who pitched the most innings in a playoff game

Babe Ruth has pitched the most innings in a postseason game, with 14 innings in Game 2 of the 1916 World Series versus the Brooklyn Robins.

	NAME	IP	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	14.0	10/9/1916	BSA	vs	BKN	W	1	0.64	4	1	0	0	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	48	0
2	Sherry Smith S. Smith	13.1	10/9/1916	BKN	@	BSA	L	1	1.35	2	1	0	0	7	2	2	0	6	0	0	1	51	0
3	Schoolboy Rowe S. Rowe	12.0	10/4/1934	DET	vs	SLN	W	1	1.50	7	1	0	0	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	42	0
4	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	12.0	10/4/1924	WSH	vs	NYG	L	1	3.00	12	1	0	0	14	4	4	2	6	0	0	1	51	1
5	Art Nehf A. Nehf	12.0	10/4/1924	NYG	@	WSH	W	1	1.50	3	1	0	0	10	2	3	0	5	0	0	0	49	0
6	Bill Donovan B. Donovan	12.0	10/8/1907	DET	@	CHC		1	0.75	12	1	0	0	10	1	3	0	3	2	0	0	48	0
7	Ken Holtzman K. Holtzman	11.0	10/9/1973	OAK	vs	BAL	W	1	0.82	7	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	38	0
8	Dave McNally D. McNally	11.0	10/5/1969	BAL	vs	MIN	W	1	0.00	11	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	41	0
9	Carl Erskine C. Erskine	11.0	10/5/1952	BKN	@	NYY	W	1	4.09	6	1	0	0	5	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	41	0
10	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	11.0	10/6/1933	NYG	@	WSH	W	1	0.00	5	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	45	0
11	Bullet Joe Bush B. Joe Bush	11.0	10/12/1914	PHA	@	BSN	L	1	3.27	4	1	0	0	9	4	5	1	4	0	0	1	46	0
12	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	11.0	10/9/1912	NYG	@	BSA		1	0.00	4	1	0	0	10	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	45	0
13	Jack Coombs J. Coombs	11.0	10/17/1911	PHA	@	NYG	W	1	0.82	7	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	36	0
14	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	11.0	10/17/1911	NYG	vs	PHA	L	1	0.82	3	1	0	0	9	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	42	0
15	Dave Boswell D. Boswell	10.2	10/5/1969	MIN	@	BAL	L	1	0.84	4	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	7	0	0	1	43	1
16	Monte Weaver M. Weaver	10.1	10/6/1933	WSH	vs	NYG	L	1	1.74	3	0	0	0	11	2	2	1	4	0	0	1	45	0
17	Jack Morris J. Morris	10.0	10/27/1991	MIN	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	8	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	38	0
18	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	10.0	10/14/1986	NYM	vs	HOU		1	0.90	4	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	38	0
19	Joe Niekro J. Niekro	10.0	10/10/1980	HOU	vs	PHI		1	0.00	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	39	0
20	Mike Cuellar M. Cuellar	10.0	10/9/1973	BAL	@	OAK	L	1	1.80	11	1	0	0	4	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	37	0
21	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	10.0	10/7/1972	DET	@	OAK	L	1	1.80	4	0	0	0	9	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	42	0
22	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	10.0	10/15/1969	NYM	vs	BAL	W	1	0.90	6	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	38	0
23	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	10.0	10/12/1964	STL	@	NYY	W	1	0.00	13	1	0	0	6	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	39	0
24	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	10.0	10/1/1958	MIL	vs	NYY	W	1	2.70	6	1	0	0	8	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	40	1
25	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	10.0	10/6/1957	MIL	vs	NYY	W	1	4.50	2	1	0	0	11	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	39	0

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