1888 Philadelphia Athletics

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

81-52, Finished 3rd in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Sharsig (81-52)
Scored 827 runs, Allowed 594 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-47

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds & Gloucester Point Grounds ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97

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1887 / 1889 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	81-52, Final Rank:3, GB: 10.0
Days in First	3	last on Sunday, Apr 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	3	last on Apr 29, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	0.5	last on Wednesday, Apr 25, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	11.5	last on Tuesday, Oct 9, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	31	last on Friday, Sep 14
Most Games under .500	3	last on Saturday, May 19
Longest Winning Streak	7	Monday, Jul 30 to Sunday, Aug 5, Saturday, Aug 25 to Thursday, Aug 30 and Monday, Sep 3 to Wednesday, Sep 12
Longest Losing Streak	6	Saturday, Sep 15 to Thursday, Sep 20
Most Runs Allowed	26	Sunday, Sep 30
Most Runs Scored	28	Monday, Apr 23
Times Shutout by Opponent	6
Times Opponent Shutout	13

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	81	52	829	597	.609
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	55	20	510	261	.733
Road	26	32	319	336	.448
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	7	4	103	61	.636
May	7	11	96	89	.389
June	19	4	184	99	.826
July	12	11	118	101	.522
August	16	6	139	64	.727
September	13	12	107	121	.520
October	7	4	82	62	.636

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	40	27	468	325	.597
Second Half	41	25	361	272	.621
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	14	18	121	125	.438
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	39	13	465	239	.750

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BAL	14	5	142	87	.737
BRO	8	12	75	101	.400
CIN	10	10	102	80	.500
CLE	13	7	186	118	.650
KCC	14	3	107	61	.824
LOU	15	5	143	79	.750
STL	7	10	74	71	.412

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	Wednesday, Apr 18	PHA		BAL	L	4	5		0-1	5	1.0				1:50		2,014	`-`
2	2	Thursday, Apr 19	PHA		BAL	W	9	3		1-1	3	1.0				1:50			`+`
3	3	Friday, Apr 20	PHA	@	BAL	W	16	10		2-1	3	0.5				2:20			`++`
4	4	Monday, Apr 23	PHA		CLE	W	28	7		3-1	3	1.5				2:20			`+++`
5	5	Tuesday, Apr 24	PHA		CLE	W	8	5		4-1	3	0.5				1:45			`++++`
6	6	Wednesday, Apr 25	PHA		CLE	W	16	6		5-1	1	up 0.5				2:15			`+++++`
7	7	Thursday, Apr 26	PHA		CLE	L	9	10		5-2	2	0.5				1:50			`-`
8	8	Friday, Apr 27	PHA	@	BRO	L	2	6		5-3	3	1.0							`--`
9	9	Saturday, Apr 28	PHA	@	BRO	W	5	0		6-3	1	Tied				1:37			`+`
10	10	Sunday, Apr 29	PHA	@	BRO	W	3	2		7-3	1	Tied				2:30			`++`
11	11	Monday, Apr 30	PHA		BRO	L	3	7		7-4	2	1.0				1:55			`-`
12	12	Tuesday, May 1	PHA		BRO	L	1	2		7-5	4	2.0							`--`
13	13	Wednesday, May 2	PHA	@	CLE	L	1	10		7-6	4	2.5				1:50		1,000	`---`
14	14	Thursday, May 3	PHA	@	CLE	L	4	6		7-7	4	3.5							`----`
15	15	Saturday, May 5	PHA	@	CLE	W	14	5		8-7	4	3.0				2:15			`+`
16	16	Monday, May 7	PHA	@	CLE	L	4	8		8-8	4	4.0				1:55			`-`
17	17	Wednesday, May 9	PHA		BRO	L	3	5		8-9	4	4.0				1:20			`--`
18	18	Saturday, May 12	PHA		BRO	L	2	3		8-10	5	6.0				2:00			`---`
19	19	Sunday, May 13	PHA	@	BRO	L	3	8		8-11	5	7.0				2:00			`----`
20	20	Tuesday, May 15	PHA		BAL	W	12	3		9-11	5	7.0				1:50			`+`
21	21	Wednesday, May 16	PHA		BAL	W	9	4		10-11	4	7.0				1:45			`++`
22	22	Thursday, May 17	PHA	@	BAL	L	1	9		10-12	5	7.5				2:00			`-`
23	23	Saturday, May 19	PHA		LOU	L	5	6		10-13	5	8.5				1:45			`--`
24	24	Monday, May 21	PHA		LOU	W	14	4		11-13	4	8.5				2:15			`+`
25	25	Tuesday, May 22	PHA		LOU	W	6	5		12-13	4	8.5				1:50			`++`
26	26	Saturday, May 26	PHA		KCC	L	2	3		12-14	4	9.0				1:45			`-`
27	27	Monday, May 28	PHA		KCC	W	9	0		13-14	4	8.0				1:35			`+`
28	28	Wednesday, May 30	PHA		STL	W	3	2		14-14	4	8.5				1:30			`++`
29	29	Wednesday, May 30	PHA		STL	L	3	6		14-15	4	8.5				1:35			`-`
30	30	Friday, Jun 1	PHA		STL	W	4	2		15-15	4	8.5				1:40			`+`
31	31	Saturday, Jun 2	PHA		STL	L	0	4		15-16	4	9.5							`-`
32	32	Monday, Jun 4	PHA		CIN	W	16	6		16-16	4	8.5				1:55			`+`
33	33	Tuesday, Jun 5	PHA		CIN	W	14	7		17-16	4	8.5				2:05			`++`
34	34	Wednesday, Jun 6	PHA		CIN	W	7	4		18-16	4	8.5				2:25			`+++`
35	35	Thursday, Jun 7	PHA		CIN	W	5	3		19-16	4	8.5				1:50			`++++`
36	36	Friday, Jun 8	PHA	@	BAL	L	1	5		19-17	4	9.0				2:00			`-`
37	37	Saturday, Jun 9	PHA	@	BAL	W	15	12		20-17	4	9.0				2:40			`+`
38	38	Sunday, Jun 10	PHA		BAL	W	11	4		21-17	4	9.0				2:10			`++`
39	39	Monday, Jun 11	PHA	@	BAL	W	14	0		22-17	4	8.5				1:50			`+++`
40	40	Tuesday, Jun 12	PHA	@	BAL	W	4	2		23-17	4	8.5				1:50			`++++`
41	41	Wednesday, Jun 13	PHA		BRO	W	6	3		24-17	4	7.5				1:40			`+++++`
42	42	Friday, Jun 15	PHA	@	CLE	L	8	11		24-18	4	8.0				2:15			`-`
43	43	Saturday, Jun 16	PHA	@	CLE	W	11	1		25-18	3	7.0				1:45			`+`
44	44	Monday, Jun 18	PHA		CLE	W	3	2		26-18	3	6.0							`++`
45	45	Tuesday, Jun 19	PHA		CLE	W	15	10		27-18	3	6.0							`+++`
46	46	Wednesday, Jun 20	PHA		CLE	W	12	10		28-18	3	5.5				2:00			`++++`
47	47	Thursday, Jun 21	PHA		BRO	W	6	2		29-18	3	4.5				1:50			`+++++`
48	48	Friday, Jun 22	PHA		BRO	W	5	4		30-18	3	3.5							`++++++`
49	49	Saturday, Jun 23	PHA	@	BRO	L	3	4		30-19	3	4.5				1:40			`-`
50	50	Friday, Jun 29	PHA	@	KCC	W	7	0		31-19	3	4.0							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Saturday, Jun 30	PHA	@	KCC	W	3	1		32-19	3	3.5							`++`
52	52	Saturday, Jun 30	PHA	@	KCC	W	14	2		33-19	3	3.5				1:55			`+++`
53	53	Sunday, Jul 1	PHA	@	STL	L	3	5		33-20	3	4.0				2:00			`-`
54	54	Tuesday, Jul 3	PHA	@	STL	W	10	8		34-20	3	3.5							`+`
55	55	Wednesday, Jul 4	PHA	@	STL	L	2	4		34-21	3	4.0				1:40			`-`
56	56	Wednesday, Jul 4	PHA	@	STL	W	11	2		35-21	3	4.0				2:10			`+`
57	57	Friday, Jul 6	PHA	@	CIN	L	8	9		35-22	3	4.5				2:25			`-`
58	58	Saturday, Jul 7	PHA	@	CIN	W	7	0		36-22	3	4.5							`+`
59	59	Sunday, Jul 8	PHA	@	CIN	L	1	4		36-23	3	5.5				2:00			`-`
60	60	Tuesday, Jul 10	PHA	@	CIN	L	4	5		36-24	3	6.5							`--`
61	61	Thursday, Jul 12	PHA	@	LOU	W	4	1		37-24	3	5.5				2:15			`+`
62	62	Friday, Jul 13	PHA	@	LOU	L	4	14		37-25	3	6.5							`-`
63	63	Saturday, Jul 14	PHA	@	LOU	L	1	5		37-26	4	6.5				1:30			`--`
64	64	Sunday, Jul 15	PHA	@	LOU	W	11	5		38-26	4	6.5				2:15			`+`
65	65	Tuesday, Jul 17	PHA		BAL	W	6	5		39-26	4	5.5							`++`
66	66	Wednesday, Jul 18	PHA		BAL	W	10	5		40-26	4	4.5							`+++`
67	67	Thursday, Jul 19	PHA		BAL	L	3	4		40-27	4	4.5							`-`
68	68	Saturday, Jul 21	PHA	@	BRO	L	1	7		40-28	4	5.5				1:30			`--`
69	69	Sunday, Jul 22	PHA	@	BRO	W	4	3		41-28	4	5.0				1:45			`+`
70	70	Tuesday, Jul 24	PHA	@	BRO	W	5	4		42-28	4	4.0				2:40			`++`
71	71	Thursday, Jul 26	PHA		CIN	W	12	2		43-28	4	4.5							`+++`
72	72	Friday, Jul 27	PHA		CIN	L	4	7		43-29	4	5.5				1:45			`-`
73	73	Saturday, Jul 28	PHA		CIN	L	1	2		43-30	4	5.5				1:50			`--`
74	74	Monday, Jul 30	PHA		KCC	W	2	0		44-30	4	5.0				1:25			`+`
75	75	Tuesday, Jul 31	PHA		KCC	W	4	0		45-30	4	4.0				1:30			`++`
76	76	Wednesday, Aug 1	PHA		KCC	W	2	1		46-30	4	4.0				1:25			`+++`
77	77	Thursday, Aug 2	PHA		LOU	W	5	4		47-30	4	3.5				2:45			`++++`
78	78	Friday, Aug 3	PHA		LOU	W	13	1		48-30	3	3.5				1:45			`+++++`
79	79	Saturday, Aug 4	PHA		LOU	W	8	3		49-30	3	3.0				2:00			`++++++`
80	80	Sunday, Aug 5	PHA		KCC	W	6	0		50-30	3	3.0				2:00			`+++++++`
81	81	Tuesday, Aug 7	PHA		STL	L	4	5		50-31	3	4.0				2:00			`-`
82	82	Wednesday, Aug 8	PHA		STL	W	9	2		51-31	3	3.0				2:00			`+`
83	83	Friday, Aug 10	PHA	@	STL	L	1	8		51-32	4	4.0				1:40			`-`
84	84	Saturday, Aug 11	PHA	@	STL	T	5	5		51-32	3	4.0				1:40			`-`
85	85	Sunday, Aug 12	PHA	@	STL	L	0	2		51-33	3	5.0						8,000	`--`
86	86	Monday, Aug 13	PHA	@	KCC	L	4	9		51-34	4	6.0				1:55			`---`
87	87	Tuesday, Aug 14	PHA	@	KCC	W	4	1		52-34	4	6.0				1:25			`+`
88	88	Wednesday, Aug 15	PHA	@	KCC	W	9	2		53-34	4	6.0							`++`
89	89	Saturday, Aug 18	PHA	@	CIN	L	0	4		53-35	4	6.5				1:40			`-`
90	90	Sunday, Aug 19	PHA	@	CIN	W	8	4		54-35	4	6.5				1:45			`+`
91	91	Friday, Aug 24	PHA		LOU	L	1	2		54-36	3	9.0							`-`
92	92	Saturday, Aug 25	PHA		LOU	W	16	2		55-36	3	9.0				1:40			`+`
93	93	Sunday, Aug 26	PHA		LOU	W	11	1		56-36	3	9.0				1:55			`++`
94	94	Monday, Aug 27	PHA		LOU	W	6	4		57-36	2	8.5				2:05			`+++`
95	95	Tuesday, Aug 28	PHA		LOU	W	5	3		58-36	2	8.5				1:45			`++++`
96	96	Wednesday, Aug 29	PHA		LOU	W	8	1		59-36	2	7.5				1:25			`+++++`
97	97	Wednesday, Aug 29	PHA		LOU	W	9	0		60-36	2	7.5				1:40			`++++++`
98	98	Thursday, Aug 30	PHA		STL	W	5	0		61-36	2	6.5							`+++++++`
99	99	Saturday, Sep 1	PHA		STL	L	2	3		61-37	2	7.5				1:50			`-`
100	100	Monday, Sep 3	PHA		CIN	W	5	2		62-37	2	6.0				1:55			`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Tuesday, Sep 4	PHA		CIN	W	3	2		63-37	2	5.0				1:55			`++`
102	102	Wednesday, Sep 5	PHA		CIN	W	3	0		64-37	2	5.0				1:40			`+++`
103	103	Thursday, Sep 6	PHA		KCC	W	4	3		65-37	2	4.0				1:45			`++++`
104	104	Friday, Sep 7	PHA		KCC	W	7	1		66-37	2	3.5				1:30			`+++++`
105	105	Monday, Sep 10	PHA		BAL	W	7	0		67-37	2	3.0				2:00			`++++++`
106	106	Wednesday, Sep 12	PHA		BAL	W	8	3		68-37	2	4.0				2:00			`+++++++`
107	107	Wednesday, Sep 12	PHA		BAL	L	0	5		68-38	2	4.0				1:40			`-`
108	108	Friday, Sep 14	PHA		BRO	W	4	2		69-38	2	4.5				1:45			`+`
109	109	Saturday, Sep 15	PHA		BRO	L	2	4		69-39	2	5.5				1:50			`-`
110	110	Sunday, Sep 16	PHA	@	BRO	L	0	8		69-40	2	6.5							`--`
111	111	Tuesday, Sep 18	PHA	@	CIN	L	1	5		69-41	2	7.5				2:00			`---`
112	112	Wednesday, Sep 19	PHA	@	CIN	L	2	11		69-42	2	8.5							`----`
113	113	Thursday, Sep 20	PHA	@	CIN	L	0	1		69-43	2	9.5				1:30			`-----`
114	114	Thursday, Sep 20	PHA	@	CIN	L	1	2		69-44	2	9.5				1:40			`------`
115	115	Friday, Sep 21	PHA	@	LOU	W	7	4		70-44	2	9.0							`+`
116	116	Saturday, Sep 22	PHA	@	LOU	T	1	1		70-44	2	9.0				1:55			`+`
117	117	Sunday, Sep 23	PHA	@	LOU	L	2	9		70-45	2	9.5							`-`
118	118	Sunday, Sep 23	PHA	@	LOU	W	6	4		71-45	2	9.5				2:00			`+`
119	119	Tuesday, Sep 25	PHA	@	STL	L	1	2		71-46	3	10.0				1:50			`-`
120	120	Wednesday, Sep 26	PHA	@	STL	L	5	6		71-47	3	11.0				2:10			`--`
121	121	Thursday, Sep 27	PHA	@	STL	W	6	5		72-47	3	10.0				2:00			`+`
122	122	Friday, Sep 28	PHA	@	KCC	W	6	3		73-47	3	10.0				1:35			`++`
123	123	Saturday, Sep 29	PHA	@	KCC	W	10	9		74-47	2	10.0				2:20			`+++`
124	124	Sunday, Sep 30	PHA	@	KCC	L	14	26		74-48	2	11.0				2:20			`-`
125	125	Wednesday, Oct 3	PHA		CLE	W	8	1		75-48	2	11.5				1:50			`+`
126	126	Thursday, Oct 4	PHA		CLE	L	6	8		75-49	3	11.5				1:50			`-`
127	127	Friday, Oct 5	PHA		CLE	W	8	0		76-49	3	11.0				1:45			`+`
128	128	Tuesday, Oct 9	PHA		BAL	W	9	7		77-49	3	11.5				1:40			`++`
129	129	Wednesday, Oct 10	PHA		BAL	W	3	1		78-49	3	10.5				1:45			`+++`
130	130	Thursday, Oct 11	PHA	@	BRO	T	9	9		78-49	3	10.0				2:00			`+++`
131	131	Friday, Oct 12	PHA	@	BRO	L	7	10		78-50	3	10.5				1:32			`-`
132	132	Saturday, Oct 13	PHA	@	BRO	L	1	8		78-51	3	11.0							`--`
133	133	Sunday, Oct 14	PHA		CLE	W	7	3		79-51	3	10.5				1:10			`+`
134	134	Monday, Oct 15	PHA		CLE	W	7	5		80-51	3	10.0				1:25			`++`
135	135	Tuesday, Oct 16	PHA		CLE	L	3	6		80-52	3	10.5				1:35			`-`
136	136	Wednesday, Oct 17	PHA		CLE	W	14	4		81-52	3	10.0							`+`
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.

1887 / 1889 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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