In the days before lighted stadiums, occasionally a game would be called due to darkness if it went into extra innings. But that was a pretty rare occurrance.
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American baseball contains elements of two British sports. One of these is cricket, which, like baseball, uses a bat to hit a ball. The other game is Rounders, which is a game dating back at least to the 16th century.
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Since 1901, 23 major-league teams have had at least three 20-game winners. The last time was in 1973, when the Oakland A's were paced by starters Jim "Catfish" Hunter (21 wins), Ken Holtzman (21 wins) and Vida Blue (20 wins).