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1897 New York Giants Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898)
83-48, Finished 3rd in National League
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Scored 895 runs, Allowed 695 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-51
Manager: Bill Joyce (83-48)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds III (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 390,340 (1st of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96

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1896 / 1898 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 83-48, Final Rank:3, GB: 9.5
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind10last on Thursday, Aug 12, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50036last on Thursday, Sep 30
Most Games under .5005last on Saturday, May 22
Longest Winning Streak7Friday, Sep 3 to Wednesday, Sep 8
Longest Losing Streak5Monday, May 10 to Monday, May 17
Most Runs Allowed18Saturday, Oct 2
Most Runs Scored19Thursday, Aug 26 and Wednesday, Sep 15
Times Shutout by Opponent3 
Times Opponent Shutout9 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 83 48 899 696 .634
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 51 19 499 348 .729
Road 32 29 400 348 .525
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 2 5 40 49 .286
May 12 8 130 98 .600
June 18 7 162 107 .720
July 15 11 177 141 .577
August 19 7 198 116 .731
September 17 9 187 167 .654
October 0 1 5 18 .000
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 38 24 399 292 .613
Second Half 45 24 500 404 .652
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 15 14 144 143 .517
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 42 17 483 300 .712
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BLN 7 5 63 61 .583
BRO 9 3 109 70 .750
BSN 4 8 63 76 .333
CHC 7 5 86 66 .583
CIN 5 7 75 76 .417
CLV 9 3 72 45 .750
LOU 6 6 71 68 .500
PHI 7 5 79 76 .583
PIT 8 3 81 55 .727
STL 12 0 114 531.000
WHS 9 3 86 50 .750

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Thursday, Apr 22 NYG @ PHI L 1 5 0-1 7 1.5 -
2 2 Friday, Apr 23 NYG @ PHI L 7 12 0-2 9 2.5 --
3 3 Saturday, Apr 24 NYG @ PHI L 4 12 0-3 10 3.5 ---
4 4 Monday, Apr 26 NYG WHS T 3 3 0-3 10 3.5 ---
5 5 Tuesday, Apr 27 NYG WHS W 8 3 1-3 8 3.5 10,000 +
6 6 Wednesday, Apr 28 NYG WHS W 11 3 2-3 7 3.5 ++
7 7 Thursday, Apr 29 NYG @ BLN L 3 6 2-4 8 3.5 -
8 8 Friday, Apr 30 NYG @ BLN L 3 5 2-5 9 4.5 --
9 9 Monday, May 3 NYG @ WHS W *V 0 0 3-5 7 4.5 +
10 10 Tuesday, May 4 NYG @ WHS W 6 1 4-5 6 4.0 ++
11 11 Thursday, May 6 NYG BRO T 9 9 4-5 6 4.0 ++
12 12 Friday, May 7 NYG @ BRO W 7 5 5-5 6 4.0 +++
13 13 Saturday, May 8 NYG BRO W 9 5 6-5 6 4.0 ++++
14 14 Monday, May 10 NYG @ LOU L 5 9 6-6 6 4.0 -
15 15 Thursday, May 13 NYG @ CIN L 3 7 6-7 7 5.5 --
16 16 Friday, May 14 NYG @ CIN L 5 6 6-8 8 6.5 ---
17 17 Saturday, May 15 NYG @ CIN L 7 9 6-9 8 7.5 ----
18 18 Monday, May 17 NYG @ PIT L 2 3 6-10 9 9.0 -----
19 19 Tuesday, May 18 NYG @ PIT W 11 5 7-10 9 9.0 +
20 20 Wednesday, May 19 NYG @ PIT L 5 11 7-11 9 10.0 -
21 21 Saturday, May 22 NYG @ CLV L 3 4 7-12 8 8.5 --
22 22 Saturday, May 22 NYG @ CLV W 11 2 8-12 8 8.5 +
23 23 Monday, May 24 NYG @ CHC W 4 1 9-12 9 8.0 ++
24 24 Tuesday, May 25 NYG @ CHC W 8 0 10-12 9 8.0 +++
25 25 Wednesday, May 26 NYG @ CHC L 2 6 10-13 9 9.0 -
26 26 Friday, May 28 NYG STL W 8 2 11-13 8 8.0 +
27 27 Saturday, May 29 NYG STL W 7 6 12-13 6 7.5 ++
28 28 Saturday, May 29 NYG STL W 8 5 13-13 6 7.5 +++
29 29 Monday, May 31 NYG PIT W 10 2 14-13 6 7.0 20,000 ++++
30 30 Tuesday, Jun 1 NYG PIT W *H 4 7 15-13 6 6.5 +++++
31 31 Wednesday, Jun 2 NYG LOU L 4 7 15-14 6 7.5 -
32 32 Thursday, Jun 3 NYG LOU T *T 6 1 15-14 5 7.0 -
33 33 Thursday, Jun 3 NYG LOU W 10 6 16-14 5 7.0 +
34 34 Friday, Jun 4 NYG LOU W 5 3 17-14 5 6.5 ++
35 35 Saturday, Jun 5 NYG CHC L 4 10 17-15 5 6.5 -
36 36 Monday, Jun 7 NYG CHC W 10 6 18-15 4 6.5 +
37 37 Friday, Jun 11 NYG CIN L 1 2 18-16 5 8.5 -
38 38 Saturday, Jun 12 NYG STL W 9 2 19-16 4 8.5 +
39 39 Monday, Jun 14 NYG STL W 7 4 20-16 4 8.5 ++
40 40 Tuesday, Jun 15 NYG STL W 9 3 21-16 4 8.5 +++
41 41 Wednesday, Jun 16 NYG CLV L 3 7 21-17 4 9.5 -
42 42 Thursday, Jun 17 NYG CLV W 5 0 22-17 4 9.0 +
43 43 Friday, Jun 18 NYG CLV W 5 0 23-17 4 9.0 ++
44 44 Saturday, Jun 19 NYG CLV W 8 4 24-17 4 8.0 +++
45 45 Monday, Jun 21 NYG @ BLN W 6 2 25-17 4 6.5 ++++
46 46 Monday, Jun 21 NYG @ BLN W 6 5 26-17 4 6.5 +++++
47 47 Tuesday, Jun 22 NYG @ BLN L 2 4 26-18 4 7.0 -
48 48 Wednesday, Jun 23 NYG @ BLN W 9 4 27-18 4 6.5 +
49 49 Friday, Jun 25 NYG @ WHS W 11 6 28-18 4 7.5 ++
50 50 Friday, Jun 25 NYG @ WHS L 4 6 28-19 4 7.5 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Saturday, Jun 26 NYG @ WHS W 9 1 29-19 4 6.0 +
52 52 Saturday, Jun 26 NYG @ WHS W 10 5 30-19 4 6.0 ++
53 53 Monday, Jun 28 NYG BLN W 4 2 31-19 4 6.0 +++
54 54 Tuesday, Jun 29 NYG BLN W 8 2 32-19 4 6.0 ++++
55 55 Wednesday, Jun 30 NYG BLN L 3 8 32-20 4 7.0 -
56 56 Thursday, Jul 1 NYG BSN L 4 5 32-21 4 8.0 --
57 57 Saturday, Jul 3 NYG BSN L 2 3 32-22 4 9.0 ---
58 58 Monday, Jul 5 NYG BRO W 10 0 33-22 4 10.0 +
59 59 Monday, Jul 5 NYG BRO L 3 4 33-23 4 10.0 -
60 60 Tuesday, Jul 6 NYG @ BRO W 7 5 34-23 4 10.0 +
61 61 Thursday, Jul 8 NYG @ PIT W 5 4 35-23 4 9.0 ++
62 62 Friday, Jul 9 NYG @ PIT W 9 1 36-23 4 8.0 +++
63 63 Saturday, Jul 10 NYG @ PIT W 15 6 37-23 4 7.0 ++++
64 64 Monday, Jul 12 NYG @ CIN W 8 5 38-23 4 7.0 +++++
65 65 Tuesday, Jul 13 NYG @ CIN L 4 5 38-24 4 7.0 -
66 66 Wednesday, Jul 14 NYG @ CIN L 6 11 38-25 4 7.0 --
67 67 Thursday, Jul 15 NYG @ LOU W 10 0 39-25 4 7.0 +
68 68 Friday, Jul 16 NYG @ LOU L 4 9 39-26 4 7.5 -
69 69 Friday, Jul 16 NYG @ LOU L 7 8 39-27 4 7.5 --
70 70 Saturday, Jul 17 NYG @ LOU W 4 3 40-27 4 8.0 +
71 71 Saturday, Jul 17 NYG @ LOU L 6 12 40-28 4 8.0 -
72 72 Monday, Jul 19 NYG @ STL W 11 6 41-28 4 8.0 +
73 73 Wednesday, Jul 21 NYG @ STL W 10 8 42-28 4 7.5 ++
74 74 Wednesday, Jul 21 NYG @ STL W 18 2 43-28 4 7.5 +++
75 75 Thursday, Jul 22 NYG @ CHC L 3 4 43-29 4 8.5 -
76 76 Friday, Jul 23 NYG @ CHC L 3 14 43-30 4 8.5 --
77 77 Saturday, Jul 24 NYG @ CHC W 7 3 44-30 4 8.5 +
78 78 Monday, Jul 26 NYG @ CLV W 6 5 45-30 4 7.5 ++
79 79 Wednesday, Jul 28 NYG @ CLV L 8 14 45-31 4 8.0 -
80 80 Friday, Jul 30 NYG BRO W 3 1 46-31 4 8.0 +
81 81 Saturday, Jul 31 NYG @ BRO W 4 3 47-31 4 8.0 ++
82 82 Monday, Aug 2 NYG @ BRO W 9 8 48-31 4 7.5 +++
83 83 Tuesday, Aug 3 NYG BRO W 10 2 49-31 4 7.0 ++++
84 84 Thursday, Aug 5 NYG @ PHI L 4 5 49-32 4 7.0 -
85 85 Friday, Aug 6 NYG @ PHI W 9 2 50-32 4 7.0 +
86 86 Saturday, Aug 7 NYG @ PHI W 11 1 51-32 4 7.0 ++
87 87 Monday, Aug 9 NYG @ BSN W 10 4 52-32 4 6.0 +++
88 88 Tuesday, Aug 10 NYG @ BSN L 0 1 52-33 4 7.0 -
89 89 Wednesday, Aug 11 NYG @ BSN L 5 7 52-34 4 8.0 --
90 90 Thursday, Aug 12 NYG BSN L 4 5 52-35 4 10.0 ---
91 91 Thursday, Aug 12 NYG BSN L 7 10 52-36 4 10.0 ----
92 92 Friday, Aug 13 NYG BSN W 14 6 53-36 4 9.0 +
93 93 Saturday, Aug 14 NYG BSN W 6 4 54-36 4 8.0 ++
94 94 Monday, Aug 16 NYG PHI W 7 2 55-36 4 8.0 +++
95 95 Tuesday, Aug 17 NYG PHI W 10 8 56-36 4 7.0 ++++
96 96 Wednesday, Aug 18 NYG PHI W 8 5 57-36 4 7.0 +++++
97 97 Thursday, Aug 19 NYG LOU W 1 0 58-36 4 7.0 ++++++
98 98 Friday, Aug 20 NYG LOU L 2 9 58-37 4 8.0 -
99 99 Saturday, Aug 21 NYG LOU W 7 1 59-37 4 8.0 +
100 100 Monday, Aug 23 NYG CLV W 8 7 60-37 4 8.5 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Wednesday, Aug 25 NYG CLV W 5 0 61-37 4 8.0 +++
102 102 Thursday, Aug 26 NYG CHC W 19 6 62-37 4 7.0 ++++
103 103 Friday, Aug 27 NYG CHC W 9 3 63-37 3 5.5 +++++
104 104 Friday, Aug 27 NYG CHC W 6 0 64-37 3 5.5 ++++++
105 105 Saturday, Aug 28 NYG CHC T 6 6 64-37 3 6.0 ++++++
106 106 Monday, Aug 30 NYG CHC L 5 7 64-38 3 7.0 -
107 107 Tuesday, Aug 31 NYG CIN W 7 6 65-38 3 6.0 +
108 108 Tuesday, Aug 31 NYG CIN W 9 1 66-38 3 6.0 ++
109 109 Wednesday, Sep 1 NYG CIN W 8 7 67-38 3 6.0 +++
110 110 Thursday, Sep 2 NYG CIN T 3 3 67-38 3 6.0 +++
111 111 Friday, Sep 3 NYG CIN L 1 11 67-39 3 7.0 -
112 112 Friday, Sep 3 NYG CIN W 13 3 68-39 3 7.0 +
113 113 Saturday, Sep 4 NYG STL W 9 3 69-39 3 7.0 ++
114 114 Monday, Sep 6 NYG STL W 9 8 70-39 3 6.0 +++
115 115 Monday, Sep 6 NYG STL W 9 4 71-39 3 6.0 ++++
116 116 Tuesday, Sep 7 NYG CLV W 6 1 72-39 3 5.0 +++++
117 117 Tuesday, Sep 7 NYG CLV W 4 1 73-39 3 5.0 ++++++
118 118 Wednesday, Sep 8 NYG PIT W 8 7 74-39 3 5.0 +++++++
119 119 Thursday, Sep 9 NYG PIT L 4 5 74-40 3 5.5 -
120 120 Thursday, Sep 9 NYG PIT W 6 2 75-40 3 5.5 +
121 121 Friday, Sep 10 NYG PIT T 2 2 75-40 3 6.0 +
122 122 Saturday, Sep 11 NYG BRO L 6 9 75-41 3 7.0 -
123 123 Monday, Sep 13 NYG @ BRO T 8 8 75-41 3 7.5 -
124 124 Tuesday, Sep 14 NYG @ BRO L 5 7 75-42 3 8.5 --
125 125 Wednesday, Sep 15 NYG @ BRO W 19 4 76-42 3 8.5 +
126 126 Thursday, Sep 16 NYG @ BSN W 8 5 77-42 3 8.0 ++
127 127 Friday, Sep 17 NYG @ BSN L 0 17 77-43 3 8.5 -
128 128 Saturday, Sep 18 NYG @ BSN L 3 9 77-44 3 9.5 --
129 129 Monday, Sep 20 NYG BLN W 10 9 78-44 3 8.5 +
130 130 Tuesday, Sep 21 NYG BLN L 3 10 78-45 3 9.5 -
131 131 Wednesday, Sep 22 NYG BLN W 6 4 79-45 3 9.0 +
132 132 Friday, Sep 24 NYG WHS L 2 7 79-46 3 9.5 -
133 133 Friday, Sep 24 NYG WHS W 8 4 80-46 3 9.5 +
134 134 Saturday, Sep 25 NYG WHS W 11 5 81-46 3 8.5 ++
135 135 Monday, Sep 27 NYG WHS L 3 6 81-47 3 9.5 -
136 136 Wednesday, Sep 29 NYG PHI W 7 1 82-47 3 9.5 +
137 137 Thursday, Sep 30 NYG PHI W 6 5 83-47 3 9.5 ++
138 138 Saturday, Oct 2 NYG PHI L 5 18 83-48 3 9.5 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1896 / 1898 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits