Question: when did the mlb start playing 162 games
Answer: ts -- matches scheduled by the two clubs ( as previously , below ) 1877 60 12 games × 5 opponents -- the first league schedule 1879 84 12 games × 7 opponents 1883 98 14 games × 7 opponents 1884 112 16 games × 7 opponents 1886 126 18 games × 7 opponents 1888 140 20 games × 7 opponents 1892 154 14 games × 11 opponents 1893 132 12 games × 11 opponents 1898 154 14 games × 11 opponents 1900 140 20 games × 7 opponents 1904 154 22 games × 7 opponents 1919 140 20 games × 7 opponents 1920 154 22 games × 7 opponents 1962 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 ) 1993 162 expansion -- 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 play introduced -- opponent schedules vary 1998 162 expansion -- opponent schedules vary 2013 162 19 games × 4 opponents within same