Question: when did baseball go to 162 game schedule
Answer: Start year Total Games Schedule 1901 140 20 games × 7 opponents 1904 154 22 games × 7 opponents 1919 140 20 games × 7 opponents 1920 154 22 games × 7 opponents 1961 162 18 games × 9 opponents 1969 162 18 games × 5 opponents in - division , 12 × 6 interdivision games ( yielding 90 intra - and 72 inter-division games ) 1977 162 expansion -- 15 games × 6 opponents in - division , 10 or 11 × 7 interdivision games ( 90 intra - and 72 inter-division , as previously ) 1979 162 13 games × 6 opponents in - division , 12 × 7 interdivision games ( 78 intra - and 84 inter-division ) 1994 162 leagues split into 3 divisions -- schedules based on 1993 alignments 1997 162 inter-league