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1997 MLB Original Schedules
28 teams, 14 teams per league, 3 divisions of 5, 5, and 4 teams in each league
Games: 162
Length: 181 days
Interleague: Yes
Format: Balanced
A team plays 12 games against its divisional opponents, 11 games against the other opponents in the league, and 15-16 interleague games.
NOTE: To see the exact breakdown of which teams play which and how many times, see the matchup grids in the schedulenotes file.
Year starts on: Wednesday
Season opens: Tue. Apr. 1
Season closes: Sun. Sept. 28
All-Star Game: Tue. July 8
Total scheduled doubleheaders: 1
Average home stand length: 6.1 games
Average of longest home stands: 10.5 games
Longest home stand: 13 games (CLE)
Average road trip length: 6.1 games
Average of longest road trips: 10.7 games
Longest road trip: 13 games (OAK, PIT, COL)
Average stretch of consecutive play: 9.1 days
Average of longest stretches of consecutive play: 19.8 days
Longest stretch of consecutive play: 21 days (NYA, TOR, CLE)
Series scheduled
2-game: 301
3-game: 370
4-game: 139
TOTAL:w810
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