When did the baseball season go to 162 games?
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When did the national league baseball season go to 162 games? When did the american league baseball season go to 162 games?
1962
1961
Major League Baseball schedule
When did the baseball season go to 162 games?
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The 1961 Major League <b>Baseball season</b> was played from April 10 to October 12
, 1961. ... The National League played a 154 game <b>schedule</b> for the final time in 
1961 before switching to <b>162 games</b> when they also expanded ... Minnesota 
Twins, in their first game since their <b>move</b> from Washington, shut out the Yankees 
6–0. The Major League <b>Baseball</b> (<b>MLB</b>) <b>season schedule</b> consists of <b>162 games</b> for 
each of the 30 ... Due to <b>travel</b> concerns and the sheer number of games, pairs of 
teams are never scheduled to play single games against ... 1876 is listed here for 
convenience although the NL <b>did</b> not <b>schedule</b> games (see 1871 to 1876, below)
. Only two teams were unable to complete the entire <b>162</b>-<b>game</b> regular <b>season</b> 
<b>schedule</b>, as the make-up game between the Los&nbsp;... Listed below are the Major League <b>Baseball</b> teams with the best <b>season</b> win-loss 
records in ... Since the <b>season</b> was expanded to <b>162 games</b> in 1961, only two 
teams have managed a ... The team <b>went</b> 39–31 for a fourth-place finish in 1876 
before winning the 1877 and 1878 pennants with records of 42–18 and 41–19. Listed below are the Major League <b>Baseball</b> teams with the worst <b>season</b> won-
lost records, ... on the Spiders&#39; results and the current <b>162</b>-<b>game schedule</b> 
predicts a record of 25–137. ... Contemporary <b>baseball</b> guides <b>did</b> not consider 
the Union Association to be a ... In 1916, they <b>went</b> 36–117, including 13–64 on 
the road. When that day came, the players <b>went</b> ahead with their threat to walk off the job. 
The last <b>games</b> of that <b>baseball season</b> were played on August 11, 1994. On&nbsp;... The 1968 Major League <b>Baseball season</b> was contested from April 10 to October 
10, 1968. ... The 1968 <b>season</b> was the last year of <b>baseball&#39;s</b> pre-playoffs era, in 
which the team that finished in first place in each league <b>went</b> directly to the 
World ... In order to maintain a <b>162</b>-<b>game season</b>, a playoff system was 
developed&nbsp;... The only situation in which regular <b>season</b> games are ever ... the designated 
home team <b>does</b> not change, regardless of venue, ... a <b>162</b>-<b>game schedule</b> only 
two teams have <b>come</b> within 15&nbsp;... The 1962 Major League <b>Baseball season</b> was contested from April 9 to October 
16, 1962. The National League played a <b>162</b>-<b>game schedule</b> for the first time,&nbsp;... Besides steroids it was also notable that every team in the NL East division 
finished the <b>season</b> with at least 81 wins (at least half of the <b>162 games</b> played).
1962
Major League Baseball schedule