Overtime (sport)

Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. The term is most often used in North America.

Baseball

Baseball is unique among the popular North American team sports in that it does not use a game clock. However, if nine innings are complete and the score is even, the game continues for as many extra innings as are needed to determine a winner. The only exception to this is Japanese baseball, where the game ends in a draw if it is tied after 12 innings.

Related Topics:
Baseball - Innings - Extra innings - Japanese baseball

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