Answer for Oct. 9, 1916 With baseball's postseason underway, we give you this autumn classic. The next time someone suggests that Babe Ruth was not the greatest player in history, just show them this box score from Game 2 of the 1916 World Series. Ruth allowed a first inning inside-the-park home run, then shut out Brooklyn for the next 13 innings to win 2-1 in extra innings. It still is the longest performance by a pitcher in World Series history (and likely to stay that way) and it didn't end Ruth's great outings on the mound. He pitched a shutout in the first game of the 1918 World Series and didn't allow a run until the eighth inning of Game 4, stretching his streak to 29 consecutive scoreless innings. He also drove in the tying run in this game, in case you didn't notice.