1890 Chicago Colts

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

83-53, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cap Anson (83-53)
Scored 847 runs, Allowed 692 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-56

Ballparks: West Side Park I · Attendance: 102,536 (5th)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 107

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1889 / 1891 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	83-53, Final Rank:2, GB: 6.5
Days in First	5	last on Friday, May 2, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	8	last on May 2, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	1	last on Thursday, May 1, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	14.5	last on Thursday, Aug 7, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	30	last on Friday, Oct 3
Most Games under .500	1	last on Thursday, May 29
Longest Winning Streak	11	Thursday, Sep 4 to Saturday, Sep 13
Longest Losing Streak	5	Monday, Jun 16 to Saturday, Jun 21
Most Runs Allowed	16	Thursday, Aug 7
Most Runs Scored	18	Thursday, May 8, Saturday, Aug 16 and Tuesday, Aug 19
Times Shutout by Opponent	6
Times Opponent Shutout	6

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	83	53	850	692	.610
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	48	24	509	369	.667
Road	35	29	341	323	.547
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	5	3	54	44	.625
May	9	11	120	121	.450
June	13	11	143	113	.542
July	15	13	145	162	.536
August	18	9	178	125	.667
September	21	6	200	122	.778
October	2	0	10	5	1.000

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	35	31	374	353	.530
Second Half	48	22	476	339	.686
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	20	10	151	141	.667
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	31	18	385	261	.633

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BRO	9	11	106	117	.450
BSN	11	8	87	86	.579
CIN	12	8	126	104	.600
CLV	13	7	132	105	.650
NYG	13	6	105	86	.684
PHI	8	10	113	113	.444
PIT	17	3	181	81	.850

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	Saturday, Apr 19	CHC	@	CIN	W	5	4		1-0	1	Tied							`+`
2	2	Monday, Apr 21	CHC	@	CIN	L	4	9		1-1	2	1.0							`-`
3	3	Tuesday, Apr 22	CHC	@	CIN	W	13	3		2-1	1	Tied							`+`
4	4	Wednesday, Apr 23	CHC	@	CIN	L	6	9		2-2	4	1.0				1:55			`-`
5	5	Friday, Apr 25	CHC	@	CLV	L	6	10		2-3	5	2.0							`--`
6	6	Monday, Apr 28	CHC	@	CLV	W	5	4		3-3	4	1.5							`+`
7	7	Tuesday, Apr 29	CHC		PIT	W	9	4		4-3	3	0.5							`++`
8	8	Wednesday, Apr 30	CHC		PIT	W	6	1		5-3	1	up 0.5							`+++`
9	9	Thursday, May 1	CHC		PIT	W	4	3		6-3	1	up 1.0							`++++`
10	10	Friday, May 2	CHC		PIT	L	7	9		6-4	1	Tied							`-`
11	11	Monday, May 5	CHC		CIN	T	2	2		6-4	2	1.0							`-`
12	12	Tuesday, May 6	CHC		CIN	W	6	5		7-4	2	0.5							`+`
13	13	Wednesday, May 7	CHC		CIN	L	2	5		7-5	2	1.5							`-`
14	14	Thursday, May 8	CHC		CIN	W	18	9		8-5	2	1.5							`+`
15	15	Tuesday, May 13	CHC		CLV	L	6	10		8-6	2	2.0							`-`
16	16	Friday, May 16	CHC	@	BSN	W	5	0		9-6	2	0.5							`+`
17	17	Saturday, May 17	CHC	@	BSN	L	4	9		9-7	2	1.5							`-`
18	18	Monday, May 19	CHC	@	BSN	W	7	2		10-7	2	0.5							`+`
19	19	Tuesday, May 20	CHC	@	PHI	L	3	7		10-8	2	1.5							`-`
20	20	Wednesday, May 21	CHC	@	PHI	L	3	4		10-9	3	2.5							`--`
21	21	Thursday, May 22	CHC	@	PHI	W	5	4		11-9	3	1.5							`+`
22	22	Friday, May 23	CHC	@	PHI	T *T	10	8		11-9	2	1.5				2:20			`+`
23	23	Saturday, May 24	CHC	@	NYG	L	3	5		11-10	5	2.5				1:30		3,174	`-`
24	24	Monday, May 26	CHC	@	NYG	L	3	5		11-11	5	3.0							`--`
25	25	Tuesday, May 27	CHC	@	NYG	L	2	4		11-12	5	4.0							`---`
26	26	Wednesday, May 28	CHC	@	NYG	W	5	4		12-12	5	4.5							`+`
27	27	Thursday, May 29	CHC	@	BRO	L	4	8		12-13	5	5.5							`-`
28	28	Friday, May 30	CHC	@	BRO	W	6	4		13-13	4	3.5				1:30		2,000	`+`
29	29	Friday, May 30	CHC	@	BRO	W	11	7		14-13	4	3.5				2:00		7,557	`++`
30	30	Saturday, May 31	CHC	@	BRO	L	4	7		14-14	4	4.5							`-`
31	31	Monday, Jun 2	CHC	@	PIT	W	14	1		15-14	4	3.5							`+`
32	32	Tuesday, Jun 3	CHC	@	PIT	W	8	7		16-14	4	3.5						300	`++`
33	33	Wednesday, Jun 4	CHC	@	PIT	W	5	1		17-14	4	3.5				1:49			`+++`
34	34	Friday, Jun 6	CHC	@	CLV	W	12	4		18-14	3	3.5							`++++`
35	35	Saturday, Jun 7	CHC	@	CLV	W	5	3		19-14	3	3.5							`+++++`
36	36	Saturday, Jun 7	CHC	@	CLV	L	1	9		19-15	3	3.5							`-`
37	37	Tuesday, Jun 10	CHC		CLV	W	5	4		20-15	4	4.0				1:35			`+`
38	38	Wednesday, Jun 11	CHC		CLV	W	7	1		21-15	3	4.5				1:20			`++`
39	39	Wednesday, Jun 11	CHC		CLV	L	1	3		21-16	3	4.5				1:40			`-`
40	40	Thursday, Jun 12	CHC		PIT	W	16	3		22-16	3	4.0				2:00		1,047	`+`
41	41	Monday, Jun 16	CHC		PIT	W	7	3		23-16	4	5.5				1:55			`++`
42	42	Monday, Jun 16	CHC		PIT	L	3	4		23-17	4	5.5				1:45			`-`
43	43	Tuesday, Jun 17	CHC	@	CIN	L	0	3		23-18	4	6.5							`--`
44	44	Wednesday, Jun 18	CHC	@	CIN	L	2	6		23-19	4	7.5							`---`
45	45	Thursday, Jun 19	CHC	@	CIN	L	2	4		23-20	4	8.5				1:40			`----`
46	46	Saturday, Jun 21	CHC		NYG	L	7	8		23-21	4	9.0				1:45			`-----`
47	47	Monday, Jun 23	CHC		NYG	W	7	3		24-21	4	8.5				1:30			`+`
48	48	Monday, Jun 23	CHC		NYG	L	4	6		24-22	4	8.5				1:50			`-`
49	49	Tuesday, Jun 24	CHC		NYG	L	5	12		24-23	5	8.5							`--`
50	50	Wednesday, Jun 25	CHC		BRO	W	6	4		25-23	5	8.5				1:30		954	`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Thursday, Jun 26	CHC		BRO	W	11	5		26-23	5	8.5							`++`
52	52	Friday, Jun 27	CHC		BRO	L	2	7		26-24	5	8.5							`-`
53	53	Saturday, Jun 28	CHC		BRO	L	4	8		26-25	5	9.5							`--`
54	54	Monday, Jun 30	CHC		PHI	W	9	4		27-25	5	8.5				2:00			`+`
55	55	Tuesday, Jul 1	CHC		PHI	L	0	7		27-26	5	9.5							`-`
56	56	Wednesday, Jul 2	CHC		PHI	L	4	7		27-27	5	10.5				1:50		500	`--`
57	57	Thursday, Jul 3	CHC		PHI	W	8	5		28-27	5	10.5				1:50		503	`+`
58	58	Friday, Jul 4	CHC		BSN	L	1	12		28-28	5	10.5				1:45			`-`
59	59	Friday, Jul 4	CHC		BSN	W	6	5		29-28	5	10.5						10,877	`+`
60	60	Saturday, Jul 5	CHC		BSN	W	7	5		30-28	5	9.5							`++`
61	61	Monday, Jul 7	CHC	@	NYG	W	4	1		31-28	5	9.5							`+++`
62	62	Tuesday, Jul 8	CHC	@	NYG	W	3	2		32-28	5	8.5							`++++`
63	63	Wednesday, Jul 9	CHC	@	NYG	W	3	2		33-28	5	7.5							`+++++`
64	64	Thursday, Jul 10	CHC	@	BSN	L	3	5		33-29	5	7.5							`-`
65	65	Friday, Jul 11	CHC	@	BSN	L	0	6		33-30	5	8.0				1:00			`--`
66	66	Saturday, Jul 12	CHC	@	BSN	W	3	2		34-30	5	8.0							`+`
67	67	Monday, Jul 14	CHC	@	BRO	L	3	10		34-31	5	9.0				2:02			`-`
68	68	Tuesday, Jul 15	CHC	@	BRO	W	12	6		35-31	5	8.0				1:50			`+`
69	69	Wednesday, Jul 16	CHC	@	BRO	L	2	7		35-32	5	9.0							`-`
70	70	Thursday, Jul 17	CHC	@	PHI	L	5	7		35-33	5	10.0							`--`
71	71	Friday, Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	L	2	7		35-34	5	11.0							`---`
72	72	Saturday, Jul 19	CHC	@	PHI	L	0	4		35-35	5	12.0				1:30			`----`
73	73	Monday, Jul 21	CHC		NYG	W	7	2		36-35	5	12.0							`+`
74	74	Tuesday, Jul 22	CHC		NYG	W	14	7		37-35	5	12.0				2:00			`++`
75	75	Wednesday, Jul 23	CHC		NYG	W	13	12		38-35	5	12.0							`+++`
76	76	Thursday, Jul 24	CHC		BRO	L	4	8		38-36	5	12.5							`-`
77	77	Friday, Jul 25	CHC		BRO	W	5	3		39-36	5	12.5							`+`
78	78	Saturday, Jul 26	CHC		BRO	L	4	10		39-37	5	13.5				2:00		3,329	`-`
79	79	Monday, Jul 28	CHC		PHI	W	12	4		40-37	5	12.5							`+`
80	80	Tuesday, Jul 29	CHC		PHI	W	8	6		41-37	5	11.5				1:15			`++`
81	81	Wednesday, Jul 30	CHC		PHI	L	8	9		41-38	5	12.5				2:00			`-`
82	82	Thursday, Jul 31	CHC		BSN	W	4	1		42-38	5	11.5							`+`
83	83	Friday, Aug 1	CHC		BSN	L	3	8		42-39	5	12.5							`-`
84	84	Saturday, Aug 2	CHC		BSN	L	4	5		42-40	5	12.5							`--`
85	85	Monday, Aug 4	CHC		BSN	L	3	4		42-41	5	13.5							`---`
86	86	Tuesday, Aug 5	CHC	@	CLV	W	10	6		43-41	5	13.0							`+`
87	87	Wednesday, Aug 6	CHC	@	CLV	L	1	8		43-42	5	13.5							`-`
88	88	Wednesday, Aug 6	CHC	@	CLV	W	7	1		44-42	5	13.5							`+`
89	89	Thursday, Aug 7	CHC	@	CLV	L	4	16		44-43	5	14.5							`-`
90	90	Friday, Aug 8	CHC	@	CLV	W	7	0		45-43	5	14.0							`+`
91	91	Saturday, Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	W	6	4		46-43	5	14.0							`++`
92	92	Monday, Aug 11	CHC	@	PIT	L	4	6		46-44	5	14.0				2:00			`-`
93	93	Tuesday, Aug 12	CHC	@	PIT	W	13	12		47-44	5	13.0							`+`
94	94	Wednesday, Aug 13	CHC	@	CIN	W	6	4		48-44	5	13.0							`++`
95	95	Thursday, Aug 14	CHC	@	CIN	L	1	2		48-45	5	13.0							`-`
96	96	Friday, Aug 15	CHC	@	CIN	W	9	2		49-45	5	13.0							`+`
97	97	Saturday, Aug 16	CHC		PIT	W	18	5		50-45	5	12.0							`++`
98	98	Monday, Aug 18	CHC		PIT	W	9	3		51-45	5	12.0							`+++`
99	99	Tuesday, Aug 19	CHC		PIT	W	7	4		52-45	5	11.0							`++++`
100	100	Tuesday, Aug 19	CHC		PIT	W	18	3		53-45	5	11.0							`+++++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Thursday, Aug 21	CHC	@	BRO	L	0	4		53-46	5	13.0							`-`
102	102	Friday, Aug 22	CHC	@	BRO	W	1	0		54-46	5	12.0							`+`
103	103	Saturday, Aug 23	CHC	@	BRO	L	3	4		54-47	5	13.0				1:48		4,087	`-`
104	104	Monday, Aug 25	CHC	@	NYG	W	6	5		55-47	5	12.0							`+`
105	105	Tuesday, Aug 26	CHC	@	NYG	W	4	2		56-47	5	12.0							`++`
106	106	Wednesday, Aug 27	CHC	@	NYG	W	5	1		57-47	5	11.0				1:29			`+++`
107	107	Thursday, Aug 28	CHC	@	PHI	W	13	3		58-47	5	11.0							`++++`
108	108	Friday, Aug 29	CHC	@	PHI	W	6	4		59-47	5	11.0							`+++++`
109	109	Saturday, Aug 30	CHC	@	PHI	W	10	9		60-47	5	11.0							`++++++`
110	110	Monday, Sep 1	CHC	@	BSN	W	4	1		61-47	5	11.5							`+++++++`
111	111	Monday, Sep 1	CHC	@	BSN	W	15	11		62-47	5	11.5							`++++++++`
112	112	Tuesday, Sep 2	CHC	@	BSN	L	3	4		62-48	5	12.5				2:00			`-`
113	113	Thursday, Sep 4	CHC		CIN	W	7	4		63-48	5	13.0							`+`
114	114	Friday, Sep 5	CHC		CIN	W	12	8		64-48	5	12.0							`++`
115	115	Saturday, Sep 6	CHC		CIN	W	1	0		65-48	5	11.0							`+++`
116	116	Monday, Sep 8	CHC		PIT	W	7	3		66-48	5	10.0							`++++`
117	117	Tuesday, Sep 9	CHC		PIT	W	12	4		67-48	4	9.0							`+++++`
118	118	Wednesday, Sep 10	CHC		PIT	W	8	1		68-48	4	8.0							`++++++`
119	119	Thursday, Sep 11	CHC		CLV	W	5	0		69-48	4	7.0							`+++++++`
120	120	Thursday, Sep 11	CHC		CLV	W	7	6		70-48	4	7.0							`++++++++`
121	121	Friday, Sep 12	CHC		CLV	W	17	2		71-48	4	6.0							`+++++++++`
122	122	Friday, Sep 12	CHC		CLV	W	11	4		72-48	4	6.0							`++++++++++`
123	123	Saturday, Sep 13	CHC		CLV	W	11	6		73-48	4	6.5						2,300	`+++++++++++`
124	124	Saturday, Sep 13	CHC		CLV	L	4	8		73-49	4	6.5							`-`
125	125	Monday, Sep 15	CHC		CIN	W	6	3		74-49	4	6.0							`+`
126	126	Tuesday, Sep 16	CHC		CIN	W	5	2		75-49	3	6.0							`++`
127	127	Wednesday, Sep 17	CHC		CIN	T	6	6		75-49	3	6.0							`++`
128	128	Thursday, Sep 18	CHC		CIN	W	8	4		76-49	3	6.0							`+++`
129	129	Thursday, Sep 18	CHC		CIN	L	5	10		76-50	3	6.0							`-`
130	130	Friday, Sep 19	CHC		BRO	W	10	5		77-50	2	5.0							`+`
131	131	Saturday, Sep 20	CHC		BRO	L	0	9		77-51	2	6.0							`-`
132	132	Monday, Sep 22	CHC		BRO	W	14	1		78-51	2	5.0							`+`
133	133	Wednesday, Sep 24	CHC		PHI	L	3	9		78-52	2	6.0							`-`
134	134	Friday, Sep 26	CHC		PHI	L	4	5		78-53	3	6.5							`--`
135	135	Saturday, Sep 27	CHC		BSN	W	6	2		79-53	2	6.5							`+`
136	136	Monday, Sep 29	CHC		BSN	W	3	0		80-53	2	6.5							`++`
137	137	Tuesday, Sep 30	CHC		BSN	W	6	4		81-53	2	6.5				1:55			`+++`
138	138	Thursday, Oct 2	CHC		NYG	W	7	3		82-53	2	6.5				1:25			`++++`
139	139	Friday, Oct 3	CHC		NYG	W	3	2		83-53	2	6.5							`+++++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak

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

1889 / 1891 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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