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2004 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); 188 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 17-19 games against its divisional opponents, 6-8 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: Friday
Season opens: Tue. Mar. 30 (AL); Mon. Apr. 5 (NL)
Season closes: Sun. Oct. 3
All-Star Game: Tue. July 13
Total scheduled doubleheaders: none
Average home stand length: 6.6 games
Average of longest home stands: 11.2 games
Longest home stand: 14 games (PHI)
Average road trip length: 6.6 games
Average of longest road trips: 11.5 games
Longest road trip: 14 games (TEX, SFN)
Average stretch of consecutive play: 8.6 days
Average of longest stretches of consecutive play: 19.2 days
Longest stretch of consecutive play: 20 days (twenty clubs)
Series scheduled
2-game: 043
3-game: 604
4-game: 133
TOTAL:w780
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