news144/ MLB jr. AL and NL differences
[04.13.04]tue.[9:20pm]
MLB jr. American League and National League differences.
AL's average HR is 148ft. NL's is 139ft.
There are more doubles in the NL and AL due to small fields in NL for ground rule doubles.
AL's gets more triples cause of the bigger fields and gaps. AL's average for gaps are 155ft. compared to NL's 149ft. There are 5 fields in the AL with their CF wall atleast 200ft. (NYY, BOS, DET, SEA, TEX) compared to NL's 2 fields (ARZ, LA)
AL is more of a breaking ball league as to the NL whom is more of a fastball league.
AL has the slower grass, and the NL has the faster, the NL also has the only two teams with turf fields being Pittsburgh's and Houston's.
The AL has way more foul territory than the NL.
this is all the information we can find right now on the two leagues.