1926 WESTERN LEAGUE
Teams:
Denver (CO) Bears
Des Moines (IA) Demons
Lincoln (NE) Links
Oklahoma City (OK) Indians
Omaha (NE) Buffaloes
St. Joseph (MO) Saints
Tulsa (OK) Oilers
Wichita (KS) Izzies
Schedule Characteristics:
SCHEDULE type="ILN_BGY_G168_T8_C_" inter_league="0" balanced_games="1" games_per_team="168" start_month="4" start_day="16" start_day_of_week="4"
Teams play 168 games. Teams play each other 24 times.
The season starts on April 16 and ends on September 27. Weekday games start at 3:00. Weekend games start at 1:00. Double-headers start at noon and 3:00.
How do you fit 168 games into a 160-day season? Lots and lots of double-headers. Decoration Day and Independence Day both fell on Sundays, so holiday double-headers were scheduled for the following Mondays.
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