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In regards to game time length, here are the 2015 figures for average game length in minutes of a regulation 8½-9 inning (51-54 outs) game, courtesy of Retrosheet. The number in parentheses is the number of games in the sample.
MLB (2,213): 176.25
AL (1,107): 176.55
NL ((1,106): 175.95
There is a minuscule difference in the average game length (0.6 minutes) between games played in AL parks and NL parks.
There is a notable difference between the average game length of a regulation 8½-9 inning (51-54 outs) major league game as compared to a minor league game. I'm still collecting the data, but below is the preliminary figure for Triple-A games.
MILB—AAA (860): 162.59
A Triple-A game was, on average, 13.66 minutes shorter. (Eventually, when I've finished the data collection, it will be possible to look at the average game length in the minors based on league or classification. For 2016, I'll have data on the overseas leagues in Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.)
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