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1884 New York Gothams

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

62-50, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Price (56-42) and Monte Ward (6-8)
Scored 693 runs, Allowed 623 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-51

Ballparks: Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

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1883 / 1885 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	62-50, Final Rank:4, GB: 22.0
Days in First	14	last on Monday, May 19, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	33	last on May 19, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	1.5	last on Friday, May 16, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	22.5	last on Saturday, Oct 11, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	15	last on Monday, Sep 29
Most Games under .500	never
Longest Winning Streak	12	Thursday, May 1 to Friday, May 16
Longest Losing Streak	5	Tuesday, Sep 30 to Tuesday, Oct 7
Most Runs Allowed	19	Saturday, May 24
Most Runs Scored	20	Tuesday, May 13
Times Shutout by Opponent	6
Times Opponent Shutout	4

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	62	50	693	623	.554
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	34	22	378	261	.607
Road	28	28	315	362	.500
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
May	17	8	176	113	.680
June	12	11	141	145	.522
July	11	8	118	107	.579
August	10	9	104	98	.526
September	9	9	117	104	.500
October	3	5	37	56	.375

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	37	24	394	327	.607
Second Half	25	26	299	296	.490
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	12	7	66	61	.632
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	32	23	406	336	.582

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BSN	8	8	83	87	.500
BUF	11	5	126	74	.688
CHC	4	12	90	129	.250
CLV	11	5	101	65	.688
DTN	14	2	111	54	.875
PHI	11	5	116	81	.688
PRO	3	13	66	133	.188

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	NYG		CHC	W	15	3		1-0	1	Tied							`+`
2	2	Friday, May 2	NYG		CHC	W	13	6		2-0	1	Tied							`++`
3	3	Saturday, May 3	NYG		DTN	W	11	3		3-0	1	Tied							`+++`
4	4	Monday, May 5	NYG		DTN	W	3	1		4-0	1	Tied							`++++`
5	5	Thursday, May 8	NYG		DTN	W	8	4		5-0	1	up 0.5							`+++++`
6	6	Friday, May 9	NYG		DTN	W	5	0		6-0	1	up 0.5							`++++++`
7	7	Saturday, May 10	NYG		CLV	W	8	2		7-0	1	up 0.5							`+++++++`
8	8	Monday, May 12	NYG		CLV	W	4	0		8-0	1	up 0.5							`++++++++`
9	9	Tuesday, May 13	NYG		BUF	W	20	5		9-0	1	up 0.5							`+++++++++`
10	10	Wednesday, May 14	NYG		BUF	W	4	0		10-0	1	up 0.5							`++++++++++`
11	11	Thursday, May 15	NYG		CLV	W	7	1		11-0	1	up 0.5							`+++++++++++`
12	12	Friday, May 16	NYG		CLV	W	6	3		12-0	1	up 1.5							`++++++++++++`
13	13	Saturday, May 17	NYG		BUF	L	1	4		12-1	1	up 0.5							`-`
14	14	Monday, May 19	NYG		BUF	W	17	8		13-1	1	up 0.5							`+`
15	15	Tuesday, May 20	NYG		PRO	L	1	2		13-2	2	0.5							`-`
16	16	Wednesday, May 21	NYG		PRO	L	0	3		13-3	3	1.5							`--`
17	17	Thursday, May 22	NYG		BSN	W	7	1		14-3	3	0.5							`+`
18	18	Friday, May 23	NYG		BSN	W	8	7		15-3	2	0.5							`++`
19	19	Saturday, May 24	NYG		PRO	L	5	19		15-4	3	1.5							`-`
20	20	Monday, May 26	NYG		PRO	L	4	10		15-5	3	2.5							`--`
21	21	Tuesday, May 27	NYG		BSN	L	1	2		15-6	3	2.5							`---`
22	22	Thursday, May 29	NYG	@	PRO	W	10	8		16-6	3	2.5							`+`
23	23	Friday, May 30	NYG	@	BSN	W	5	1		17-6	3	2.5							`++`
24	24	Friday, May 30	NYG	@	PRO	L	9	12		17-7	3	2.5							`-`
25	25	Saturday, May 31	NYG	@	BSN	L	4	8		17-8	3	3.5							`--`
26	26	Monday, Jun 2	NYG	@	PRO	L	3	9		17-9	3	4.5							`---`
27	27	Tuesday, Jun 3	NYG	@	PRO	W	12	7		18-9	3	4.5							`+`
28	28	Wednesday, Jun 4	NYG	@	BSN	L	1	9		18-10	3	5.5							`-`
29	29	Thursday, Jun 5	NYG	@	BSN	W	10	6		19-10	3	4.5							`+`
30	30	Friday, Jun 6	NYG		PHI	W	7	6		20-10	3	4.0							`++`
31	31	Saturday, Jun 7	NYG		PHI	W	10	6		21-10	3	3.0							`+++`
32	32	Monday, Jun 9	NYG	@	PHI	W	12	8		22-10	3	3.0							`++++`
33	33	Tuesday, Jun 10	NYG	@	PHI	W	16	6		23-10	3	3.0							`+++++`
34	34	Wednesday, Jun 11	NYG		PHI	L	7	11		23-11	3	4.0							`-`
35	35	Thursday, Jun 12	NYG		PHI	L	0	1		23-12	3	4.5							`--`
36	36	Friday, Jun 13	NYG	@	PHI	W	9	1		24-12	3	4.5							`+`
37	37	Saturday, Jun 14	NYG	@	PHI	L	4	8		24-13	3	4.5							`-`
38	38	Monday, Jun 16	NYG	@	BSN	L	1	6		24-14	3	5.5							`--`
39	39	Tuesday, Jun 17	NYG	@	BSN	W	7	6		25-14	3	4.5							`+`
40	40	Tuesday, Jun 17	NYG	@	PRO	L	0	9		25-15	3	4.5							`-`
41	41	Wednesday, Jun 18	NYG	@	PRO	L	0	15		25-16	3	5.5							`--`
42	42	Saturday, Jun 21	NYG	@	BUF	L	2	6		25-17	3	5.5							`---`
43	43	Monday, Jun 23	NYG	@	BUF	W	8	3		26-17	3	5.5							`+`
44	44	Tuesday, Jun 24	NYG	@	BUF	W	10	5		27-17	3	5.5							`++`
45	45	Thursday, Jun 26	NYG	@	CLV	L	2	4		27-18	3	7.0							`-`
46	46	Friday, Jun 27	NYG	@	CLV	L	4	6		27-19	3	7.0							`--`
47	47	Saturday, Jun 28	NYG	@	CLV	W	10	5		28-19	3	7.0							`+`
48	48	Monday, Jun 30	NYG	@	CLV	W	6	2		29-19	3	6.5							`++`
49	49	Tuesday, Jul 1	NYG	@	DTN	W	12	5		30-19	3	6.5							`+++`
50	50	Wednesday, Jul 2	NYG	@	DTN	W	7	2		31-19	3	6.5							`++++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Friday, Jul 4	NYG	@	DTN	W	4	3		32-19	3	6.0							`+++++`
52	52	Saturday, Jul 5	NYG	@	CHC	L	6	7		32-20	3	7.0							`-`
53	53	Monday, Jul 7	NYG	@	CHC	L	0	7		32-21	3	8.0							`--`
54	54	Tuesday, Jul 8	NYG	@	CHC	W	11	8		33-21	3	8.0							`+`
55	55	Wednesday, Jul 9	NYG	@	CHC	L	1	9		33-22	3	8.0							`-`
56	56	Friday, Jul 11	NYG		PHI	W	17	3		34-22	3	7.0							`+`
57	57	Saturday, Jul 12	NYG		PHI	W	9	3		35-22	3	7.0							`++`
58	58	Monday, Jul 14	NYG	@	PHI	W	3	2		36-22	3	6.0							`+++`
59	59	Tuesday, Jul 15	NYG	@	PHI	W	4	3		37-22	3	6.0							`++++`
60	60	Friday, Jul 18	NYG	@	PRO	L	2	5		37-23	3	6.5							`-`
61	61	Saturday, Jul 19	NYG	@	BSN	L	1	12		37-24	3	7.5							`--`
62	62	Wednesday, Jul 23	NYG	@	PRO	L	5	11		37-25	3	8.0							`---`
63	63	Thursday, Jul 24	NYG	@	BSN	W	5	3		38-25	3	7.0							`+`
64	64	Friday, Jul 25	NYG		BSN	L	4	10		38-26	3	8.0							`-`
65	65	Saturday, Jul 26	NYG		BSN	W	12	3		39-26	3	7.0							`+`
66	66	Monday, Jul 28	NYG		BSN	W	7	0		40-26	3	6.5							`++`
67	67	Wednesday, Jul 30	NYG		PRO	L	5	8		40-27	3	7.5							`-`
68	68	Thursday, Jul 31	NYG		PRO	T	3	3		40-27	3	7.5							`-`
69	69	Friday, Aug 1	NYG		PRO	L	3	7		40-28	3	8.5							`--`
70	70	Saturday, Aug 2	NYG		BSN	L	1	2		40-29	4	9.5							`---`
71	71	Wednesday, Aug 6	NYG		PRO	W	2	1		41-29	4	9.0							`+`
72	72	Thursday, Aug 7	NYG		PRO	L	2	4		41-30	4	9.5							`-`
73	73	Friday, Aug 8	NYG		BSN	T	8	8		41-30	4	10.0							`-`
74	74	Monday, Aug 11	NYG	@	PHI	L	3	8		41-31	4	11.5							`--`
75	75	Tuesday, Aug 12	NYG	@	PHI	W	4	3		42-31	4	11.5							`+`
76	76	Wednesday, Aug 13	NYG		PHI	W	9	4		43-31	4	11.0							`++`
77	77	Thursday, Aug 14	NYG		PHI	L	2	8		43-32	4	12.0							`-`
78	78	Friday, Aug 15	NYG		BSN	L	1	3		43-33	4	13.0							`--`
79	79	Saturday, Aug 16	NYG		CHC	L	9	13		43-34	4	13.5							`---`
80	80	Monday, Aug 18	NYG		CHC	W	5	3		44-34	4	13.0							`+`
81	81	Tuesday, Aug 19	NYG		BUF	W	3	1		45-34	4	13.0							`++`
82	82	Wednesday, Aug 20	NYG		BUF	W	14	6		46-34	4	13.0							`+++`
83	83	Thursday, Aug 21	NYG		BUF	W	3	2		47-34	3	13.0							`++++`
84	84	Saturday, Aug 23	NYG		BUF	L	3	5		47-35	4	14.0							`-`
85	85	Tuesday, Aug 26	NYG		CLV	L	4	9		47-36	4	14.5							`--`
86	86	Wednesday, Aug 27	NYG		CLV	W	9	7		48-36	4	14.5							`+`
87	87	Thursday, Aug 28	NYG		CLV	W	10	2		49-36	4	14.5							`++`
88	88	Saturday, Aug 30	NYG		CLV	W	9	2		50-36	4	15.0							`+++`
89	89	Tuesday, Sep 2	NYG		CHC	L	3	8		50-37	4	16.0							`-`
90	90	Wednesday, Sep 3	NYG		CHC	L	3	9		50-38	4	17.0							`--`
91	91	Thursday, Sep 4	NYG		CHC	L	5	7		50-39	4	18.0							`---`
92	92	Saturday, Sep 6	NYG		CHC	L	2	3		50-40	4	19.5							`----`
93	93	Tuesday, Sep 9	NYG		DTN	W	11	3		51-40	4	18.5							`+`
94	94	Wednesday, Sep 10	NYG		DTN	W	13	3		52-40	4	18.5							`++`
95	95	Thursday, Sep 11	NYG		DTN	W	2	1		53-40	4	18.5							`+++`
96	96	Saturday, Sep 13	NYG		DTN	W	13	2		54-40	3	19.0							`++++`
97	97	Tuesday, Sep 16	NYG	@	CLV	L	3	12		54-41	4	20.5							`-`
98	98	Wednesday, Sep 17	NYG	@	CLV	W	9	1		55-41	4	20.5							`+`
99	99	Thursday, Sep 18	NYG	@	CLV	W	9	3		56-41	4	20.5							`++`
100	100	Saturday, Sep 20	NYG	@	CLV	L	1	6		56-42	4	20.5							`-`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Tuesday, Sep 23	NYG	@	BUF	L	3	4		56-43	4	21.0							`--`
102	102	Wednesday, Sep 24	NYG	@	BUF	L	0	6		56-44	4	21.0							`---`
103	103	Thursday, Sep 25	NYG	@	BUF	W	14	2		57-44	4	21.0							`+`
104	104	Friday, Sep 26	NYG	@	BUF	T	2	2		57-44	4	21.5							`+`
105	105	Saturday, Sep 27	NYG	@	BUF	W	12	10		58-44	4	20.5							`++`
106	106	Monday, Sep 29	NYG	@	BUF	W	10	5		59-44	3	20.0							`+++`
107	107	Tuesday, Sep 30	NYG	@	CHC	L	2	17		59-45	3	20.5							`-`
108	108	Thursday, Oct 2	NYG	@	CHC	L	5	9		59-46	4	20.5							`--`
109	109	Friday, Oct 3	NYG	@	CHC	L	5	13		59-47	4	20.5							`---`
110	110	Saturday, Oct 4	NYG	@	CHC	L	5	7		59-48	4	21.5							`----`
111	111	Tuesday, Oct 7	NYG	@	DTN	L	1	5		59-49	4	22.0							`-----`
112	112	Thursday, Oct 9	NYG	@	DTN	W	9	5		60-49	4	21.0							`+`
113	113	Friday, Oct 10	NYG	@	DTN	T	2	2		60-49	4	21.5							`+`
114	114	Saturday, Oct 11	NYG	@	DTN	L	2	9		60-50	5	22.5							`-`
115	115	Monday, Oct 13	NYG	@	DTN	W	4	3		61-50	5	22.0							`+`
116	116	Tuesday, Oct 14	NYG	@	DTN	W	4	3		62-50	4	21.5							`++`
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.

1883 / 1885 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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