1890 Louisville Colonels

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

88-44, Finished 1st in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jack Chapman (88-44)
Scored 819 runs, Allowed 588 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-47

Ballparks: Eclipse Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 104

American Association Champs

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1889 / 1891 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	88-44, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First	70	last on Tuesday, Oct 14, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	100	last on Oct 14, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	11	last on Saturday, Oct 11, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	9	last on Friday, Jun 27, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	44	last on Tuesday, Oct 14
Most Games under .500	1	last on Friday, Apr 18
Longest Winning Streak	12	Saturday, Jun 28 to Saturday, Jul 12
Longest Losing Streak	4	Wednesday, May 7 to Sunday, May 11 and Wednesday, Jun 18 to Saturday, Jun 21
Most Runs Allowed	13	Monday, Aug 25
Most Runs Scored	22	Saturday, Sep 20
Times Shutout by Opponent	7
Times Opponent Shutout	15

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	88	44	820	584	.667
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	57	13	513	280	.814
Road	31	31	307	304	.500
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	7	2	45	27	.778
May	10	12	102	121	.455
June	12	11	105	106	.522
July	20	4	173	108	.833
August	15	4	142	80	.789
September	17	8	191	100	.680
October	7	3	62	42	.700

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	40	26	339	293	.606
Second Half	48	18	481	291	.727
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	18	6	109	97	.750
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	43	20	503	297	.683

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BAL	2	1	16	12	.667
BRG	13	2	108	67	.867
COL	8	10	58	77	.444
PHA	17	3	165	75	.850
ROC	11	6	125	81	.647
STL	9	11	115	119	.450
SYR	14	5	139	85	.737
TOL	14	6	94	68	.700

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	Friday, Apr 18	LOU		STL	L	8	11		0-1	7	1.5							`-`
2	2	Saturday, Apr 19	LOU		STL	W	5	3		1-1	4	1.5				2:15		4,000	`+`
3	3	Sunday, Apr 20	LOU		STL	W *H	0	0		2-1	2	0.5						10,000	`++`
4	4	Monday, Apr 21	LOU		STL	W	17	4		3-1	1	Tied				1:43			`+++`
5	5	Tuesday, Apr 22	LOU		COL	W	2	1		4-1	1	up 1.0							`++++`
6	6	Wednesday, Apr 23	LOU		COL	L	2	3		4-2	1	Tied							`-`
7	7	Sunday, Apr 27	LOU		TOL	W	4	3		5-2	1	Tied							`+`
8	8	Monday, Apr 28	LOU		TOL	W	3	0		6-2	1	Tied							`++`
9	9	Tuesday, Apr 29	LOU		TOL	W	4	2		7-2	1	up 0.5				2:15			`+++`
10	10	Thursday, May 1	LOU	@	STL	W	6	3		8-2	1	Tied				1:40			`++++`
11	11	Friday, May 2	LOU	@	STL	L	3	11		8-3	1	Tied				2:15			`-`
12	12	Saturday, May 3	LOU	@	STL	L	6	10		8-4	3	1.0							`--`
13	13	Sunday, May 4	LOU	@	STL	W	11	2		9-4	2	0.5				2:15			`+`
14	14	Wednesday, May 7	LOU	@	TOL	L	1	6		9-5	3	1.5							`-`
15	15	Thursday, May 8	LOU	@	TOL	L	1	7		9-6	3	1.5						800	`--`
16	16	Saturday, May 10	LOU	@	COL	L	2	6		9-7	4	2.5							`---`
17	17	Sunday, May 11	LOU	@	COL	L	0	10		9-8	4	3.5							`----`
18	18	Monday, May 12	LOU	@	COL	W	1	0		10-8	3	3.5							`+`
19	19	Friday, May 16	LOU	@	PHA	L	6	8		10-9	4	4.0							`-`
20	20	Saturday, May 17	LOU	@	PHA	W	8	5		11-9	3	4.0							`+`
21	21	Sunday, May 18	LOU	@	PHA	W	5	2		12-9	3	3.0							`++`
22	22	Monday, May 19	LOU	@	PHA	L	3	11		12-10	3	4.0							`-`
23	23	Wednesday, May 21	LOU	@	BRG	W	4	2		13-10	3	3.0				1:35			`+`
24	24	Thursday, May 22	LOU	@	BRG	W	15	8		14-10	3	3.0							`++`
25	25	Friday, May 23	LOU	@	BRG	L	2	4		14-11	3	3.0				1:50			`-`
26	26	Saturday, May 24	LOU	@	SYR	L	3	4		14-12	3	4.0				1:35			`--`
27	27	Sunday, May 25	LOU	@	SYR	W	13	12		15-12	3	4.0				2:10			`+`
28	28	Tuesday, May 27	LOU	@	SYR	W	3	2		16-12	3	3.5							`++`
29	29	Wednesday, May 28	LOU	@	SYR	W	5	0		17-12	3	3.0							`+++`
30	30	Friday, May 30	LOU	@	ROC	L	3	4		17-13	3	3.5				1:40			`-`
31	31	Saturday, May 31	LOU	@	ROC	L	1	4		17-14	3	4.5							`--`
32	32	Sunday, Jun 1	LOU	@	ROC	W	3	0		18-14	3	4.5							`+`
33	33	Tuesday, Jun 3	LOU		STL	W	5	2		19-14	3	4.5							`++`
34	34	Wednesday, Jun 4	LOU		STL	L	2	9		19-15	3	5.0				1:45			`-`
35	35	Thursday, Jun 5	LOU		STL	L	3	9		19-16	3	6.0				2:00			`--`
36	36	Saturday, Jun 7	LOU		COL	W	10	9		20-16	3	5.0							`+`
37	37	Sunday, Jun 8	LOU		COL	L	5	10		20-17	3	6.0				2:30			`-`
38	38	Tuesday, Jun 10	LOU		COL	W	9	1		21-17	3	4.5							`+`
39	39	Wednesday, Jun 11	LOU		COL	W	4	2		22-17	3	4.0							`++`
40	40	Thursday, Jun 12	LOU		TOL	W	1	0		23-17	3	3.5							`+++`
41	41	Friday, Jun 13	LOU		TOL	L	3	4		23-18	3	4.5							`-`
42	42	Saturday, Jun 14	LOU		TOL	W	11	1		24-18	3	3.5							`+`
43	43	Tuesday, Jun 17	LOU	@	COL	W	4	2		25-18	3	3.5							`++`
44	44	Wednesday, Jun 18	LOU	@	COL	L	4	6		25-19	3	5.0				1:50			`-`
45	45	Thursday, Jun 19	LOU	@	COL	L	1	7		25-20	3	6.0							`--`
46	46	Friday, Jun 20	LOU	@	TOL	L	2	12		25-21	3	6.0							`---`
47	47	Saturday, Jun 21	LOU	@	TOL	L	2	3		25-22	3	6.5							`----`
48	48	Sunday, Jun 22	LOU	@	TOL	W	3	2		26-22	3	6.5				2:25			`+`
49	49	Monday, Jun 23	LOU	@	TOL	W	5	0		27-22	3	7.0							`++`
50	50	Wednesday, Jun 25	LOU	@	STL	L	7	10		27-23	3	7.5							`-`
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	LOU	@	STL	L	0	3		27-24	3	8.5							`--`
52	52	Friday, Jun 27	LOU	@	STL	L	6	8		27-25	4	9.0							`---`
53	53	Saturday, Jun 28	LOU		BRG	W	6	3		28-25	4	8.0							`+`
54	54	Sunday, Jun 29	LOU		BRG	W	9	3		29-25	3	7.5							`++`
55	55	Tuesday, Jul 1	LOU		BRG	W	3	2		30-25	4	6.0				1:50			`+++`
56	56	Wednesday, Jul 2	LOU		BRG	W	5	3		31-25	3	6.0							`++++`
57	57	Friday, Jul 4	LOU		ROC	W	5	1		32-25	2	6.0							`+++++`
58	58	Friday, Jul 4	LOU		ROC	W	6	2		33-25	2	6.0						13,269	`++++++`
59	59	Saturday, Jul 5	LOU		ROC	W	8	3		34-25	2	5.0				2:05			`+++++++`
60	60	Sunday, Jul 6	LOU		ROC	W	13	5		35-25	2	5.0							`++++++++`
61	61	Tuesday, Jul 8	LOU		PHA	W	10	2		36-25	2	4.0				1:35			`+++++++++`
62	62	Wednesday, Jul 9	LOU		PHA	W	3	1		37-25	2	3.0							`++++++++++`
63	63	Thursday, Jul 10	LOU		PHA	W	12	3		38-25	2	2.0							`+++++++++++`
64	64	Saturday, Jul 12	LOU		PHA	W	8	4		39-25	2	1.0							`++++++++++++`
65	65	Sunday, Jul 13	LOU		SYR	L	4	10		39-26	2	2.0				1:50			`-`
66	66	Tuesday, Jul 15	LOU		SYR	W	10	3		40-26	2	1.0				1:47			`+`
67	67	Wednesday, Jul 16	LOU		SYR	L	3	9		40-27	2	1.0				2:00			`-`
68	68	Thursday, Jul 17	LOU		SYR	W	6	4		41-27	2	1.0							`+`
69	69	Friday, Jul 18	LOU		BRG	W	7	6		42-27	2	0.5							`++`
70	70	Saturday, Jul 19	LOU		BRG	W	15	12		43-27	1	up 0.5							`+++`
71	71	Sunday, Jul 20	LOU		BRG	W	7	6		44-27	1	up 1.5							`++++`
72	72	Monday, Jul 21	LOU		BRG	W	11	4		45-27	1	up 2.5							`+++++`
73	73	Wednesday, Jul 23	LOU	@	PHA	W	6	4		46-27	1	up 4.0							`++++++`
74	74	Thursday, Jul 24	LOU	@	PHA	W	7	6		47-27	1	up 5.0				2:00			`+++++++`
75	75	Saturday, Jul 26	LOU	@	PHA	L	1	7		47-28	1	up 4.0				1:35			`-`
76	76	Monday, Jul 28	LOU	@	ROC	W	12	2		48-28	1	up 4.5				1:25			`+`
77	77	Tuesday, Jul 29	LOU	@	ROC	L	3	6		48-29	1	up 3.5							`-`
78	78	Thursday, Jul 31	LOU	@	ROC	W	8	3		49-29	1	up 3.5							`+`
79	79	Friday, Aug 1	LOU	@	SYR	W	6	5		50-29	1	up 4.5							`++`
80	80	Saturday, Aug 2	LOU	@	SYR	W	8	0		51-29	1	up 4.5							`+++`
81	81	Sunday, Aug 3	LOU	@	SYR	L *H	0	0		51-30	1	up 4.0							`-`
82	82	Tuesday, Aug 5	LOU		BRG	L	3	8		51-31	1	up 4.0							`--`
83	83	Wednesday, Aug 6	LOU		BRG	W	7	2		52-31	1	up 4.0							`+`
84	84	Thursday, Aug 7	LOU		BRG	W	7	2		53-31	1	up 4.0							`++`
85	85	Friday, Aug 8	LOU		BRG	W	7	2		54-31	1	up 4.5							`+++`
86	86	Saturday, Aug 9	LOU		SYR	W	11	2		55-31	1	up 5.5							`++++`
87	87	Sunday, Aug 10	LOU		SYR	W	8	5		56-31	1	up 5.5							`+++++`
88	88	Tuesday, Aug 12	LOU		SYR	W	18	4		57-31	1	up 5.0							`++++++`
89	89	Thursday, Aug 14	LOU		ROC	W	17	5		58-31	1	up 5.0							`+++++++`
90	90	Saturday, Aug 16	LOU		ROC	W	9	7		59-31	1	up 5.0							`++++++++`
91	91	Sunday, Aug 17	LOU		ROC	W	8	2		60-31	1	up 6.0							`+++++++++`
92	92	Thursday, Aug 21	LOU		PHA	W	2	1		61-31	1	up 8.0							`++++++++++`
93	93	Saturday, Aug 23	LOU	@	STL	W	4	2		62-31	1	up 9.0							`+++++++++++`
94	94	Sunday, Aug 24	LOU	@	STL	L	4	10		62-32	1	up 8.0							`-`
95	95	Monday, Aug 25	LOU	@	STL	L	2	13		62-33	1	up 7.0							`--`
96	96	Thursday, Aug 28	LOU	@	SYR	W	11	1		63-33	1	up 7.5							`+`
97	97	Friday, Aug 29	LOU	@	SYR	W	10	9		64-33	1	up 7.5							`++`
98	98	Monday, Sep 1	LOU	@	ROC	L	6	12		64-34	1	up 6.0				1:59			`-`
99	99	Monday, Sep 1	LOU	@	ROC	L	5	10		64-35	1	up 6.0							`--`
100	100	Tuesday, Sep 2	LOU	@	ROC	L	3	7		64-36	1	up 5.5							`---`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Wednesday, Sep 3	LOU	@	PHA	W	10	4		65-36	1	up 6.5							`+`
102	102	Thursday, Sep 4	LOU	@	PHA	W	8	2		66-36	1	up 6.5							`++`
103	103	Saturday, Sep 6	LOU	@	PHA	W	7	0		67-36	1	up 7.5							`+++`
104	104	Monday, Sep 8	LOU	@	BAL	L	1	3		67-37	1	up 6.5							`-`
105	105	Tuesday, Sep 9	LOU	@	BAL	W	9	4		68-37	1	up 7.5				2:03			`+`
106	106	Friday, Sep 12	LOU	@	COL	L	3	4		68-38	1	up 7.0							`-`
107	107	Saturday, Sep 13	LOU	@	COL	L	1	4		68-39	1	up 6.0							`--`
108	108	Sunday, Sep 14	LOU	@	COL	L	0	3		68-40	1	up 4.5							`---`
109	109	Monday, Sep 15	LOU	@	TOL	W	6	5		69-40	1	up 5.0							`+`
110	110	Tuesday, Sep 16	LOU	@	TOL	W	6	1		70-40	1	up 6.5							`++`
111	111	Tuesday, Sep 16	LOU	@	TOL	W	8	0		71-40	1	up 6.5							`+++`
112	112	Wednesday, Sep 17	LOU	@	TOL	W	13	3		72-40	1	up 7.0							`++++`
113	113	Friday, Sep 19	LOU		PHA	W	9	4		73-40	1	up 7.0							`+++++`
114	114	Saturday, Sep 20	LOU		PHA	W	22	4		74-40	1	up 7.5							`++++++`
115	115	Saturday, Sep 20	LOU		PHA	W	10	0		75-40	1	up 7.5							`+++++++`
116	116	Sunday, Sep 21	LOU		PHA	W	12	4		76-40	1	up 7.5						8,000	`++++++++`
117	117	Sunday, Sep 21	LOU		PHA	W	16	3		77-40	1	up 7.5							`+++++++++`
118	118	Tuesday, Sep 23	LOU		ROC	W	13	6		78-40	1	up 8.0							`++++++++++`
119	119	Wednesday, Sep 24	LOU		ROC	T	1	1		78-40	1	up 8.0							`++++++++++`
120	120	Friday, Sep 26	LOU		ROC	T	1	1		78-40	1	up 7.0							`++++++++++`
121	121	Sunday, Sep 28	LOU		SYR	L	3	10		78-41	1	up 6.5							`-`
122	122	Sunday, Sep 28	LOU		SYR	W	11	4		79-41	1	up 6.5							`+`
123	123	Monday, Sep 29	LOU		SYR	W	6	1		80-41	1	up 7.0							`++`
124	124	Tuesday, Sep 30	LOU		BAL	W	1	0		81-41	1	up 7.5							`+++`
125	125	Wednesday, Oct 1	LOU		BAL	T	5	5		81-41	1	up 8.0							`+++`
126	126	Friday, Oct 3	LOU		COL	W	5	3		82-41	1	up 8.0							`++++`
127	127	Saturday, Oct 4	LOU		COL	L	3	6		82-42	1	up 8.0							`-`
128	128	Sunday, Oct 5	LOU		COL	T	0	0		82-42	1	up 7.5							`-`
129	129	Monday, Oct 6	LOU		COL	W	2	0		83-42	1	up 8.5							`+`
130	130	Tuesday, Oct 7	LOU		TOL	W	6	3		84-42	1	up 9.0							`++`
131	131	Wednesday, Oct 8	LOU		TOL	W	8	3		85-42	1	up10.0							`+++`
132	132	Thursday, Oct 9	LOU		TOL	L	0	7		85-43	1	up10.0							`-`
133	133	Friday, Oct 10	LOU		TOL	W	7	6		86-43	1	up11.0							`+`
134	134	Saturday, Oct 11	LOU		STL	W	10	1		87-43	1	up11.0							`++`
135	135	Sunday, Oct 12	LOU		STL	L	3	7		87-44	1	up10.0							`-`
136	136	Tuesday, Oct 14	LOU		STL	W	13	1		88-44	1	up10.0							`+`
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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