1884 Buffalo Bisons

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

64-47, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim O'Rourke (64-47)
Scored 700 runs, Allowed 626 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-50

Ballparks: Olympic Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106

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1883 / 1885 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	64-47, Final Rank:3, GB: 19.5
Days in First	never

Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	20.5	last on Monday, Sep 29, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	17	last on Wednesday, Oct 15
Most Games under .500	8	last on Thursday, May 15
Longest Winning Streak	9	Friday, Jul 25 to Friday, Aug 8
Longest Losing Streak	4	Thursday, May 1 to Monday, May 5, Monday, May 12 to Thursday, May 15, Thursday, Aug 14 to Thursday, Aug 21 and Saturday, Aug 30 to Thursday, Sep 4
Most Runs Allowed	25	Thursday, May 15 and Friday, Oct 10
Most Runs Scored	22	Wednesday, Sep 17
Times Shutout by Opponent	9
Times Opponent Shutout	15

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	64	47	701	625	.577
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	37	18	409	311	.673
Road	27	29	292	314	.482
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
May	11	14	121	178	.440
June	13	7	159	116	.650
July	15	6	139	79	.714
August	11	7	124	81	.611
September	8	10	75	101	.444
October	6	3	83	70	.667

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	32	26	371	348	.552
Second Half	32	21	330	277	.604
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	11	9	75	73	.550
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	28	24	426	380	.538

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BSN	6	9	79	104	.400
CHC	10	6	132	109	.625
CLV	14	2	113	61	.875
DTN	12	4	122	65	.750
NYG	5	11	74	126	.313
PHI	11	5	117	86	.688
PRO	6	10	64	74	.375

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
1	1	Thursday, May 1	BUF	@	BSN	L	3	5		0-1	5	1.0							`-`
2	2	Friday, May 2	BUF	@	BSN	L	10	11		0-2	6	2.0							`--`
3	3	Saturday, May 3	BUF	@	PRO	L	0	3		0-3	6	3.0							`---`
4	4	Monday, May 5	BUF	@	PRO	L	2	5		0-4	7	4.0							`----`
5	5	Tuesday, May 6	BUF	@	BSN	W	3	2		1-4	7	3.5							`+`
6	6	Wednesday, May 7	BUF	@	BSN	L	0	7		1-5	7	4.0							`-`
7	7	Friday, May 9	BUF	@	PRO	L	1	3		1-6	7	5.5							`--`
8	8	Saturday, May 10	BUF	@	PHI	W	9	7		2-6	6	5.5							`+`
9	9	Monday, May 12	BUF	@	PHI	L	1	12		2-7	6	6.5							`-`
10	10	Tuesday, May 13	BUF	@	NYG	L	5	20		2-8	6	7.5							`--`
11	11	Wednesday, May 14	BUF	@	NYG	L	0	4		2-9	7	8.5							`---`
12	12	Thursday, May 15	BUF	@	PHI	L	5	25		2-10	7	9.5							`----`
13	13	Friday, May 16	BUF	@	PHI	W	9	0		3-10	6	9.5							`+`
14	14	Saturday, May 17	BUF	@	NYG	W	4	1		4-10	6	8.5							`++`
15	15	Monday, May 19	BUF	@	NYG	L	8	17		4-11	6	9.5							`-`
16	16	Wednesday, May 21	BUF		DTN	W	12	3		5-11	5	9.5							`+`
17	17	Thursday, May 22	BUF		DTN	W	8	7		6-11	5	8.5							`++`
18	18	Friday, May 23	BUF		DTN	W	2	1		7-11	4	8.5							`+++`
19	19	Saturday, May 24	BUF		CHC	W	8	4		8-11	4	8.5							`++++`
20	20	Monday, May 26	BUF		CHC	W	4	0		9-11	4	8.5							`+++++`
21	21	Tuesday, May 27	BUF		CHC	L	6	14		9-12	4	8.5							`-`
22	22	Thursday, May 29	BUF	@	CLV	L	0	8		9-13	4	9.5							`--`
23	23	Friday, May 30 (1)	BUF	@	CLV	W	9	5		10-13	4	9.5							`+`
24	24	Friday, May 30 (2)	BUF	@	CLV	L	3	7		10-14	4	9.5							`-`
25	25	Saturday, May 31	BUF	@	CLV	W	9	7		11-14	4	9.5							`+`
26	26	Tuesday, Jun 3	BUF	@	CHC	L	3	4		11-15	4	11.0							`-`
27	27	Wednesday, Jun 4	BUF	@	CHC	L	4	5		11-16	5	12.0							`--`
28	28	Thursday, Jun 5	BUF	@	CHC	W	12	5		12-16	4	11.0							`+`
29	29	Friday, Jun 6	BUF	@	DTN	L	5	11		12-17	5	11.5							`-`
30	30	Saturday, Jun 7	BUF	@	DTN	W	6	0		13-17	5	10.5							`+`
31	31	Monday, Jun 9	BUF	@	DTN	W	5	3		14-17	4	10.5							`++`
32	32	Thursday, Jun 12	BUF		CLV	W	6	0		15-17	4	11.0							`+++`
33	33	Friday, Jun 13	BUF		CLV	W	12	8		16-17	4	11.0							`++++`
34	34	Saturday, Jun 14	BUF		CLV	W	8	5		17-17	4	10.0							`+++++`
35	35	Monday, Jun 16	BUF		CHC	W	20	9		18-17	4	10.0							`++++++`
36	36	Tuesday, Jun 17	BUF		CHC	W	8	7		19-17	4	8.5							`+++++++`
37	37	Wednesday, Jun 18	BUF		DTN	W	16	3		20-17	4	8.5							`++++++++`
38	38	Thursday, Jun 19	BUF		DTN	L	2	18		20-18	4	9.0							`-`
39	39	Saturday, Jun 21	BUF		NYG	W	6	2		21-18	4	8.0							`+`
40	40	Monday, Jun 23	BUF		NYG	L	3	8		21-19	4	9.0							`-`
41	41	Tuesday, Jun 24	BUF		NYG	L	5	10		21-20	4	10.0							`--`
42	42	Thursday, Jun 26	BUF		PHI	W	9	2		22-20	4	10.5							`+`
43	43	Friday, Jun 27	BUF		PHI	L	7	8		22-21	4	10.5							`-`
44	44	Saturday, Jun 28	BUF		PHI	W	12	1		23-21	4	10.5							`+`
45	45	Monday, Jun 30	BUF		PHI	W	10	7		24-21	4	10.0							`++`
46	46	Tuesday, Jul 1	BUF		BSN	L	1	2		24-22	4	11.0							`-`
47	47	Wednesday, Jul 2	BUF		BSN	L	1	4		24-23	4	12.0							`--`
48	48	Saturday, Jul 5	BUF		PRO	W	9	1		25-23	4	12.0							`+`
49	49	Monday, Jul 7	BUF		PRO	L	9	14		25-24	4	13.0							`-`
50	50	Tuesday, Jul 8	BUF		PRO	L	5	6		25-25	4	14.0							`--`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Wednesday, Jul 9	BUF		PRO	W	5	1		26-25	4	13.0							`+`
52	52	Friday, Jul 11	BUF	@	CLV	W	19	2		27-25	4	12.0							`++`
53	53	Saturday, Jul 12	BUF	@	CLV	W	7	4		28-25	4	12.0							`+++`
54	54	Monday, Jul 14	BUF	@	CLV	W	13	5		29-25	4	11.0							`++++`
55	55	Tuesday, Jul 15	BUF	@	CLV	W	2	1		30-25	4	11.0							`+++++`
56	56	Thursday, Jul 17	BUF		CHC	L	1	2		30-26	4	11.5							`-`
57	57	Friday, Jul 18	BUF		CHC	W	12	7		31-26	4	11.0							`+`
58	58	Saturday, Jul 19	BUF		CHC	W	7	5		32-26	4	11.0							`++`
59	59	Tuesday, Jul 22	BUF		DTN	W	11	7		33-26	4	11.0							`+++`
60	60	Wednesday, Jul 23	BUF		DTN	W	10	2		34-26	4	10.0							`++++`
61	61	Thursday, Jul 24	BUF		DTN	L	2	7		34-27	4	10.0							`-`
62	62	Friday, Jul 25	BUF		CLV	W	4	2		35-27	4	10.0							`+`
63	63	Saturday, Jul 26	BUF		CLV	W	2	1		36-27	4	9.0							`++`
64	64	Monday, Jul 28	BUF		CLV	W	9	3		37-27	4	8.5							`+++`
65	65	Tuesday, Jul 29	BUF		CLV	W	1	0		38-27	4	8.0							`++++`
66	66	Wednesday, Jul 30	BUF		CLV	W	9	3		39-27	4	8.0							`+++++`
67	67	Saturday, Aug 2	BUF	@	DTN	W	2	0		40-27	3	8.5							`++++++`
68	68	Monday, Aug 4	BUF	@	DTN	W	18	0		41-27	3	8.0							`+++++++`
69	69	Thursday, Aug 7	BUF	@	DTN	W	9	0		42-27	3	7.5							`++++++++`
70	70	Friday, Aug 8 (1)	BUF	@	DTN	W	14	2		43-27	3	8.0							`+++++++++`
71	71	Friday, Aug 8 (2)	BUF	@	DTN	L	0	1		43-28	3	8.0							`-`
72	72	Saturday, Aug 9	BUF	@	CHC	L	5	11		43-29	3	9.0							`--`
73	73	Monday, Aug 11 (1)	BUF	@	CHC	W *V	0	0		44-29	3	9.0							`+`
74	74	Monday, Aug 11 (2)	BUF	@	CHC	T	6	6		44-29	3	9.0							`+`
75	75	Tuesday, Aug 12	BUF	@	CHC	W	11	9		45-29	3	9.0							`++`
76	76	Wednesday, Aug 13	BUF	@	CHC	W	15	4		46-29	3	8.5							`+++`
77	77	Thursday, Aug 14	BUF	@	CHC	L	10	17		46-30	3	9.5							`-`
78	78	Tuesday, Aug 19	BUF	@	NYG	L	1	3		46-31	3	11.0							`--`
79	79	Wednesday, Aug 20	BUF	@	NYG	L	6	14		46-32	3	12.0							`---`
80	80	Thursday, Aug 21	BUF	@	NYG	L	2	3		46-33	3	13.0							`----`
81	81	Saturday, Aug 23	BUF	@	NYG	W	5	3		47-33	3	13.0							`+`
82	82	Monday, Aug 25	BUF	@	PHI	W	8	3		48-33	3	12.5							`++`
83	83	Wednesday, Aug 27	BUF	@	PHI	W	2	0		49-33	3	12.5							`+++`
84	84	Thursday, Aug 28	BUF	@	PHI	W	7	0		50-33	3	12.5							`++++`
85	85	Saturday, Aug 30	BUF	@	PHI	L	3	5		50-34	3	14.0							`-`
86	86	Tuesday, Sep 2	BUF	@	PRO	L	0	4		50-35	3	15.0							`--`
87	87	Wednesday, Sep 3	BUF	@	PRO	L	1	10		50-36	3	16.0							`---`
88	88	Thursday, Sep 4	BUF	@	BSN	L	2	7		50-37	3	17.0							`----`
89	89	Saturday, Sep 6	BUF	@	BSN	W	2	1		51-37	3	17.5							`+`
90	90	Tuesday, Sep 9	BUF	@	PRO	W	2	0		52-37	3	16.5							`++`
91	91	Wednesday, Sep 10	BUF	@	BSN	L	0	8		52-38	3	17.5							`-`
92	92	Thursday, Sep 11	BUF	@	BSN	W	1	0		53-38	3	17.5							`+`
93	93	Friday, Sep 12	BUF	@	PRO	L	2	8		53-39	3	18.5							`-`
94	94	Saturday, Sep 13	BUF	@	PRO	L	1	6		53-40	4	19.5							`--`
95	95	Tuesday, Sep 16	BUF		PHI	W	7	4		54-40	3	20.0							`+`
96	96	Wednesday, Sep 17	BUF		PHI	W	22	7		55-40	3	20.0							`++`
97	97	Thursday, Sep 18	BUF		PHI	W	6	2		56-40	3	20.0							`+++`
98	98	Saturday, Sep 20	BUF		PHI	L	0	3		56-41	3	20.0							`-`
99	99	Tuesday, Sep 23	BUF		NYG	W	4	3		57-41	3	19.5							`+`
100	100	Wednesday, Sep 24	BUF		NYG	W	6	0		58-41	3	18.5							`++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Thursday, Sep 25	BUF		NYG	L	2	14		58-42	3	19.5							`-`
102	102	Friday, Sep 26	BUF		NYG	T	2	2		58-42	3	20.0							`-`
103	103	Saturday, Sep 27	BUF		NYG	L	10	12		58-43	3	20.0							`--`
104	104	Monday, Sep 29	BUF		NYG	L	5	10		58-44	4	20.5							`---`
105	105	Wednesday, Oct 1	BUF		PRO	W	2	0		59-44	3	19.5							`+`
106	106	Friday, Oct 3	BUF		PRO	W	11	2		60-44	3	18.5							`++`
107	107	Saturday, Oct 4	BUF		PRO	L	1	4		60-45	3	19.5							`-`
108	108	Monday, Oct 6	BUF		PRO	W	13	7		61-45	3	18.5							`+`
109	109	Tuesday, Oct 7	BUF		BSN	L	3	7		61-46	3	19.5							`-`
110	110	Thursday, Oct 9	BUF		BSN	T	7	7		61-46	3	19.0							`-`
111	111	Friday, Oct 10	BUF		BSN	L	7	25		61-47	3	20.0							`--`
112	112	Saturday, Oct 11	BUF		BSN	W	14	5		62-47	3	20.0							`+`
113	113	Monday, Oct 13	BUF		BSN	T	2	2		62-47	3	20.0							`+`
114	114	Tuesday, Oct 14	BUF		BSN	W	14	3		63-47	3	19.5							`++`
115	115	Wednesday, Oct 15	BUF		BSN	W	9	8		64-47	3	19.5							`+++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak

Rank and Games Back are always at the end of all games played on that date.

1883 / 1885 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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