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1886 New York Giants

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

75-44, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (75-44)
Scored 692 runs, Allowed 558 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-48

Ballparks: Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 86

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1885 / 1887 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	75-44, Final Rank:3, GB: 12.5
Days in First	3	last on Saturday, May 1, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	18	last on May 9, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	0.5	last on Saturday, May 1, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	16	last on Friday, Sep 24, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	33	last on Friday, Aug 27
Most Games under .500	never
Longest Winning Streak	9	Friday, Jun 18 to Wednesday, Jun 30
Longest Losing Streak	9	Monday, Aug 30 to Wednesday, Sep 8
Most Runs Allowed	21	Wednesday, Jul 7
Most Runs Scored	18	Monday, Jul 26
Times Shutout by Opponent	5
Times Opponent Shutout	3

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	75	44	693	558	.630
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	47	12	327	195	.797
Road	28	32	366	363	.467
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	2	0	15	6	1.000
May	13	8	106	99	.619
June	16	5	131	77	.762
July	16	9	149	104	.640
August	14	8	146	106	.636
September	9	11	107	132	.450
October	5	3	39	34	.625

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	41	19	355	265	.683
Second Half	34	25	338	293	.576
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	13	8	88	83	.619
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	29	16	325	235	.644

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BSN	11	6	87	74	.647
CHC	8	10	106	121	.444
DTN	7	11	87	125	.389
KCN	15	3	130	69	.833
PHI	8	8	73	67	.500
SLM	15	3	113	55	.833
WHS	11	3	97	47	.786

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, Apr 29	NYG		BSN	W	5	4		1-0	1	Tied						12,000	`+`
2	2	Friday, Apr 30	NYG		BSN	W	10	2		2-0	1	up 0.5						8,000	`++`
3	3	Saturday, May 1	NYG		BSN	W	7	4		3-0	1	up 0.5						10,000	`+++`
4	4	Monday, May 3	NYG	@	PHI	L	3	6		3-1	2	0.5				2:00			`-`
5	5	Tuesday, May 4	NYG	@	PHI	L	4	11		3-2	3	0.5				2:00			`--`
6	6	Wednesday, May 5	NYG	@	PHI	W	4	2		4-2	3	0.5							`+`
7	7	Thursday, May 6	NYG		WHS	W	7	2		5-2	2	0.5							`++`
8	8	Friday, May 7	NYG		WHS	W	6	0		6-2	2	0.5							`+++`
9	9	Monday, May 10	NYG	@	DTN	L	2	9		6-3	2	1.0				2:15			`-`
10	10	Tuesday, May 11	NYG	@	DTN	L	0	10		6-4	3	1.0				2:00			`--`
11	11	Wednesday, May 12	NYG	@	DTN	L	5	9		6-5	3	2.0				2:00			`---`
12	12	Thursday, May 13	NYG	@	CHC	L	3	7		6-6	5	3.0				2:00			`----`
13	13	Tuesday, May 18	NYG	@	KCN	W	7	2		7-6	3	4.0							`+`
14	14	Wednesday, May 19	NYG	@	KCN	W	7	2		8-6	3	4.0				1:50			`++`
15	15	Thursday, May 20	NYG	@	KCN	L	4	5		8-7	3	5.0							`-`
16	16	Friday, May 21	NYG	@	SLM	W	7	1		9-7	3	5.0				1:45			`+`
17	17	Saturday, May 22	NYG	@	SLM	W	6	3		10-7	3	5.0				2:40			`++`
18	18	Monday, May 24	NYG	@	SLM	W	11	8		11-7	3	5.0				2:05			`+++`
19	19	Thursday, May 27	NYG		SLM	W	5	4		12-7	3	4.5				2:15			`++++`
20	20	Friday, May 28	NYG		SLM	W	4	1		13-7	3	4.5				1:30			`+++++`
21	21	Saturday, May 29	NYG		SLM	W	7	4		14-7	3	4.5				2:05			`++++++`
22	22	Monday, May 31	NYG		DTN	W	6	5		15-7	3	4.5				2:10			`+++++++`
23	23	Monday, May 31	NYG		DTN	L	1	4		15-8	3	4.5						26,000	`-`
24	24	Tuesday, Jun 1	NYG		DTN	W	8	4		16-8	3	3.5							`+`
25	25	Wednesday, Jun 2	NYG		KCN	W	7	3		17-8	3	3.5							`++`
26	26	Thursday, Jun 3	NYG		KCN	W	9	3		18-8	3	3.5							`+++`
27	27	Friday, Jun 4	NYG		KCN	W	10	2		19-8	3	3.0							`++++`
28	28	Saturday, Jun 5	NYG		CHC	L	0	4		19-9	3	4.0							`-`
29	29	Monday, Jun 7	NYG		CHC	T	7	7		19-9	3	3.5							`-`
30	30	Tuesday, Jun 8	NYG		CHC	L	2	3		19-10	3	4.5							`--`
31	31	Wednesday, Jun 9	NYG		CHC	W	4	1		20-10	3	4.0							`+`
32	32	Thursday, Jun 10	NYG	@	BSN	L	0	2		20-11	3	4.5				1:48			`-`
33	33	Friday, Jun 11	NYG	@	BSN	L	1	10		20-12	3	5.5							`--`
34	34	Saturday, Jun 12	NYG	@	BSN	W	3	1		21-12	3	5.5							`+`
35	35	Tuesday, Jun 15	NYG		PHI	W	5	1		22-12	3	6.0							`++`
36	36	Wednesday, Jun 16	NYG		PHI	L	1	4		22-13	3	7.0							`-`
37	37	Friday, Jun 18	NYG		WHS	W	10	4		23-13	3	7.0							`+`
38	38	Saturday, Jun 19	NYG		WHS	W	7	3		24-13	3	6.0							`++`
39	39	Monday, Jun 21	NYG		WHS	W	7	3		25-13	3	6.0							`+++`
40	40	Wednesday, Jun 23	NYG	@	SLM	W	7	1		26-13	3	6.5				2:25			`++++`
41	41	Thursday, Jun 24	NYG	@	SLM	W	10	2		27-13	3	6.0				2:00			`+++++`
42	42	Friday, Jun 25	NYG	@	SLM	W	7	5		28-13	3	5.5				1:50			`++++++`
43	43	Monday, Jun 28	NYG	@	KCN	W	12	7		29-13	3	6.0				2:00			`+++++++`
44	44	Tuesday, Jun 29	NYG	@	KCN	W	3	2		30-13	3	5.0				1:55			`++++++++`
45	45	Wednesday, Jun 30	NYG	@	KCN	W	11	5		31-13	3	4.5				2:05			`+++++++++`
46	46	Thursday, Jul 1	NYG	@	CHC	L	3	7		31-14	3	4.5						3,000	`-`
47	47	Friday, Jul 2	NYG	@	CHC	W	11	1		32-14	3	4.5							`+`
48	48	Saturday, Jul 3	NYG	@	CHC	W	7	3		33-14	3	4.5							`++`
49	49	Monday, Jul 5	NYG	@	DTN	L	6	8		33-15	3	6.5				2:35			`-`
50	50	Monday, Jul 5	NYG	@	DTN	L	10	11		33-16	3	6.5				2:40			`--`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Tuesday, Jul 6	NYG	@	DTN	W	13	9		34-16	3	5.5				2:30			`+`
52	52	Wednesday, Jul 7	NYG	@	CHC	L	9	21		34-17	3	6.5							`-`
53	53	Friday, Jul 9	NYG	@	PHI	W	10	2		35-17	3	5.0				2:00			`+`
54	54	Saturday, Jul 10	NYG	@	PHI	L	1	5		35-18	3	5.0				2:10			`-`
55	55	Monday, Jul 12	NYG	@	PHI	L	6	7		35-19	3	6.0				2:40			`--`
56	56	Wednesday, Jul 14	NYG	@	WHS	W	7	2		36-19	3	6.5							`+`
57	57	Thursday, Jul 15	NYG	@	WHS	W	5	2		37-19	3	6.5				1:50			`++`
58	58	Friday, Jul 16	NYG		BSN	W	4	1		38-19	3	6.5				1:50			`+++`
59	59	Saturday, Jul 17	NYG		BSN	W	4	2		39-19	3	6.5				2:00			`++++`
60	60	Monday, Jul 19	NYG		BSN	W	3	0		40-19	3	6.5				1:55			`+++++`
61	61	Tuesday, Jul 20	NYG		PHI	W	4	2		41-19	3	6.5				2:05			`++++++`
62	62	Thursday, Jul 22	NYG		PHI	W	2	1		42-19	3	6.0				1:55			`+++++++`
63	63	Friday, Jul 23	NYG		PHI	L	0	4		42-20	3	7.0				1:50			`-`
64	64	Saturday, Jul 24	NYG	@	WHS	L	1	6		42-21	3	8.0				2:00			`--`
65	65	Monday, Jul 26	NYG	@	WHS	W	18	1		43-21	3	7.5				1:55			`+`
66	66	Tuesday, Jul 27	NYG	@	WHS	W	8	1		44-21	3	7.0				2:00			`++`
67	67	Wednesday, Jul 28	NYG		SLM	W	8	0		45-21	3	7.0				1:45			`+++`
68	68	Thursday, Jul 29	NYG		SLM	L	4	5		45-22	3	8.0				1:10			`-`
69	69	Friday, Jul 30	NYG		SLM	W	2	1		46-22	3	8.0				2:50			`+`
70	70	Saturday, Jul 31	NYG		CHC	W	3	2		47-22	3	8.0				1:45			`++`
71	71	Monday, Aug 2	NYG		CHC	W	10	4		48-22	3	7.0							`+++`
72	72	Tuesday, Aug 3	NYG		CHC	W	7	6		49-22	3	6.0				1:40			`++++`
73	73	Wednesday, Aug 4	NYG		KCN	W	14	4		50-22	3	5.0				1:55			`+++++`
74	74	Thursday, Aug 5	NYG		KCN	W	5	4		51-22	3	5.0							`++++++`
75	75	Friday, Aug 6	NYG		KCN	L	3	4		51-23	3	5.0							`-`
76	76	Monday, Aug 9	NYG		DTN	W	3	2		52-23	3	4.0							`+`
77	77	Tuesday, Aug 10	NYG		DTN	W	10	7		53-23	3	3.0				2:00			`++`
78	78	Wednesday, Aug 11	NYG		DTN	W	3	2		54-23	3	2.0				1:50			`+++`
79	79	Thursday, Aug 12	NYG	@	BSN	W	8	1		55-23	3	2.0				1:53			`++++`
80	80	Friday, Aug 13	NYG	@	BSN	W	9	5		56-23	2	2.0				2:27			`+++++`
81	81	Saturday, Aug 14	NYG	@	BSN	L	3	7		56-24	3	3.0							`-`
82	82	Monday, Aug 16	NYG	@	WHS	L	2	4		56-25	3	3.0							`--`
83	83	Tuesday, Aug 17	NYG	@	WHS	W	10	8		57-25	3	3.0							`+`
84	84	Wednesday, Aug 18	NYG	@	WHS	T	4	4		57-25	3	3.5							`+`
85	85	Thursday, Aug 19	NYG	@	PHI	L	1	5		57-26	3	4.0				2:00			`-`
86	86	Friday, Aug 20	NYG	@	PHI	W	12	3		58-26	3	4.0				2:30			`+`
87	87	Saturday, Aug 21	NYG	@	PHI	L	3	5		58-27	3	5.0				2:00			`-`
88	88	Tuesday, Aug 24	NYG	@	KCN	L	1	7		58-28	3	4.5				2:15			`--`
89	89	Wednesday, Aug 25	NYG	@	KCN	W	6	2		59-28	3	4.5				2:00			`+`
90	90	Thursday, Aug 26	NYG	@	KCN	W	12	7		60-28	3	4.0							`++`
91	91	Friday, Aug 27	NYG	@	SLM	W	12	1		61-28	3	4.0				2:05			`+++`
92	92	Monday, Aug 30	NYG	@	SLM	L	3	7		61-29	3	5.5				1:50			`-`
93	93	Tuesday, Aug 31	NYG	@	SLM	L	5	7		61-30	3	6.0				1:55			`--`
94	94	Wednesday, Sep 1	NYG	@	DTN	L	7	12		61-31	3	7.0				2:30			`---`
95	95	Thursday, Sep 2	NYG	@	DTN	L	2	8		61-32	3	8.0				2:22			`----`
96	96	Saturday, Sep 4	NYG	@	DTN	L	1	7		61-33	3	9.0				2:20			`-----`
97	97	Monday, Sep 6	NYG	@	CHC	L	4	7		61-34	3	10.0				1:50			`------`
98	98	Tuesday, Sep 7	NYG	@	CHC	L	11	13		61-35	3	11.0				2:00			`-------`
99	99	Wednesday, Sep 8	NYG	@	CHC	L	3	12		61-36	3	13.0							`--------`
100	100	Wednesday, Sep 8	NYG	@	CHC	L	4	9		61-37	3	13.0				2:00			`---------`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Saturday, Sep 11	NYG		BSN	W	10	3		62-37	3	13.0							`+`
102	102	Monday, Sep 13	NYG		BSN	L	3	4		62-38	3	14.0							`-`
103	103	Tuesday, Sep 14	NYG		BSN	W	6	2		63-38	3	13.0							`+`
104	104	Wednesday, Sep 15	NYG		WHS	L	0	5		63-39	3	14.0				1:40			`-`
105	105	Thursday, Sep 16	NYG		WHS	T	1	1		63-39	3	14.5							`-`
106	106	Friday, Sep 17	NYG		WHS	W	4	1		64-39	3	15.0							`+`
107	107	Saturday, Sep 18	NYG		PHI	W	5	2		65-39	3	15.0							`++`
108	108	Monday, Sep 20	NYG		PHI	T	3	3		65-39	3	15.5							`++`
109	109	Tuesday, Sep 21	NYG		PHI	W	9	4		66-39	3	15.0							`+++`
110	110	Wednesday, Sep 22	NYG	@	BSN	L	3	10		66-40	3	16.0				2:10			`-`
111	111	Friday, Sep 24	NYG	@	BSN	L	8	16		66-41	3	16.0							`--`
112	112	Saturday, Sep 25	NYG		KCN	T	3	3		66-41	3	15.0							`--`
113	113	Monday, Sep 27	NYG		KCN	W	9	4		67-41	3	14.5							`+`
114	114	Tuesday, Sep 28	NYG		KCN	W	3	2		68-41	3	13.5				1:35			`++`
115	115	Wednesday, Sep 29	NYG		KCN	W	4	1		69-41	3	12.5							`+++`
116	116	Thursday, Sep 30	NYG		DTN	W	4	3		70-41	3	12.5							`++++`
117	117	Friday, Oct 1	NYG		DTN	L	1	9		70-42	3	13.5							`-`
118	118	Saturday, Oct 2	NYG		DTN	L	5	6		70-43	3	14.5							`--`
119	119	Monday, Oct 4	NYG		CHC	L	7	9		70-44	3	15.5							`---`
120	120	Tuesday, Oct 5	NYG		CHC	W	7	4		71-44	3	14.5							`+`
121	121	Wednesday, Oct 6	NYG		CHC	W	4	1		72-44	3	13.5							`++`
122	122	Thursday, Oct 7	NYG		SLM	W	7	2		73-44	3	13.5							`+++`
123	123	Friday, Oct 8	NYG		SLM	W	4	1		74-44	3	12.5							`++++`
124	124	Saturday, Oct 9	NYG		SLM	W	4	2		75-44	3	12.5				1:20			`+++++`
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.

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