falls one inning shy of the ML record, but takes by far the most time to play: eight hours and six minutes. The contest was suspended yesterday after 17 innings with the score tied 3–3, and each team scores three more runs in the 21st. The Sox lose a chance to win in the 21st as runner Dave Stegman is touched by 3B coach Jim Leyland, which leads to a Sox protest. Tom Seaver pitches the final inning to earn the win, then wins the regularly scheduled game as well 5–4. Tom Paciorek of the Sox, who sets a major-league record as he enters the game in the fourth inning and registers nine at bats.