1955 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Teams:
Buffalo (NY) Bisons
Columbus (OH) Jets
Havana (Cuba) Sugar Kings
Montreal (QC) Royals
Richmond (VA) Virginians
Rochester (NY) Red Wings
Syracuse (NY) Chiefs
Toronto (ON) Maple Leafs
Schedule Characteristics:
SCHEDULE type="ILN_BGY_G154_T8_C_" inter_league="0" balanced_games="1" games_per_team="154" start_month="4" start_day="19" start_day_of_week="3"
Each team plays 154 games. Teams play each other 22 times.
Season starts on April 19 and ends on September 5. Weekday and Saturday games start at 7:00. Sunday and holiday games start at 1:00. Weekday double-headers start at 6:00 and 9:00. Sunday and holiday double-headers start at noon and 3:00. Holidays include: May 23 - Victoria Day (Canada); May 30 - Decoration Day (US); June 24 - St. Jean Baptiste Day (Quebec); July 1 - Dominion Day (Canada); July 4 - Independence Day (US); August 1 - Civic Holiday (Canada); September 5 - Labor Day (US & Canada).
The International League became tri-national with the addition of Havana in 1954. The schedule makers, however, evidently weren't notified that May 20 was a national holiday in Cuba - that's a travel day for the Sugar Kings.
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