The National League Western Division, or the N.L. Western Division, is one of the three divisions of the National League of Major League Baseball in North America (including Canada). This Division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos (soaring to 12 teams). For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new Eastern Division ...
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The National League Western Division, or the N.L. Western Division, is one of the three divisions of the National League of Major League Baseball in North America (including Canada). This Division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos (soaring to 12 teams). For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new Eastern Division and half into the new Western Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games.
Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that this team be placed into the Eastern Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. Given...
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