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2001 MLB Original Schedules
30 teams, 14 teams in the first league and 16 in the second league;
3 divisions of 5, 5, and 4 teams in the first league and 3 divisions of 5, 6, and 5 teams in the second league
Games: 162
Length: 182 days (NL); 183 days (AL)
Interleague: Yes
Format: Divisional
AL: A team plays 19-20 games against its divisional opponents, 6-9 games against the other opponents in the league, and 18 interleague games.
NL: A team plays 16-19 games against its divisional opponents, 6-9 games against the other opponents in the league, and 12-18 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: Monday
Season opens: Sun. Apr. 1 (AL); Mon. Apr. 2 (NL)
Season closes: Sun. Sept. 30
All-Star Game: Tue. July 10
Total scheduled doubleheaders: 1
Average home stand length: 6.4 games
Average of longest home stands: 11.5 games
Longest home stand: 13 games (nine clubs)
Average road trip length: 6.3 games
Average of longest road trips: 11.0 games
Longest road trip: 13 games (six clubs)
Average stretch of consecutive play: 8.6 days
Average of longest stretches of consecutive play: 19.3 days
Longest stretch of consecutive play: 20 days (twenty clubs)
Series scheduled
1-game: 003
2-game: 029
3-game: 635
4-game: 116
TOTAL:w783
Also included for this year is alternate version of the schedules reflecting the changes made as a result of 9/11. Due to the tragic events of that day, MLB postponed all games for the next six days. Play resumed on Mon. Sept. 17th. To allow time for the games that had been postponed to be played, the season was extended by one week, with the new closing date of the season being Sun. Oct. 7th. Games that were postponed from Sept. 11-16 were rescheduled for play from Oct. 1-7.
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