1890 New York Giants

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74-57, Finished 3rd in Players League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buck Ewing (74-57)
Scored 1018 runs, Allowed 875 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-56

Ballparks: Polo Grounds IV ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 107 · one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107

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Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	74-57, Final Rank:3, GB: 8.0
Days in First	never

Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	9	last on Wednesday, Sep 24, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	22	last on Saturday, Sep 6
Most Games under .500	6	last on Monday, May 12
Longest Winning Streak	8	Tuesday, May 13 to Saturday, May 24 and Wednesday, Jul 16 to Friday, Jul 25
Longest Losing Streak	5	Saturday, Apr 26 to Friday, May 2, Friday, Jun 13 to Wednesday, Jun 18 and Monday, Sep 8 to Thursday, Sep 18
Most Runs Allowed	19	Friday, Jun 13
Most Runs Scored	23	Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 31
Times Shutout by Opponent	4
Times Opponent Shutout	3

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	74	57	1017	875	.565
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	47	19	628	398	.712
Road	27	38	389	477	.415
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	2	6	72	79	.250
May	15	8	213	141	.652
June	11	13	187	200	.458
July	18	9	207	148	.667
August	15	9	172	136	.625
September	13	9	161	148	.591
October	0	3	5	23	.000

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	35	33	570	497	.515
Second Half	39	24	447	378	.619
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	13	13	184	184	.500
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	34	19	487	347	.642

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BOS	8	12	136	159	.400
BUF	17	3	214	142	.850
BWW	10	7	127	110	.588
CHI	9	9	104	104	.500
CLE	11	8	141	109	.579
PBB	14	6	181	111	.700
PHQ	5	12	114	140	.294

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	Saturday, Apr 19	NYI		PHQ	L	11	12		0-1	5	1.0							`-`
2	2	Monday, Apr 21	NYI		PHQ	L	11	13		0-2	7	2.0						2,000	`--`
3	3	Tuesday, Apr 22	NYI		PHQ	W	13	8		1-2	5	2.0							`+`
4	4	Wednesday, Apr 23	NYI		PHQ	W	8	1		2-2	2	1.5							`++`
5	5	Saturday, Apr 26	NYI	@	BOS	L	10	14		2-3	5	2.0							`-`
6	6	Monday, Apr 28	NYI	@	BOS	L	1	6		2-4	7	2.5							`--`
7	7	Tuesday, Apr 29	NYI	@	BOS	L	13	15		2-5	7	3.5							`---`
8	8	Wednesday, Apr 30	NYI	@	BWW	L	5	10		2-6	8	4.5							`----`
9	9	Friday, May 2	NYI	@	BWW	L	3	6		2-7	8	5.5							`-----`
10	10	Saturday, May 3	NYI	@	BWW	W	13	4		3-7	7	4.5				1:55			`+`
11	11	Monday, May 5	NYI	@	PHQ	L	4	8		3-8	8	4.5							`-`
12	12	Wednesday, May 7	NYI	@	PHQ	W	6	5		4-8	8	4.5							`+`
13	13	Thursday, May 8	NYI	@	PHQ	L	5	14		4-9	8	5.5							`-`
14	14	Friday, May 9	NYI		BOS	L	2	4		4-10	8	6.5							`--`
15	15	Saturday, May 10	NYI		BOS	W	7	2		5-10	8	5.5							`+`
16	16	Monday, May 12	NYI		BOS	L	2	12		5-11	8	6.5							`-`
17	17	Tuesday, May 13	NYI		BOS	W	9	5		6-11	8	5.5							`+`
18	18	Wednesday, May 14	NYI	@	BOS	W	11	4		7-11	8	5.5							`++`
19	19	Saturday, May 17	NYI		BUF	W	13	6		8-11	7	3.5							`+++`
20	20	Monday, May 19	NYI		BUF	W	12	11		9-11	5	3.0				2:05			`++++`
21	21	Wednesday, May 21	NYI		CHI	W	5	2		10-11	5	3.0							`+++++`
22	22	Thursday, May 22	NYI		CHI	W	10	8		11-11	5	3.0				2:00			`++++++`
23	23	Friday, May 23	NYI		CHI	W	23	9		12-11	3	3.0							`+++++++`
24	24	Saturday, May 24	NYI		CLE	W	6	0		13-11	3	2.0				1:55		3,474	`++++++++`
25	25	Monday, May 26	NYI		CLE	L	2	6		13-12	5	2.5				2:20			`-`
26	26	Tuesday, May 27	NYI		CLE	W	14	2		14-12	3	2.5				1:50			`+`
27	27	Wednesday, May 28	NYI		CLE	W	16	5		15-12	3	2.5				2:00			`++`
28	28	Thursday, May 29	NYI		PBB	L	8	9		15-13	3	2.5							`-`
29	29	Friday, May 30 (1)	NYI		PBB	W	11	7		16-13	3	3.5				1:55		941	`+`
30	30	Friday, May 30 (2)	NYI		PBB	L	8	9		16-14	3	3.5						7,246	`-`
31	31	Saturday, May 31	NYI		PBB	W	23	3		17-14	3	3.5							`+`
32	32	Monday, Jun 2	NYI		BOS	W	10	7		18-14	3	2.5				2:20			`++`
33	33	Tuesday, Jun 3	NYI		BOS	L	5	14		18-15	3	3.5							`-`
34	34	Wednesday, Jun 4	NYI		BOS	W	9	4		19-15	3	2.5				1:55			`+`
35	35	Thursday, Jun 5	NYI		BWW	W	11	5		20-15	3	2.5				2:10		2,628	`++`
36	36	Friday, Jun 6	NYI		BWW	W	12	2		21-15	3	2.0						1,623	`+++`
37	37	Saturday, Jun 7	NYI		BWW	W	8	4		22-15	2	1.5						6,796	`++++`
38	38	Monday, Jun 9	NYI	@	PHQ	L	2	14		22-16	2	2.5				2:00			`-`
39	39	Tuesday, Jun 10	NYI	@	PHQ	L	2	3		22-17	3	2.5				1:30			`--`
40	40	Wednesday, Jun 11	NYI	@	PHQ	L	5	11		22-18	3	3.5				1:45			`---`
41	41	Thursday, Jun 12	NYI	@	BWW	W	7	5		23-18	2	3.0						600	`+`
42	42	Friday, Jun 13	NYI	@	BWW	L	7	19		23-19	3	3.5							`-`
43	43	Saturday, Jun 14	NYI	@	BWW	L	6	7		23-20	3	4.0							`--`
44	44	Monday, Jun 16	NYI	@	BWW	L	6	7		23-21	3	4.5						600	`---`
45	45	Tuesday, Jun 17	NYI		PHQ	L	6	7		23-22	4	6.0							`----`
46	46	Wednesday, Jun 18	NYI		PHQ	L	8	12		23-23	4	7.0							`-----`
47	47	Thursday, Jun 19	NYI		PHQ	W	12	2		24-23	4	6.5							`+`
48	48	Friday, Jun 20	NYI	@	BUF	L	8	14		24-24	5	7.5							`-`
49	49	Monday, Jun 23	NYI	@	BUF	L	7	9		24-25	6	8.0							`--`
50	50	Tuesday, Jun 24	NYI	@	BUF	W	10	8		25-25	6	8.0							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Wednesday, Jun 25	NYI	@	PBB	W	14	11		26-25	4	7.0						2,200	`++`
52	52	Thursday, Jun 26	NYI	@	PBB	W	10	9		27-25	4	6.0							`+++`
53	53	Friday, Jun 27	NYI	@	PBB	L	8	10		27-26	4	6.0				2:00			`-`
54	54	Saturday, Jun 28	NYI	@	PBB	W	4	2		28-26	4	6.0				1:45			`+`
55	55	Monday, Jun 30	NYI	@	CLE	L	10	14		28-27	5	6.0							`-`
56	56	Wednesday, Jul 2	NYI	@	CLE	W	7	6		29-27	4	5.5						250	`+`
57	57	Thursday, Jul 3	NYI	@	CLE	W	5	0		30-27	3	5.0						600	`++`
58	58	Friday, Jul 4 (1)	NYI	@	CHI	L	1	3		30-28	5	5.5				1:45			`-`
59	59	Friday, Jul 4 (2)	NYI	@	CHI	L	2	4		30-29	5	5.5				2:30		21,000	`--`
60	60	Saturday, Jul 5	NYI	@	CHI	L	1	13		30-30	6	6.5							`---`
61	61	Monday, Jul 7	NYI		BUF	W	18	6		31-30	5	5.5							`+`
62	62	Tuesday, Jul 8	NYI		BUF	W	20	10		32-30	3	5.0				2:10			`++`
63	63	Wednesday, Jul 9	NYI		BUF	W	18	4		33-30	3	4.5				1:48			`+++`
64	64	Thursday, Jul 10	NYI		CHI	W	9	5		34-30	3	4.0				2:50			`++++`
65	65	Friday, Jul 11	NYI		CHI	L	2	7		34-31	4	4.5				1:50			`-`
66	66	Saturday, Jul 12	NYI		CHI	W	5	3		35-31	4	4.0							`+`
67	67	Monday, Jul 14	NYI		CLE	L	5	10		35-32	4	5.0							`-`
68	68	Tuesday, Jul 15	NYI		CLE	L	5	6		35-33	5	5.0				2:00			`--`
69	69	Wednesday, Jul 16	NYI		CLE	W	8	5		36-33	4	5.0							`+`
70	70	Thursday, Jul 17	NYI		PBB	W	8	2		37-33	4	5.0							`++`
71	71	Friday, Jul 18	NYI		PBB	W	10	2		38-33	4	5.0							`+++`
72	72	Saturday, Jul 19	NYI		PBB	W	18	7		39-33	4	4.0				1:50			`++++`
73	73	Monday, Jul 21	NYI	@	BUF	W	7	5		40-33	4	3.0							`+++++`
74	74	Tuesday, Jul 22	NYI	@	BUF	W	7	6		41-33	3	3.0							`++++++`
75	75	Wednesday, Jul 23	NYI	@	BUF	W	7	6		42-33	3	3.0				1:50			`+++++++`
76	76	Friday, Jul 25	NYI	@	CLE	W	11	8		43-33	3	3.0							`++++++++`
77	77	Saturday, Jul 26 (1)	NYI	@	CLE	L	1	6		43-34	3	4.5							`-`
78	78	Saturday, Jul 26 (2)	NYI	@	CLE	L	7	8		43-35	3	4.5						1,400	`--`
79	79	Monday, Jul 28	NYI	@	PBB	L	0	4		43-36	3	5.5							`---`
80	80	Wednesday, Jul 30 (1)	NYI	@	PBB	W	10	2		44-36	3	4.5							`+`
81	81	Wednesday, Jul 30 (2)	NYI	@	PBB	W	12	9		45-36	3	4.5							`++`
82	82	Thursday, Jul 31	NYI	@	CHI	W	3	1		46-36	3	3.5							`+++`
83	83	Friday, Aug 1	NYI	@	CHI	L	5	8		46-37	3	4.5							`-`
84	84	Saturday, Aug 2	NYI	@	CHI	W	8	6		47-37	3	3.5				2:25			`+`
85	85	Monday, Aug 4	NYI	@	CHI	L	2	3		47-38	3	4.0				2:40			`-`
86	86	Wednesday, Aug 6	NYI	@	BOS	L	0	7		47-39	3	5.0							`--`
87	87	Thursday, Aug 7	NYI	@	BOS	L	2	4		47-40	4	6.0							`---`
88	88	Friday, Aug 8	NYI	@	BOS	W	11	10		48-40	3	5.0				2:25			`+`
89	89	Saturday, Aug 9	NYI		PHQ	L	3	7		48-41	4	5.0							`-`
90	90	Monday, Aug 11	NYI		PHQ	L	11	15		48-42	5	6.0							`--`
91	91	Tuesday, Aug 12	NYI		PHQ	W	2	1		49-42	4	5.0							`+`
92	92	Wednesday, Aug 13	NYI		BWW	W	6	3		50-42	4	5.0							`++`
93	93	Thursday, Aug 14	NYI		BWW	W	5	4		51-42	4	4.0							`+++`
94	94	Friday, Aug 15	NYI		BWW	W	5	4		52-42	4	4.0							`++++`
95	95	Saturday, Aug 16	NYI		BOS	L	15	16		52-43	4	5.0							`-`
96	96	Tuesday, Aug 19	NYI		BOS	W	8	3		53-43	4	4.0							`+`
97	97	Wednesday, Aug 20	NYI		BOS	W	9	3		54-43	4	3.0							`++`
98	98	Thursday, Aug 21	NYI		CLE	W	13	1		55-43	3	3.0							`+++`
99	99	Friday, Aug 22	NYI		CLE	W	11	5		56-43	3	3.0							`++++`
100	100	Saturday, Aug 23	NYI		CLE	W	6	5		57-43	3	3.0				2:15		1,976	`+++++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Monday, Aug 25	NYI		PBB	L	3	9		57-44	3	4.0							`-`
102	102	Tuesday, Aug 26	NYI		PBB	W	11	1		58-44	3	4.0							`+`
103	103	Wednesday, Aug 27	NYI		PBB	W	10	5		59-44	3	3.5							`++`
104	104	Thursday, Aug 28	NYI		CHI	W	9	4		60-44	3	2.5							`+++`
105	105	Friday, Aug 29	NYI		CHI	W	11	5		61-44	3	2.5							`++++`
106	106	Saturday, Aug 30	NYI		CHI	L	6	7		61-45	3	4.0							`-`
107	107	Monday, Sep 1 (1)	NYI		BUF	W	7	5		62-45	3	4.0							`+`
108	108	Monday, Sep 1 (2)	NYI		BUF	W	19	7		63-45	3	4.0							`++`
109	109	Tuesday, Sep 2 (1)	NYI		BUF	W	5	3		64-45	3	3.5							`+++`
110	110	Tuesday, Sep 2 (2)	NYI		BUF	W	14	12		65-45	3	3.5							`++++`
111	111	Wednesday, Sep 3	NYI		BUF	W	11	7		66-45	3	3.5							`+++++`
112	112	Thursday, Sep 4	NYI	@	BWW	W	7	4		67-45	2	3.5							`++++++`
113	113	Friday, Sep 5	NYI	@	BWW	L	4	12		67-46	3	3.5							`-`
114	114	Saturday, Sep 6	NYI	@	BWW	W	15	6		68-46	2	3.0							`+`
115	115	Monday, Sep 8	NYI	@	BOS	L	6	18		68-47	3	4.0							`-`
116	116	Tuesday, Sep 9	NYI	@	BOS	L	4	6		68-48	3	5.0							`--`
117	117	Wednesday, Sep 10	NYI	@	BOS	L	2	5		68-49	3	6.0							`---`
118	118	Saturday, Sep 13	NYI	@	PHQ	L	5	7		68-50	3	6.0							`----`
119	119	Thursday, Sep 18	NYI		BWW	L	7	8		68-51	3	7.0							`-----`
120	120	Friday, Sep 19	NYI	@	PBB	W	3	0		69-51	3	7.0							`+`
121	121	Saturday, Sep 20	NYI	@	PBB	L	4	7		69-52	3	8.0							`-`
122	122	Monday, Sep 22	NYI	@	PBB	W	6	3		70-52	3	8.0							`+`
123	123	Wednesday, Sep 24	NYI	@	BUF	L	4	6		70-53	3	9.0							`-`
124	124	Thursday, Sep 25	NYI	@	BUF	W	10	6		71-53	3	8.0							`+`
125	125	Saturday, Sep 27 (1)	NYI	@	BUF	W	9	8		72-53	3	6.5							`++`
126	126	Saturday, Sep 27 (2)	NYI	@	BUF	W	8	3		73-53	3	6.5							`+++`
127	127	Monday, Sep 29	NYI	@	CLE	L	3	8		73-54	3	6.5							`-`
128	128	Tuesday, Sep 30	NYI	@	CLE	W	8	7		74-54	2	6.5							`+`
129	129	Wednesday, Oct 1	NYI	@	CLE	L	3	7		74-55	3	7.5							`-`
130	130	Thursday, Oct 2	NYI	@	CHI	L	0	4		74-56	3	8.0							`--`
131	131	Friday, Oct 3	NYI	@	CHI	L	0	10		74-57	3	8.0							`---`
132	132	Saturday, Oct 4	NYI	@	CHI	T	2	2		74-57	3	8.0							`---`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak

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