1. The Two Leagues
New Expansion Teams: Tennessee, A.L. Carolina, N.L.
Examples: "A" Tennessee, 4th, A.L. Midwest | "B" Atlanta, 1st, N.L. Southern
AMERICAN LEAGUE (A.L.) NATIONAL LEAGUE (N.L.)
A.L. Eastern Division A B N.L. Eastern Division A B
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1 | Baltimore Orioles 3 - 1 | New York Mets - 6
2 | Boston Red Sox 3 - 2 | Philadelphia Phillies - 6
3 | New York Yankees 3 - 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates - 6
4 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 - 4 | Washington Nationals - 6
A.L. Central Division A B N.L. Southern Division A B
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1 | Chicago White Sox 3 - 1 | Atlanta Braves 6 --
2 | Cleveland Jakes 3 - 2 | Miami Marlins 6 18
3 | Detroit Tigers 3 - 3 | Tampa Bay Rays 6 18
4 | Minnesota Twins 6 - 4 N » Carolina Firebirds 6 18
A.L. Midwestern Division A B N.L. Central Division A B
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1 | Houston Astros 18 6 1 | Chicago Cubs - 6
2 | Kansas City Royals 18 6 2 | Cincinnati Reds - 3
3 | Texas Rangers 18 6 3 | Milwaukee Brewers - 3
4 N » Tennessee Kings -- 6 4 | St. Louis Cardinals - 3
A.L. Western Division A B N.L. Western Division A B
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1 | Colorado Rockies 6 - 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks - 6
2 | Las Vegas Athletics 6 - 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers - 3
3 | Los Angeles Angels 6 - 3 | San Diego Padres - 3
4 | Seattle Mariners 6 - 4 | San Francisco Giants - 3
2. Game Scheduling Formulas
GAMES H | A | TOTAL
EACH --------- VS. TEAMS IN / A TEAM IN GAMES
a. 18 | 6 | 6 | your team's own division ............................... 54
Six 3-game series (three at home, three away) vs own division foes
b. 6 | 3 | 3 | a designated division within your team's own league .... 24
c. 6 | 3 | 3 | in non-designated divisions of your teams's own league,
where the particular team had the same previous year
division finish as that of your team - I.E. 1st place
vs 1st place, or 2nd place vs. 2nd place, etc.) ........ 12
d. 3 | T.B.D.| two non-designated divisions within your team's own
league, other than those described in category-c ....... 18
category-d: Home and away assignments for the teams
to flip-flop each year.
e. 6 | 3 | 3 | a designated division in the other league ............... 24
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Total number of games to make up the regular season schedule ............. 132
3. Designated Division vs. Division Scheduling
Each division plays a designated opponent division once every three years
(Intra-League), or once every four years (InterLeague), beginning with
the year listed above the designated opponent division.
Eas = Eastern Sou = Southern Mid = Midwestern A.L. = American
Cen = Central Wes = Western N.L. = National
INTRA-LEAGUE DESIGNATED SCHEDULES
A.L. | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 N.L. | 2025 | 2026 | 2027
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East vs. | Cen | Wes | Mid East vs. | Sou | Wes | Cen
Central vs. | Eas | Mid | Wes Southern vs. | Eas | Cen | Wes
Midwest vs. | Wes | Cen | Eas Central vs. | Wes | Sou | Eas
West vs. | Mid | Eas | Cen West vs. | Cen | Eas | Sou
INTERLEAGUE DESIGNATED SCHEDULES
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028
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N.L. West vs. | A.L. West | A.L. Eas | A.L. Mid | A.L. Cen
N.L. Central vs. | A.L. Central | A.L. Mid | A.L. Eas | A.L. Wes
N.L. Southern vs. | A.L. Midwest | A.L. Cen | A.L. Wes | A.L. Eas
N.L. East vs. | A.L. East | A.L. Wes | A.L. Cen | A.L. Mid
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