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1887 New York Giants

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1886 / 1888

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 First2last on Friday, Apr 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 14last on Apr 29, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind11last on Friday, Sep 30, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50016last on Tuesday, Oct 4
Most Games under .500never
Longest Winning Streak7Monday, Jul 18 to Thursday, Jul 28
Longest Losing Streak4Friday, Jul 8 to Tuesday, Jul 12
Most Runs Allowed19Friday, Jun 17
Most Runs Scored29Wednesday, Jun 15
Times Shutout by Opponent5 
Times Opponent Shutout5 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 68 55 815 717 .553
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 36 26 439 340 .581
Road 32 29 376 377 .525
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
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
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 35 30 495 433 .538
Second Half 33 25 320 284 .569
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 19 14 160 155 .576
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 24 17 361 272 .585
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
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 NYG CHC L 11 12 15-11 3 6.0 2:55 -
28 28 Monday, May 30 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 NYG @ BSN L 9 19 23-19 3 6.0 --
45 45 Friday, Jun 17 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 NYG @ CHC L 1 5 32-22 4 6.0 1:45 -
57 57 Monday, Jul 4 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 Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1886 / 1888 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits