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1879 Chicago White Stockings
Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1878 / 1880
46-33, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cap Anson (41-21) and Silver Flint (5-12)
Scored 437 runs, Allowed 411 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 42-37
Ballparks: Lake Front Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
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1878 / 1880 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Game Results
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| Season Summary | 46-33, Final Rank:4, GB: 10.5 | |
| Days in First | 57 | last on Friday, Aug 15, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 107 | last on Aug 17, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 5.5 | last on Saturday, Aug 2, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 10.5 | last on Tuesday, Sep 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 23 | last on Saturday, Aug 2 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 9 | Thursday, May 15 to Thursday, Jun 5 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 9 | Wednesday, Sep 3 to Tuesday, Sep 23 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Wednesday, Sep 10 and Saturday, Sep 27 |
| Most Runs Scored | 15 | Saturday, May 10 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 6 | |
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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 | CHC | SYR | W | 4 | 3 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | + | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, May 2 | CHC | SYR | W | 10 | 5 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | ++ | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Monday, May 5 | CHC | SYR | W | 7 | 3 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | +++ | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Tuesday, May 6 | CHC | TRO | W | 12 | 1 | 4-0 | 1 | Tied | ++++ | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Thursday, May 8 | CHC | TRO | W | 10 | 5 | 5-0 | 1 | Tied | +++++ | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Saturday, May 10 | CHC | TRO | W | 15 | 8 | 6-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | ++++++ | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, May 13 | CHC | PRO | L | 5 | 14 | 6-1 | 1 | Tied | - | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, May 15 | CHC | PRO | W | 7 | 2 | 7-1 | 1 | Tied | + | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, May 17 | CHC | PRO | W | 3 | 1 | 8-1 | 1 | up 1.0 | ++ | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Tuesday, May 20 | CHC | BSN | W | 9 | 5 | 9-1 | 1 | up 2.0 | +++ | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | Thursday, May 22 | CHC | BSN | W | 4 | 3 | 10-1 | 1 | up 3.0 | ++++ | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | Saturday, May 24 | CHC | BSN | W | 6 | 2 | 11-1 | 1 | up 4.0 | +++++ | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, May 28 | CHC | @ | BSN | W | 6 | 0 | 12-1 | 1 | up 4.0 | ++++++ | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, May 30 | CHC | @ | BSN | W | 8 | 0 | 13-1 | 1 | up 4.0 | +++++++ | ||||||||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, May 31 | CHC | @ | BSN | W | 4 | 2 | 14-1 | 1 | up 4.0 | ++++++++ | ||||||||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Jun 5 | CHC | @ | PRO | W | 6 | 5 | 15-1 | 1 | up 5.0 | +++++++++ | ||||||||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Jun 6 | CHC | @ | PRO | L | 0 | 3 | 15-2 | 1 | up 4.0 | - | ||||||||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Jun 7 | CHC | @ | PRO | W | 12 | 6 | 16-2 | 1 | up 5.0 | + | ||||||||
| 19 | 19 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | CHC | @ | TRO | T | 1 | 1 | 16-2 | 1 | up 4.5 | + | ||||||||
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | CHC | @ | TRO | W | 6 | 3 | 17-2 | 1 | up 5.0 | ++ | ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | Thursday, Jun 12 | CHC | @ | TRO | W | 13 | 3 | 18-2 | 1 | up 5.5 | +++ | ||||||||
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, Jun 14 | CHC | @ | TRO | L | 9 | 10 | 18-3 | 1 | up 4.0 | - | ||||||||
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | CHC | @ | SYR | W | 3 | 2 | 19-3 | 1 | up 5.0 | + | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | Thursday, Jun 19 | CHC | @ | SYR | W | 4 | 3 | 20-3 | 1 | up 5.0 | ++ | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, Jun 21 | CHC | @ | SYR | W | 5 | 3 | 21-3 | 1 | up 5.0 | +++ | ||||||||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 4 | 21-4 | 1 | up 4.0 | - | ||||||||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | CHC | @ | CIN | W | 7 | 3 | 22-4 | 1 | up 4.0 | + | ||||||||
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, Jun 28 | CHC | CIN | W | 5 | 1 | 23-4 | 1 | up 5.0 | ++ | |||||||||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | CHC | CIN | L | 5 | 7 | 23-5 | 1 | up 4.0 | - | |||||||||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | CHC | CIN | L | 8 | 9 | 23-6 | 1 | up 3.5 | -- | |||||||||
| 31 | 31 | Friday, Jul 4 | CHC | BSN | L | 3 | 4 | 23-7 | 1 | up 2.5 | --- | |||||||||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, Jul 5 | CHC | BSN | W | 14 | 6 | 24-7 | 1 | up 2.5 | + | |||||||||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | CHC | BSN | W | 4 | 3 | 25-7 | 1 | up 3.5 | ++ | |||||||||
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, Jul 10 | CHC | SYR | W | 7 | 6 | 26-7 | 1 | up 3.5 | +++ | |||||||||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, Jul 11 | CHC | SYR | W | 8 | 2 | 27-7 | 1 | up 4.0 | ++++ | |||||||||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, Jul 12 | CHC | SYR | L | 7 | 9 | 27-8 | 1 | up 3.0 | - | |||||||||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | CHC | TRO | W | 11 | 0 | 28-8 | 1 | up 4.5 | + | |||||||||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | CHC | TRO | W | 4 | 0 | 29-8 | 1 | up 4.5 | ++ | |||||||||
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, Jul 17 | CHC | TRO | W | 6 | 4 | 30-8 | 1 | up 5.5 | +++ | |||||||||
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, Jul 19 | CHC | PRO | L | 1 | 9 | 30-9 | 1 | up 4.5 | - | |||||||||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, Jul 21 | CHC | PRO | T | 0 | 0 | 30-9 | 1 | up 4.5 | - | |||||||||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | CHC | PRO | W | 8 | 6 | 31-9 | 1 | up 5.5 | + | |||||||||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | CHC | PRO | L | 4 | 13 | 31-10 | 1 | up 4.5 | - | |||||||||
| 44 | 44 | Friday, Jul 25 | CHC | CIN | W | 6 | 3 | 32-10 | 1 | up 5.5 | + | |||||||||
| 45 | 45 | Saturday, Jul 26 | CHC | CIN | L | 8 | 11 | 32-11 | 1 | up 5.5 | - | |||||||||
| 46 | 46 | Monday, Jul 28 | CHC | CIN | L | 2 | 5 | 32-12 | 1 | up 5.5 | -- | |||||||||
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | CHC | CLV | W | 7 | 6 | 33-12 | 1 | up 5.5 | + | |||||||||
| 48 | 48 | Thursday, Jul 31 | CHC | CLV | W | 6 | 3 | 34-12 | 1 | up 5.5 | ++ | |||||||||
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, Aug 2 | CHC | CLV | W | 7 | 0 | 35-12 | 1 | up 5.5 | +++ | |||||||||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | CHC | BUF | L | 1 | 2 | 35-13 | 1 | up 4.5 | - | |||||||||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | CHC | BUF | L | 3 | 9 | 35-14 | 1 | up 3.5 | -- | |||||||||
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Aug 7 | CHC | BUF | W | 3 | 2 | 36-14 | 1 | up 3.5 | + | |||||||||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Aug 9 | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 6 | 11 | 36-15 | 1 | up 2.5 | - | ||||||||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Aug 11 | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 5 | 36-16 | 1 | up 1.5 | -- | ||||||||
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 0 | 5 | 36-17 | 1 | up 0.5 | --- | ||||||||
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Aug 14 | CHC | @ | CLV | W | 5 | 4 | 37-17 | 1 | up 1.0 | + | ||||||||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Aug 15 | CHC | @ | CLV | L | 0 | 2 | 37-18 | 1 | Tied | - | ||||||||
| 58 | 58 | Monday, Aug 18 | CHC | @ | CLV | L | 2 | 11 | 37-19 | 2 | 0.5 | -- | ||||||||
| 59 | 59 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | CHC | BUF | L | 3 | 9 | 37-20 | 2 | 1.5 | --- | |||||||||
| 60 | 60 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | CHC | BUF | W | 8 | 1 | 38-20 | 2 | 1.5 | + | |||||||||
| 61 | 61 | Thursday, Aug 21 | CHC | BUF | W | 10 | 1 | 39-20 | 2 | 0.5 | ++ | |||||||||
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Aug 23 | CHC | CLV | W | 6 | 1 | 40-20 | 2 | 0.5 | +++ | |||||||||
| 63 | 63 | Monday, Aug 25 | CHC | CLV | L | 1 | 5 | 40-21 | 2 | 1.5 | - | |||||||||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | CHC | CLV | W | 6 | 3 | 41-21 | 2 | 1.5 | + | |||||||||
| 65 | 65 | Thursday, Aug 28 | CHC | @ | BUF | W | 6 | 1 | 42-21 | 2 | 1.5 | ++ | ||||||||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Aug 30 | CHC | @ | BUF | T | 5 | 5 | 42-21 | 2 | 1.5 | ++ | ||||||||
| 67 | 67 | Monday, Sep 1 | CHC | @ | BUF | W | 4 | 1 | 43-21 | 2 | 1.0 | +++ | ||||||||
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | CHC | @ | PRO | L | 1 | 8 | 43-22 | 2 | 2.0 | - | ||||||||
| 69 | 69 | Thursday, Sep 4 | CHC | @ | PRO | L | 3 | 10 | 43-23 | 2 | 3.0 | -- | ||||||||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Sep 6 | CHC | @ | PRO | L | 5 | 11 | 43-24 | 3 | 4.0 | --- | ||||||||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Sep 8 | CHC | @ | BSN | L | 0 | 10 | 43-25 | 3 | 5.0 | ---- | ||||||||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | CHC | @ | BSN | L | 0 | 4 | 43-26 | 3 | 5.0 | ----- | ||||||||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | CHC | @ | BSN | L | 8 | 17 | 43-27 | 3 | 6.0 | ------ | ||||||||
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | CHC | @ | TRO | L | 4 | 5 | 43-28 | 3 | 7.5 | ------- | ||||||||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Sep 19 | CHC | @ | TRO | T | 6 | 6 | 43-28 | 3 | 8.5 | ------- | ||||||||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Sep 20 | CHC | @ | TRO | L | 4 | 6 | 43-29 | 3 | 9.0 | -------- | ||||||||
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | CHC | @ | CLV | L | 7 | 10 | 43-30 | 4 | 9.0 | --------- | ||||||||
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | CHC | @ | CLV | W | 2 | 1 | 44-30 | 3 | 8.5 | + | ||||||||
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Sep 25 | CHC | @ | CLV | W | 6 | 5 | 45-30 | 3 | 8.5 | ++ | ||||||||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Sep 26 | CHC | @ | BUF | W | 3 | 1 | 46-30 | 3 | 8.5 | +++ | ||||||||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Sep 27 | CHC | @ | BUF | L | 5 | 17 | 46-31 | 3 | 8.5 | - | ||||||||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Sep 29 | CHC | @ | BUF | L | 3 | 5 | 46-32 | 3 | 9.5 | -- | ||||||||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | CHC | @ | BUF | L | 2 | 10 | 46-33 | 4 | 10.5 | --- | ||||||||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
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