the american league baseball season went to 162 games in 1961.
when did the american league baseball season go to 162 games?
1961
in order to keep its schedule balanced, the american league season was extended by eight games. previously, teams had played 154 games (22 games per opponent), but from 1961 al teams would play opponents 18 times each for a total of 162 games. the national league played a 154 game schedule for the final time in 1961 before switching to 162 games when they also expanded to ten teams for the following season.





















































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1961 major league baseball season
the 2005 major league baseball season was notable for the league's new steroid policy in the wake of the balco scandal, which enforced harsher penalties than ever before for steroid use in major league baseball. several players, including veteran rafael palmeiro, were suspended under the new policy. besides steroids it was also notable that every team in the nl east division finished the season with at least 81 wins (at least half of the 162 games played). additionally it was the first season featuring a baseball team in washington, d.c. after more than 4 decades, with the washington nationals having moved from montreal.
2005 major league baseball season