Double header (baseball)
The term double header originally comes from baseball and refers to two consecutive games by the same teams.
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In baseball, the two games are only interrupted by a twenty-minute break. In Germany there are nine inning games in the 1st Bundesliga . In the 2nd Bundesliga, a nine-inning game and a seven-inning game are played on a double header game day. Again, as always in baseball, there is no tie. If there is a tie after the specified number of innings, the game will be extended by another inning (extra inning) until one team wins.
Although the game days are still set as double headers by the association, the number of double game days has actually decreased, as many clubs now have floodlights and therefore split a game day over two days of the week (an evening game, a day game).
While the choice of this form of game design in the USA , the country of origin of modern baseball, has more complex reasons, in Germany these are more of a pragmatic nature. The main aim is to play as many innings as possible on the day of the match and the day of arrival, in order to increase match practice and thus the level of play in Germany.