1884 Columbus Buckeyes

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

69-39, Finished 2nd in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Gus Schmelz (69-39)
Scored 585 runs, Allowed 459 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-42

Ballparks: Recreation Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 95

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1883 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	69-39, Final Rank:2, GB: 6.5
Days in First	1	last on Thursday, May 1, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	16	last on Aug 13, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	6.5	last on Wednesday, Oct 15, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	33	last on Tuesday, Sep 16
Most Games under .500	1	last on Saturday, May 17
Longest Winning Streak	8	Tuesday, Jul 8 to Wednesday, Jul 23
Longest Losing Streak	4	Wednesday, Sep 17 to Saturday, Sep 20
Most Runs Allowed	16	Friday, Aug 15
Most Runs Scored	15	Saturday, May 31 and Saturday, Oct 4
Times Shutout by Opponent	5
Times Opponent Shutout	8

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	69	39	584	459	.639
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	38	16	282	207	.704
Road	31	23	302	252	.574
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
May	14	9	121	100	.609
June	13	7	127	74	.650
July	16	3	90	42	.842
August	14	6	119	95	.700
September	7	10	75	98	.412
October	5	4	52	50	.556

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	36	17	298	198	.679
Second Half	33	22	286	261	.600
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	17	9	86	78	.654
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	28	18	311	228	.609

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BAL	4	6	44	71	.400
BRO	7	3	78	49	.700
CIN	7	3	50	50	.700
IND	8	2	71	31	.800
LOU	5	5	32	31	.500
NYP	4	5	34	40	.444
PHA	5	5	46	47	.500
PIT	9	1	72	26	.900
RIC	2	2	13	20	.500
STL	5	5	49	44	.500
TOL	8	1	55	29	.889
WAS	5	1	40	21	.833

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	COL	@	CIN	W	10	9		1-0	1	Tied							`+`
2	2	Friday, May 2	COL	@	CIN	L	3	4		1-1	5	1.0							`-`
3	3	Saturday, May 3	COL	@	CIN	W	6	4		2-1	3	1.0							`+`
4	4	Monday, May 5	COL	@	LOU	L	1	2		2-2	5	2.0							`-`
5	5	Tuesday, May 6	COL	@	LOU	L	3	5		2-3	8	3.0							`--`
6	6	Thursday, May 8	COL	@	LOU	W	1	0		3-3	6	2.5							`+`
7	7	Friday, May 9	COL	@	STL	L	2	3		3-4	9	3.5							`-`
8	8	Saturday, May 10	COL	@	STL	W	12	3		4-4	7	2.5							`+`
9	9	Sunday, May 11	COL	@	STL	L	3	6		4-5	9	3.5							`-`
10	10	Wednesday, May 14	COL		CIN	W	8	2		5-5	6	3.5							`+`
11	11	Thursday, May 15	COL		CIN	W	5	3		6-5	4	3.5							`++`
12	12	Friday, May 16	COL		CIN	L	3	8		6-6	6	4.5							`-`
13	13	Saturday, May 17	COL		LOU	L	0	7		6-7	8	5.0							`--`
14	14	Sunday, May 18	COL		LOU	W	8	5		7-7	7	4.0							`+`
15	15	Tuesday, May 20	COL		LOU	W	7	0		8-7	6	3.0							`++`
16	16	Thursday, May 22	COL		STL	W	6	2		9-7	6	3.0							`+++`
17	17	Friday, May 23	COL		STL	W	10	3		10-7	5	3.0							`++++`
18	18	Sunday, May 25	COL		STL	W	5	2		11-7	5	3.0							`+++++`
19	19	Wednesday, May 28	COL	@	PIT	W	5	0		12-7	5	3.5							`++++++`
20	20	Thursday, May 29	COL	@	PIT	W	5	0		13-7	4	3.0							`+++++++`
21	21	Friday, May 30 (1)	COL	@	WAS	L	1	10		13-8	5	4.0							`-`
22	22	Friday, May 30	COL	@	BAL	L	2	10		13-9	5	4.0							`--`
23	23	Saturday, May 31	COL	@	BAL	W	15	12		14-9	4	4.0							`+`
24	24	Monday, Jun 2	COL	@	BAL	L	5	10		14-10	6	4.5							`-`
25	25	Wednesday, Jun 4	COL	@	WAS	W	8	3		15-10	4	5.0							`+`
26	26	Thursday, Jun 5	COL	@	WAS	W	12	0		16-10	3	4.0							`++`
27	27	Saturday, Jun 7	COL	@	PHA	W	12	1		17-10	3	3.0							`+++`
28	28	Monday, Jun 9	COL	@	PHA	L	0	8		17-11	4	3.0							`-`
29	29	Tuesday, Jun 10	COL	@	PHA	L	2	3		17-12	7	4.0							`--`
30	30	Thursday, Jun 12	COL	@	BRO	W	3	2		18-12	7	4.0							`+`
31	31	Saturday, Jun 14	COL	@	BRO	W	10	3		19-12	5	4.5							`++`
32	32	Monday, Jun 16	COL	@	NYP	W	7	2		20-12	3	3.5							`+++`
33	33	Tuesday, Jun 17	COL	@	NYP	L	5	7		20-13	5	4.5							`-`
34	34	Wednesday, Jun 18	COL	@	NYP	L	5	7		20-14	6	5.5							`--`
35	35	Thursday, Jun 19	COL	@	BRO	L	6	7		20-15	7	6.0							`---`
36	36	Friday, Jun 20	COL	@	PIT	W	6	3		21-15	7	5.5							`+`
37	37	Saturday, Jun 21	COL		BRO	W	13	1		22-15	7	5.5							`++`
38	38	Sunday, Jun 22	COL		BRO	W	8	2		23-15	7	4.5							`+++`
39	39	Tuesday, Jun 24	COL		BRO	W	8	4		24-15	5	3.5							`++++`
40	40	Thursday, Jun 26	COL		PIT	W	6	3		25-15	5	2.5							`+++++`
41	41	Friday, Jun 27	COL		PIT	W	4	1		26-15	4	2.5							`++++++`
42	42	Saturday, Jun 28	COL		PIT	W	4	3		27-15	4	1.5							`+++++++`
43	43	Sunday, Jun 29	COL		NYP	L	3	4		27-16	5	2.5							`-`
44	44	Tuesday, Jul 1	COL		NYP	W	4	3		28-16	5	2.0							`+`
45	45	Wednesday, Jul 2	COL		NYP	W	7	0		29-16	5	1.5							`++`
46	46	Friday, Jul 4	COL		BAL	W	3	1		30-16	3	1.5							`+++`
47	47	Saturday, Jul 5	COL		BAL	W	4	2		31-16	3	1.0							`++++`
48	48	Monday, Jul 7	COL		PHA	L	2	5		31-17	3	2.0							`-`
49	49	Tuesday, Jul 8	COL		PHA	W	8	3		32-17	3	1.5							`+`
50	50	Wednesday, Jul 9	COL		PHA	W	3	2		33-17	3	1.0							`++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Saturday, Jul 12	COL		WAS	W	2	1		34-17	2	1.5							`+++`
52	52	Monday, Jul 14	COL		WAS	W	13	5		35-17	3	1.0							`++++`
53	53	Tuesday, Jul 15	COL		WAS	W	4	2		36-17	2	0.5							`+++++`
54	54	Monday, Jul 21	COL		TOL	W	8	4		37-17	3	0.5							`++++++`
55	55	Tuesday, Jul 22	COL		TOL	W	5	1		38-17	2	0.5							`+++++++`
56	56	Wednesday, Jul 23	COL		IND	W	7	0		39-17	2	0.5							`++++++++`
57	57	Thursday, Jul 24	COL		IND	L	2	3		39-18	3	1.5							`-`
58	58	Saturday, Jul 26	COL	@	STL	W	1	0		40-18	2	2.0							`+`
59	59	Sunday, Jul 27	COL	@	STL	L	2	6		40-19	2	2.5							`-`
60	60	Tuesday, Jul 29	COL	@	TOL	W	3	1		41-19	2	3.0							`+`
61	61	Wednesday, Jul 30	COL	@	TOL	W	3	1		42-19	2	3.0							`++`
62	62	Thursday, Jul 31	COL	@	TOL	W	9	2		43-19	2	2.5							`+++`
63	63	Friday, Aug 1	COL	@	IND	W	7	6		44-19	2	1.5							`++++`
64	64	Saturday, Aug 2	COL	@	IND	W	12	2		45-19	2	1.5							`+++++`
65	65	Sunday, Aug 3	COL	@	IND	L	0	5		45-20	2	2.0							`-`
66	66	Thursday, Aug 7	COL		TOL	W	3	2		46-20	2	1.5							`+`
67	67	Friday, Aug 8	COL		TOL	W	7	1		47-20	2	1.5							`++`
68	68	Saturday, Aug 9	COL		TOL	W	8	2		48-20	2	1.0							`+++`
69	69	Sunday, Aug 10	COL	@	IND	W	11	2		49-20	2	0.5							`++++`
70	70	Monday, Aug 11	COL		IND	W	11	3		50-20	2	0.5							`+++++`
71	71	Tuesday, Aug 12	COL		IND	W	5	4		51-20	2	0.5							`++++++`
72	72	Thursday, Aug 14	COL		STL	L	2	3		51-21	2	1.0							`-`
73	73	Friday, Aug 15	COL		STL	L	6	16		51-22	2	1.5							`--`
74	74	Saturday, Aug 16	COL	@	TOL	T	5	5		51-22	2	2.0							`--`
75	75	Monday, Aug 18	COL	@	TOL	L	4	10		51-23	2	2.0							`---`
76	76	Tuesday, Aug 19	COL	@	IND	W	7	5		52-23	2	2.0							`+`
77	77	Thursday, Aug 21	COL	@	IND	W	9	1		53-23	2	2.0							`++`
78	78	Saturday, Aug 23	COL	@	CIN	W	4	3		54-23	2	2.0							`+++`
79	79	Sunday, Aug 24	COL	@	CIN	L	2	11		54-24	2	2.5							`-`
80	80	Tuesday, Aug 26	COL	@	LOU	W	4	3		55-24	2	2.5							`+`
81	81	Wednesday, Aug 27	COL	@	LOU	L	3	5		55-25	2	2.5							`-`
82	82	Friday, Aug 29	COL		CIN	W	6	4		56-25	2	1.5							`+`
83	83	Saturday, Aug 30	COL		CIN	W	3	2		57-25	2	1.0							`++`
84	84	Tuesday, Sep 2	COL		LOU	W	4	2		58-25	2	1.5							`+++`
85	85	Wednesday, Sep 3	COL		LOU	L	1	2		58-26	2	2.0							`-`
86	86	Thursday, Sep 4	COL		RIC	W	5	1		59-26	2	1.5							`+`
87	87	Saturday, Sep 6	COL		RIC	L	2	8		59-27	2	3.0							`-`
88	88	Sunday, Sep 7	COL		PIT	L	3	7		59-28	2	3.5							`--`
89	89	Wednesday, Sep 10	COL		PIT	W	10	2		60-28	2	3.5							`+`
90	90	Thursday, Sep 11	COL		BRO	W	13	10		61-28	2	2.5							`++`
91	91	Saturday, Sep 13	COL		BRO	L	3	10		61-29	2	3.5							`-`
92	92	Sunday, Sep 14	COL		PHA	W	4	2		62-29	2	2.5							`+`
93	93	Tuesday, Sep 16	COL		PHA	T	4	4		62-29	2	2.0							`+`
94	94	Wednesday, Sep 17	COL		PHA	L	1	3		62-30	2	3.0							`-`
95	95	Thursday, Sep 18	COL		BAL	L	2	5		62-31	2	3.0							`--`
96	96	Friday, Sep 19	COL		BAL	L	1	6		62-32	2	3.5							`---`
97	97	Saturday, Sep 20	COL		BAL	L	6	13		62-33	3	3.5							`----`
98	98	Sunday, Sep 21	COL		NYP	W	2	1		63-33	3	2.5							`+`
99	99	Monday, Sep 22	COL		NYP	L	0	12		63-34	3	3.5							`-`
100	100	Saturday, Sep 27	COL	@	BRO	W	10	4		64-34	2	4.0							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Monday, Sep 29	COL	@	BRO	L	4	6		64-35	2	5.0							`-`
102	102	Wednesday, Oct 1	COL	@	NYP	L	1	4		64-36	3	6.0							`--`
103	103	Friday, Oct 3	COL	@	PIT	W	14	3		65-36	2	5.5							`+`
104	104	Saturday, Oct 4	COL	@	PIT	W	15	4		66-36	2	4.5							`++`
105	105	Monday, Oct 6	COL	@	RIC	L	0	8		66-37	2	5.0							`-`
106	106	Wednesday, Oct 8	COL	@	RIC	W	6	3		67-37	2	5.0							`+`
107	107	Thursday, Oct 9	COL	@	BAL	L	1	8		67-38	2	6.0							`-`
108	108	Saturday, Oct 11	COL	@	BAL	W	5	4		68-38	2	5.0							`+`
109	109	Monday, Oct 13	COL	@	PHA	W	3	2		69-38	2	5.0							`++`
110	110	Wednesday, Oct 15	COL	@	PHA	L	7	14		69-39	2	6.5							`-`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak

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