the national league baseball season went to 162 games in 1961.
the national league baseball season went to 162 games in 1961.
when did the national league baseball season go to 162 games?
1961
the 1968 major league baseball season was contested from april 10 to october 10, 1968. it was the last season of the traditional two-league system before each of the leagues were split into divisions for the following season. it featured the most dominant pitching year of the modern era, and the first season of the oakland athletics (having moved from kansas city after the 1967 season). the 1968 season was the last year of baseball's pre-playoffs era, in which the team that finished in first place in each league went directly to the world series to face each other for the "world championship." following the addition of expansion teams in 1961 and 1962, the regular season was extended from 154 games to 162 games. in order to maintain a 162-game season, a playoff system was developed following the addition of expansion teams in 1969.
1968 major league baseball season
in order to keep its schedule balanced, the american league season was extended by eight games. previously, teams had played 154 games (22 games per opponent), but from 1961 al teams would play opponents 18 times each for a total of 162 games. the national league played a 154 game schedule for the final time in 1961 before switching to 162 games when they also expanded to ten teams for the following season.









































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1961 major league baseball season