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1979 MLB Original Schedules
26 teams, 14 teams in the first league and 12 in the second league;
2 divisions of 7 teams in the first league and 2 divisions of 6 teams in the second league
Games: 162
Length: 180 days
Interleague: No
Format: Balanced (AL); Divisional (NL)
AL: A team plays 13 games against each of its 6 divisional opponents (13 x 6 = 78 games)
AL: A team plays 12 games against each of the 7 clubs in the other division (12 x 7 = 84 games)
NL: A team plays 18 games against each of its 5 divisional opponents (18 x 5 = 90 games)
NL: A team plays 12 games against each of the 6 clubs in the other division (12 x 6 = 72 games)
Year starts on: Monday
Season opens: Wed. Apr. 4
Season closes: Sun. Sept. 30
All-Star Game: Tue. July 17
Total scheduled doubleheaders: 63
Average home stand length: 7.1 games
Average of longest home stands: 12.7 games
Longest home stand: 17 games (BOS, CLE)
Average road trip length: 7.1 games
Average of longest road trips: 12.9 games
Longest road trip: 16 games (MON)
Average stretch of consecutive play: 7.7 days
Average of longest stretches of consecutive play: 17.2 days
Longest stretch of consecutive play: 20 days (CLE, DET, ML4, NYA)
Series scheduled
1-game: 001
2-game: 090
3-game: 474
4-game: 122
5-game: 003
TOTAL:w690
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