This all boils down to what is the definition of "a season". Is it 162 games? Is it 162 games plus rainouts? Is it 154 games, as was the case prior to 1961? The invaraibly brings to mind the infamous Roger Maris asterisk, again. As it is now, a season is 162 games and rainouts are not included in stats. It's been that way since 1961 and has worked fine.