8 team schedule

GoPedro99 · 03-05-2016, 06:37 PM

what is the best schedule length to use for 8 team leagues

Cinnamon J. Scudworth · 03-05-2016, 08:08 PM

Pretty much anything would be reasonable. Before 1962, the American League and National League each had 8 teams, no inter-league play, and teams played 154 games (22 against each opponent).

joefromchicago · 03-06-2016, 05:32 PM

Historically, eight-team leagues played balanced schedules where each team was supposed to play each opponent the same number of games. That means that the a season's games should be evenly divisible by 14. Thus, leagues would ordinarily play 98, 112, 126, 140, 154, or 168 games.

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Cinnamon J. Scudworth All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 1,119	Pretty much anything would be reasonable. Before 1962, the American League and National League each had 8 teams, no inter-league play, and teams played 154 games (22 against each opponent). __________________ "Sometimes, this is like going to a grocery store. You’ve got a list until you get to the check-out stand. And then you start reading People magazine, and all this other [stuff] ends up in the basket." -Sandy Alderson on the MLB offseason

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