1887 New York Giants

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

68-55, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (68-55)
Scored 816 runs, Allowed 723 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-55

Ballparks: Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104

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1886 / 1888 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	68-55, Final Rank:4, GB: 10.5
Days in First	2	last on Friday, Apr 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	14	last on Apr 29, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	11	last on Friday, Sep 30, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	16	last on Tuesday, Oct 4
Most Games under .500	never
Longest Winning Streak	7	Monday, Jul 18 to Thursday, Jul 28
Longest Losing Streak	4	Friday, Jul 8 to Tuesday, Jul 12
Most Runs Allowed	19	Friday, Jun 17
Most Runs Scored	29	Wednesday, Jun 15
Times Shutout by Opponent	5
Times Opponent Shutout	5

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	68	55	815	717	.553
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	36	26	439	340	.581
Road	32	29	376	377	.525
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	2	1	20	22	.667
May	14	11	198	202	.560
June	14	9	203	119	.609
July	11	11	127	122	.500
August	13	9	127	105	.591
September	12	11	113	120	.522
October	2	3	27	27	.400

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	35	30	495	433	.538
Second Half	33	25	320	284	.569
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	19	14	160	155	.576
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	24	17	361	272	.585

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BSN	10	7	96	90	.588
CHC	6	11	95	117	.353
DTN	8	10	118	126	.444
IND	15	3	158	90	.833
PHI	7	10	119	123	.412
PIT	12	6	107	82	.667
WHS	10	8	122	89	.556

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 28	NYG		PHI	W	4	3		1-0	1	Tied				2:00		4,000	`+`
2	2	Friday, Apr 29	NYG		PHI	W	7	4		2-0	1	Tied				2:20		2,000	`++`
3	3	Saturday, Apr 30	NYG	@	PHI	L	9	15		2-1	3	1.0						14,500	`-`
4	4	Monday, May 2	NYG	@	WHS	W	5	4		3-1	2	0.5						4,000	`+`
5	5	Tuesday, May 3	NYG	@	WHS	L	4	14		3-2	3	1.5						2,200	`-`
6	6	Wednesday, May 4	NYG	@	WHS	W	9	8		4-2	3	1.0							`+`
7	7	Thursday, May 5	NYG		BSN	T	6	6		4-2	3	1.5				1:40		6,225	`+`
8	8	Friday, May 6	NYG		BSN	W	3	1		5-2	2	1.5				1:45		8,500	`++`
9	9	Saturday, May 7	NYG		BSN	L	4	10		5-3	3	2.5				1:40			`-`
10	10	Monday, May 9	NYG		WHS	L	4	7		5-4	3	3.5				1:50			`--`
11	11	Tuesday, May 10	NYG		WHS	L	3	8		5-5	3	4.5				1:50		2,800	`---`
12	12	Wednesday, May 11	NYG		WHS	W	9	8		6-5	3	4.5				2:30			`+`
13	13	Thursday, May 12	NYG	@	PHI	W	1	0		7-5	3	3.5				1:40			`++`
14	14	Friday, May 13	NYG	@	PHI	L	1	6		7-6	3	4.5				1:40			`-`
15	15	Saturday, May 14	NYG		PHI	L	2	17		7-7	4	5.5				1:45		7,000	`--`
16	16	Monday, May 16	NYG		IND	W	11	8		8-7	3	5.5				1:40			`+`
17	17	Tuesday, May 17	NYG		IND	W	26	6		9-7	3	5.5							`++`
18	18	Wednesday, May 18	NYG		IND	L	8	13		9-8	3	6.5				1:50			`-`
19	19	Thursday, May 19	NYG		IND	W	14	8		10-8	3	6.5				2:25			`+`
20	20	Friday, May 20	NYG		PIT	W	10	9		11-8	3	6.5				2:02			`++`
21	21	Saturday, May 21	NYG		PIT	W	7	5		12-8	3	6.5				1:50			`+++`
22	22	Monday, May 23	NYG		PIT	W	16	12		13-8	3	5.5							`++++`
23	23	Tuesday, May 24	NYG		PIT	L	4	5		13-9	3	6.0				1:35			`-`
24	24	Thursday, May 26	NYG		DTN	W	7	6		14-9	3	5.0				2:03			`+`
25	25	Friday, May 27	NYG		DTN	L	9	11		14-10	3	6.0				2:10			`-`
26	26	Saturday, May 28	NYG		DTN	W	11	7		15-10	3	5.0							`+`
27	27	Monday, May 30 (1)	NYG		CHC	L	11	12		15-11	3	6.0				2:55			`-`
28	28	Monday, May 30 (2)	NYG		CHC	L	2	3		15-12	3	6.0				1:40		15,000	`--`
29	29	Tuesday, May 31	NYG		CHC	W	11	8		16-12	3	5.0				1:40			`+`
30	30	Wednesday, Jun 1	NYG		BSN	W	8	3		17-12	3	4.5				2:00			`++`
31	31	Thursday, Jun 2	NYG	@	WHS	L	3	5		17-13	3	5.0				1:50			`-`
32	32	Friday, Jun 3	NYG	@	WHS	W	14	2		18-13	3	4.0				1:55			`+`
33	33	Saturday, Jun 4	NYG	@	WHS	L	1	4		18-14	3	4.0				1:50			`-`
34	34	Monday, Jun 6	NYG	@	PHI	T	6	6		18-14	3	4.0				1:45			`-`
35	35	Tuesday, Jun 7	NYG	@	PHI	L	14	15		18-15	3	5.0				1:15			`--`
36	36	Wednesday, Jun 8	NYG	@	PHI	W	7	4		19-15	3	4.5				2:05			`+`
37	37	Thursday, Jun 9	NYG		WHS	L	2	3		19-16	3	5.5				2:00			`-`
38	38	Friday, Jun 10	NYG		WHS	W	9	2		20-16	3	5.5							`+`
39	39	Saturday, Jun 11	NYG		WHS	W	26	2		21-16	3	5.5				1:45			`++`
40	40	Monday, Jun 13	NYG		PHI	L	4	5		21-17	3	5.5							`-`
41	41	Tuesday, Jun 14	NYG		PHI	W	5	2		22-17	3	5.5				2:05			`+`
42	42	Wednesday, Jun 15	NYG		PHI	W	29	1		23-17	3	5.5							`++`
43	43	Thursday, Jun 16	NYG	@	BSN	L	5	12		23-18	3	5.5				1:45			`-`
44	44	Friday, Jun 17 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L	9	19		23-19	3	6.0							`--`
45	45	Friday, Jun 17 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W	6	1		24-19	3	6.0				2:50			`+`
46	46	Saturday, Jun 18	NYG	@	BSN	W	5	2		25-19	3	5.0				2:00			`++`
47	47	Wednesday, Jun 22	NYG	@	PIT	W	3	2		26-19	3	5.5				1:50			`+++`
48	48	Thursday, Jun 23	NYG	@	PIT	L	1	2		26-20	3	6.5							`-`
49	49	Friday, Jun 24	NYG	@	PIT	W	5	3		27-20	3	6.0				1:50			`+`
50	50	Saturday, Jun 25	NYG	@	DTN	W	15	3		28-20	3	5.0				2:00			`++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Monday, Jun 27	NYG	@	DTN	W	11	4		29-20	3	4.0						1,700	`+++`
52	52	Tuesday, Jun 28	NYG	@	DTN	L	4	7		29-21	3	5.0				2:00			`-`
53	53	Thursday, Jun 30	NYG	@	IND	W	11	10		30-21	3	4.5				2:10			`+`
54	54	Friday, Jul 1	NYG	@	IND	W	13	5		31-21	3	4.5				2:15			`++`
55	55	Saturday, Jul 2	NYG	@	IND	W	5	0		32-21	3	4.5				1:35			`+++`
56	56	Monday, Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L	1	5		32-22	4	6.0				1:45			`-`
57	57	Monday, Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L	2	4		32-23	4	6.0				2:00			`--`
58	58	Tuesday, Jul 5	NYG	@	CHC	L	3	15		32-24	4	7.0				2:45			`---`
59	59	Thursday, Jul 7	NYG		DTN	W	10	8		33-24	4	6.0				2:00			`+`
60	60	Friday, Jul 8	NYG		DTN	L	6	8		33-25	4	7.0							`-`
61	61	Saturday, Jul 9	NYG		DTN	L	5	8		33-26	4	8.0				2:00			`--`
62	62	Monday, Jul 11	NYG		PIT	L	2	3		33-27	4	8.5				1:35			`---`
63	63	Tuesday, Jul 12	NYG		PIT	L	6	15		33-28	4	8.5				2:15			`----`
64	64	Wednesday, Jul 13	NYG		PIT	W	7	3		34-28	4	7.5							`+`
65	65	Friday, Jul 15	NYG		CHC	L	4	5		34-29	4	8.0				2:20			`-`
66	66	Saturday, Jul 16	NYG		CHC	L	4	9		34-30	4	8.0				2:15			`--`
67	67	Monday, Jul 18	NYG		CHC	W	6	2		35-30	4	7.0				2:00			`+`
68	68	Tuesday, Jul 19	NYG		IND	W	10	3		36-30	4	6.5				2:00			`++`
69	69	Wednesday, Jul 20	NYG		IND	W	6	2		37-30	4	5.5				1:50			`+++`
70	70	Friday, Jul 22	NYG		IND	W	4	3		38-30	4	4.5				1:50			`++++`
71	71	Monday, Jul 25	NYG		BSN	W	11	4		39-30	4	4.0				2:00			`+++++`
72	72	Tuesday, Jul 26	NYG		BSN	W	5	0		40-30	4	3.0				2:00		6,000	`++++++`
73	73	Thursday, Jul 28	NYG	@	DTN	W	5	4		41-30	3	2.5				2:15			`+++++++`
74	74	Friday, Jul 29	NYG	@	DTN	L	5	8		41-31	3	3.5				1:40			`-`
75	75	Saturday, Jul 30	NYG	@	DTN	L	7	8		41-32	4	4.5				1:55			`--`
76	76	Monday, Aug 1	NYG	@	PIT	L	0	3		41-33	4	4.5				1:50			`---`
77	77	Tuesday, Aug 2	NYG	@	PIT	W	17	4		42-33	4	4.5				2:10			`+`
78	78	Wednesday, Aug 3	NYG	@	PIT	W	6	5		43-33	4	4.5				1:50			`++`
79	79	Friday, Aug 5	NYG	@	CHC	L	3	7		43-34	3	6.0				2:10			`-`
80	80	Saturday, Aug 6	NYG	@	CHC	W	9	8		44-34	3	5.0				2:00			`+`
81	81	Monday, Aug 8	NYG	@	CHC	L	6	12		44-35	4	5.0							`-`
82	82	Tuesday, Aug 9	NYG	@	IND	W	10	5		45-35	3	5.0				2:00			`+`
83	83	Wednesday, Aug 10	NYG	@	IND	L	7	10		45-36	3	5.0				2:10			`-`
84	84	Thursday, Aug 11	NYG	@	IND	W	11	1		46-36	3	5.0				1:50			`+`
85	85	Saturday, Aug 13	NYG	@	BSN	L	2	4		46-37	3	5.0				1:50			`-`
86	86	Monday, Aug 15	NYG	@	BSN	W	3	2		47-37	3	4.0				2:10			`+`
87	87	Tuesday, Aug 16	NYG	@	BSN	W	8	3		48-37	3	4.0				1:50			`++`
88	88	Wednesday, Aug 17	NYG	@	PHI	L	2	3		48-38	3	4.5				2:05			`-`
89	89	Thursday, Aug 18	NYG	@	PHI	L	2	11		48-39	3	5.5				2:05			`--`
90	90	Friday, Aug 19	NYG	@	PHI	W	10	8		49-39	3	4.5				2:00			`+`
91	91	Saturday, Aug 20	NYG	@	PHI	T	5	5		49-39	3	4.0				2:40			`+`
92	92	Tuesday, Aug 23	NYG		PIT	W	2	1		50-39	3	4.5							`++`
93	93	Wednesday, Aug 24	NYG		PIT	L	1	2		50-40	4	5.5				1:55			`-`
94	94	Thursday, Aug 25	NYG		CHC	W	9	1		51-40	4	4.5				2:10			`+`
95	95	Friday, Aug 26	NYG		CHC	L	2	5		51-41	4	5.5							`-`
96	96	Saturday, Aug 27	NYG		CHC	W	5	1		52-41	3	5.0				1:40			`+`
97	97	Monday, Aug 29	NYG		IND	W	5	4		53-41	3	5.0				2:20			`++`
98	98	Tuesday, Aug 30	NYG		IND	W	2	0		54-41	3	5.0				2:05			`+++`
99	99	Thursday, Sep 1	NYG		DTN	L	1	5		54-42	3	6.5				2:00			`-`
100	100	Friday, Sep 2	NYG		DTN	W	2	1		55-42	3	5.5				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 3	NYG		DTN	L	10	12		55-43	3	6.5				2:20			`-`
102	102	Monday, Sep 5	NYG		WHS	W	9	3		56-43	3	5.5				1:55			`+`
103	103	Tuesday, Sep 6	NYG		WHS	W	6	4		57-43	3	5.0				1:55			`++`
104	104	Wednesday, Sep 7	NYG		WHS	L	2	5		57-44	3	6.5				1:45			`-`
105	105	Thursday, Sep 8	NYG	@	BSN	L	0	3		57-45	3	7.5				1:30			`--`
106	106	Saturday, Sep 10	NYG	@	BSN	L	2	5		57-46	4	9.0							`---`
107	107	Monday, Sep 12	NYG	@	IND	W	6	2		58-46	4	9.0				1:45			`+`
108	108	Tuesday, Sep 13	NYG	@	IND	L	4	7		58-47	4	9.0							`-`
109	109	Wednesday, Sep 14	NYG	@	IND	W	5	3		59-47	3	9.0							`+`
110	110	Thursday, Sep 15	NYG	@	CHC	W	4	3		60-47	3	9.0							`++`
111	111	Friday, Sep 16	NYG	@	CHC	L	8	12		60-48	4	10.0							`-`
112	112	Saturday, Sep 17	NYG	@	CHC	T	5	5		60-48	4	10.5							`-`
113	113	Monday, Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	W	8	3		61-48	4	9.5				1:45			`+`
114	114	Tuesday, Sep 20	NYG	@	PIT	W	7	5		62-48	4	8.5				1:45			`++`
115	115	Wednesday, Sep 21	NYG	@	PIT	W	5	0		63-48	4	8.0							`+++`
116	116	Thursday, Sep 22	NYG	@	DTN	L	0	9		63-49	4	9.0							`-`
117	117	Friday, Sep 23	NYG	@	DTN	L	3	11		63-50	4	10.0							`--`
118	118	Saturday, Sep 24	NYG	@	DTN	W	7	6		64-50	4	9.0				1:50			`+`
119	119	Monday, Sep 26	NYG		BSN	W	8	2		65-50	4	9.0							`++`
120	120	Tuesday, Sep 27	NYG		BSN	L	5	10		65-51	4	10.0							`-`
121	121	Thursday, Sep 29	NYG		BSN	W	6	3		66-51	4	10.0							`+`
122	122	Friday, Sep 30	NYG	@	WHS	L	0	1		66-52	4	11.0							`-`
123	123	Saturday, Oct 1	NYG	@	WHS	T	3	3		66-52	4	10.5							`-`
124	124	Monday, Oct 3	NYG	@	WHS	W	7	3		67-52	4	10.5							`+`
125	125	Tuesday, Oct 4	NYG	@	WHS	W	6	3		68-52	4	9.5							`++`
126	126	Wednesday, Oct 5	NYG		PHI	L	0	1		68-53	4	9.5							`-`
127	127	Thursday, Oct 6	NYG		PHI	L	3	6		68-54	4	10.5							`--`
128	128	Friday, Oct 7	NYG	@	PHI	T	5	5		68-54	4	10.5							`--`
129	129	Saturday, Oct 8	NYG		PHI	L	3	6		68-55	4	10.5							`---`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak

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

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