This format was in place for the 1994 season, but the players' strike canceled the postseason.
The last strike, in 1982, went on for 57 days and effectively canceled seven weeks of the season.
This time, however, the strike only canceled one week of the season.
First a strike canceled thousands of flights.
Rondell White was a member of the first-place Montreal Expos in 1994, when a strike canceled the season.
The strike cancelled the airline's flights and grounded its fleet.
A strike would cancel 2,200 flights by American on Saturday, affecting as many as 220,000 passengers.
The Yankees finished with the best record in the American League in 1994, but the players' strike canceled that year's postseason.
Including 1994 when the strike canceled the post-season, the Braves advanced to seven league championship series in the last eight years.
A 36-hour strike by air traffic controllers canceled about 90 percent of flights to and around France causing delays and confusion all over Europe.