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1961 MLB Original Schedules

18 teams, 10 teams in first league and 8 teams in second league, 1 division per league

Games: 154 (NL); 162 (AL)
Length: 174 days (NL); 175 days (AL)
Interleague: No
Format: Balanced
AL: A team plays 18 games against each of the 9 other opponents in the league
NL: A team plays 22 games against each of the 7 other opponents in the league

Year starts on: Sunday
Season opens: Mon. Apr. 10 (AL); Tue. Apr. 11 (NL)
Season closes: Sun. Oct. 1
All-Star Games: Tue. July 11; Mon. July 31

Total scheduled doubleheaders: 109

Average home stand length: 7.9 games
Average of longest home stands: 14.0 games
Longest home stand: 17 games (KC1)

Average road trip length: 7.9 games
Average of longest road trips: 16.2 games
Longest road trip: 23 games (KC1, LAA)

Average stretch of consecutive play: 5.3 days
Average of longest stretches of consecutive play: 19.9 days
Longest stretch of consecutive play: 41 days (KC1)

Series scheduled
1-game: 010
2-game: 124
3-game: 269
4-game: 089
5-game: 001
TOTAL:w493

NOTE: There were two All-Star Games played in 1961. It may be possible to duplicate that by placing the two All-Star Games into the schedule file. This year, the NL was the home team for the first game while the AL was the home team for the second. The entry for the first game would be on July 11, which is day 192. The line would be (without the quotes) "192,19,20,4". The second game was on July 31, which is day 212, and the line would be "212,20,19,3". Keep in mind that adding the All-Star Games into the schedule file may cause problems in OOTP when those days come up. The normal recommendation is to delete any All-Star Game listed in a schedule file and instead add in the All-Star Game manually via the schedule editor in OOTP.