when playing from 1871 on what year does the league first expand???

theflorios16 · 01-08-2018, 05:44 PM

i am new to this wonderful game and decided to go with the historical season so it starts with 8 teams, 4 in the AL and 4 in the NL, I HAVE PLAYED THREE years but what i was wondering is does anyone know the frst year of expansion???

thehef · 01-08-2018, 07:47 PM

I believe it is for the 1882 season that both leagues expand from 4 teams to 8 teams, for a total of 16 teams. At least that's the way it worked a few years ago... Pretty sure you will see the additional teams appear after you proceed to the off-season, following your 1881 post-season, sometime in mid-October or thereabouts.

actionjackson · 01-22-2018, 08:23 PM

I can confirm that it is after the 1881 season, and watch out. It's a doozy of an expansion, going from eight teams to sixteen teams. That's going to beat up the incumbent franchises and really water down the quality of your league. That's why the earliest I start is the 1882 season, when there are 16 teams in the league and the largest expansion I will have to face is four teams at the end of 1968. I play random debut with players from all eras, so I should see all of the players that have ever played eventually, including the ones that only played between 1871 and 1881.

01-08-2018, 05:44 PM	#1
theflorios16 Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 14	when playing from 1871 on what year does the league first expand??? i am new to this wonderful game and decided to go with the historical season so it starts with 8 teams, 4 in the AL and 4 in the NL, I HAVE PLAYED THREE years but what i was wondering is does anyone know the frst year of expansion???

01-08-2018, 07:47 PM	#2
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,842	I believe it is for the 1882 season that both leagues expand from 4 teams to 8 teams, for a total of 16 teams. At least that's the way it worked a few years ago... Pretty sure you will see the additional teams appear after you proceed to the off-season, following your 1881 post-season, sometime in mid-October or thereabouts.

01-22-2018, 08:23 PM	#3
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,123	I can confirm that it is after the 1881 season, and watch out. It's a doozy of an expansion, going from eight teams to sixteen teams. That's going to beat up the incumbent franchises and really water down the quality of your league. That's why the earliest I start is the 1882 season, when there are 16 teams in the league and the largest expansion I will have to face is four teams at the end of 1968. I play random debut with players from all eras, so I should see all of the players that have ever played eventually, including the ones that only played between 1871 and 1881.