1899 WESTERN LEAGUE
Teams:
Buffalo Bisons
Columbus Senators
Detroit Tigers
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Kansas City Blues
Milwaukee Brewers
Minneapolis Millers
St. Paul Apostles/Saints
(the Columbus Senators were replaced mid-season by the Grand Rapids Furnituremakers)
Schedule Characteristics:
SCHEDULE type="ILN_BGY_G126_T8_C_" inter_league="0" balanced_games="1" games_per_team="126" start_month="4" start_day="27" start_day_of_week="5"
Each team plays 126 games. Teams play each other 18 times during the season.
Season starts on April 27 and ends on September 11. Weekday games start at 3:00. Weekend and holiday (Decoration Day (5/30)) games start at 1:00. Double-header games start at noon and 3:00, except for split home-and-home double-header games between Minneapolis and St. Paul on July 4, which start at 10:00 and 3:00.
In 1900, Chicago and Cleveland would replace St. Paul and Grand Rapids, respectively, and the league would be renamed the
American League.
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