The Time of the Season

For a game with no clock, we sure do spend a lot of time watching it. For the last few years I've tracked just how much.

(Ongoing spare-time project to add more years as far back as can be figured out. Stay tuned.)

Year Season's
first pitch
Reg season
last out/play
Reg season
length
World Series
last out/play
Full season
length
2022 April 7
1:22 pm CDT
Chicago (WF)










2021 April 1
1:10 pm EDT
New York (YS)
October 3
4:07 pm PDT
Seattle
185d
05h
57m
November 2
10:32p CDT Houston
215d
10h
22m
2020 July 23
7:09 pm EDT
Washington
September 27
6:04 pm CDT
Minneapolis
65d
23h
55m
October 27
10:37 pm CDT Arlington
96d
04h
28m
2019 March 20
6:36 pm JST
Tokyo
September 29
5:12 pm MDT
Denver
193d
13h
36m
October 30
10:50 pm CDT
Houston
224d
18h
14m
2018 March 29
12:43 pm EDT
Miami
October 1
4:30 pm PDT
Los Angeles
186d
06h
47m
October 28
8:17 pm PDT
Los Angeles
213d
10h
34m
2017 April 2
1:12 pm EDT
St Petersburg
October 1
7:28 pm EDT
Washington
182d
06h
16m
November 1
8:58 pm PDT
Los Angeles
213d
10h
46m
2016 April 3
1:15 pm EDT
Pittsburgh
October 2
6:09 pm CDT
Arlington
182d
05h
54m
November 3
12:47 am EDT
Cleveland
213d
11h
32m
2015 April 5
7:17 pm CDT
Chicago (WF)
October 4
6:45 pm EDT
Baltimore
181d
22h
28m
November 2
12:33 am EST
New York (Citi)
210d
05h
16m
2014 March 22
8:00 pm AEDT
Sydney
September 28
4:25 pm PDT
Los Angeles
190d
14h
25m
October 29
10:21 pm CDT
Kansas City
221d
18h
21m
2013 March 31
7:08 pm CDT
Houston
September 30
10:16 pm CDT
Arlington
183d
03h
08m
October 30
11:22 pm EDT
Boston
213d
03h
14m
2012 March 28
7:09 pm JST
Tokyo
October 3
10:09 pm CDT
Kansas City
189d
17h
00m
October 28
11:50 pm EDT
Detroit
214d
17h
41m
2011 March 31
1:11 pm EDT
Washington
September 29
12:05 am EDT
St Petersburg
181d
10h
54m
October 28
10:22 pm CDT
St Louis
211d
10h
11m
2010 April 4
8:10 pm EDT
Boston
October 3
4:10 pm PDT
San Francisco
181d
23h
00m
November 1
9:30 pm CDT
Arlington
211d
02h
20m
2009 April 5
8:10 pm EDT
Philadelphia
October 6
8:45 pm CDT
Minneapolis
184d
01h
35m
November 4
11:50 pm EST
New York (YS)
213d
04h
40m
2008 March 25
7:10 pm JST
Tokyo
September 30
8:57 pm CDT
Chicago (CP)
189d
15h
47m
October 29
9:59 pm EDT
Philadelphia
218d
15h
49m
2007 April 1
7:12 pm CDT
St Louis
October 1
10:17 pm MDT
Denver
183d
04h
05m
October 28
10:05 pm MDT
Denver
210d
03h
53m
2006 April 2
7:14 pm CDT
Chicago (CP)
October 1
7:46 pm EDT
Boston
181d
23h
32m
October 27
10:26 pm CDT
St Louis
208d
03h
12m
2005 April 3
8:11 pm EDT
New York (YS)
October 2
3:40 pm PDT
San Diego
181d
22h
29m
October 26
11:01 pm CDT
Houston
206d
03h
50m
2004 March 30
7:14 pm JST
Tokyo
October 3
3:55 pm MST
Phoenix
187d
12h
41m
October 27
10:40 pm CDT
St Louis
211d
17h
26m
2003 March 30
5:05 pm PST*
Anaheim
September 28
5:48 pm MST*
Phoenix
181d
23h
43m
October 25
10:54 pm EDT
New York (YS)
209d
301h
45m
2002 March 31
5:30 pm PST*
Anaheim
September 29
4:57 pm MST*
Phoenix
181d
22h
27m
October 27
8:17 pm PST
Anaheim
210d
02h
47m
2001 April 1
4:14 pm AST
San Juan
October 7
6:14 pm PDT
San Diego
189d
05h
00m
November 4
9:15 pm MST
Phoenix
217d
08h
01m
2000 March 29
7:08 pm JST
Tokyo
October 1
9:27 pm CDT*
Houston
186d
16h
19m
October 27
12:00 m EDT
New York (Shea)
211d
17h
52m
1999 April 4
7:14 pm CDT
Monterrey
October 4
10:08 pm EDT*
Cincinnati
183d
01h
54m
October 27
11:22 pm EDT
New York (YS)
206d
03h
08m
1998 March 31
1:45 pm EST
New York (Shea)
September 28
10:48 pm CDT*
Chicago (WF)
181d
09h
03m
October 21
8:18 pm PDT
San Diego
204d
08h
33m
1997 April 1
1:08 pm EST
Toronto
September 28
4:55 pm PDT*
Seattle
180d
05h
47m
October 27
12:06 am EST
Miami Gardens
208d
10h
58m
1996 March 31
6:05 pm PST*
Seattle
September 28
4:18 pm PDT*
Los Angeles
180d
21h
13m
October 26
10:55 pm EDT
New York (YS)
209d
00h
50m
1995 April 25
7:37 pm EDT
Miami Gardens
October 2
4:25 pm PDT*
Seattle
159d
23h
48m
October 28
10:27 pm EDT
Atlanta
186d
02h
50m
1994 April 3
8:05 pm EDT*
Cincinnati
August 11
9:43 pm PDT*
Oakland
131d
04h
38m

131d
04h
38m
1993 April 5
1:05 pm EDT*
Baltimore
October 3
4:14 pm PDT
Los Angeles
181d
06h
09m
October 23
11:37 pm EDT
Toronto
201d
10h
32m

Italics/asterisks indicate that an exact first-pitch time was unavailable and the scheduled start time of the game was used instead.


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