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1980 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: 179 days (AL); 180 days (NL)
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: Wednesday
Season opens: Wed. Apr. 9 (NL); Thur. Apr. 10 (AL)
Season closes: Sun. Oct. 5
All-Star Game: Tue. July 8
Total scheduled doubleheaders: 61
Average home stand length: 7.2 games
Average of longest home stands: 12.3 games
Longest home stand: 14 games (CLE, MIN, SEA, MON, CIN, HOU)
Average road trip length: 7.2 games
Average of longest road trips: 12.3 games
Longest road trip: 16 games (SEA)
Average stretch of consecutive play: 7.6 days
Average of longest stretches of consecutive play: 16.8 days
Longest stretch of consecutive play: 20 days (BOS)
Series scheduled
2-game: 100
3-game: 451
4-game: 132
5-game: 005
TOTAL:w688
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