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1888 Philadelphia Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1887/1889)
81-52, Finished 3rd in American Association
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Scored 827 runs, Allowed 594 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-47
Managed by Bill Sharsig

Ballpark: Jefferson Street Grounds

Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 98
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1888 Stats / Schedule (1887/1889) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   81-52 , Final Rank: 3, GB:   10.0
Days in First:                   3 (last on April 29, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          31 (last on September 14)
Most Games under .500:           3 (last on May 19)

Biggest Lead:                  0.5 (last on April 25)
Farthest Behind Leader:       11.5 (last on October 9)

Longest Winning Streak:          7 (July 30 to August 5, August 25 to August 30, and September 3 to September 12)
Longest Losing Streak:           6 (September 15 to September 20)

Most Runs Allowed:              26 (September 30)
Most Runs Scored:               28 (April 23)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       6
Times Opponent Shutout:         13

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Wed, Apr 18     PHA  BAL  L   4-5        0-1     5     1.0  1:50                             2,014 -
  2 Thu, Apr 19     PHA  BAL  W   9-3        1-1     3     1.0  1:50                                   +
  3 Fri, Apr 20     PHA @BAL  W  16-10       2-1     3     0.5  2:20                                   ++
  4 Mon, Apr 23     PHA  CLE  W  28-7        3-1     3     1.5  2:20                                   +++
  5 Tue, Apr 24     PHA  CLE  W   8-5        4-1     3     0.5  1:45                                   ++++
  6 Wed, Apr 25     PHA  CLE  W  16-6        5-1     1  up 0.5  2:15                                   +++++
  7 Thu, Apr 26     PHA  CLE  L   9-10       5-2     2     0.5  1:50                                   -
  8 Fri, Apr 27     PHA @BRO  L   2-6        5-3     3     1.0                                         --
  9 Sat, Apr 28     PHA @BRO  W   5-0        6-3     1    Tied  1:37                                   +
 10 Sun, Apr 29     PHA @BRO  W   3-2        7-3     1    Tied  2:30                                   ++
 11 Mon, Apr 30     PHA  BRO  L   3-7        7-4     2     1.0  1:55                                   -
 12 Tue, May  1     PHA  BRO  L   1-2        7-5     4     2.0                                         --
 13 Wed, May  2     PHA @CLE  L   1-10       7-6     4     2.5  1:50                             1,000 ---
 14 Thu, May  3     PHA @CLE  L   4-6        7-7     4     3.5                                         ----
 15 Sat, May  5     PHA @CLE  W  14-5        8-7     4     3.0  2:15                                   +
 16 Mon, May  7     PHA @CLE  L   4-8        8-8     4     4.0  1:55                                   -
 17 Wed, May  9     PHA  BRO  L   3-5        8-9     4     4.0  1:20                                   --
 18 Sat, May 12     PHA  BRO  L   2-3        8-10    5     6.0  2:00                                   ---
 19 Sun, May 13     PHA @BRO  L   3-8        8-11    5     7.0  2:00                                   ----
 20 Tue, May 15     PHA  BAL  W  12-3        9-11    5     7.0  1:50                                   +
 21 Wed, May 16     PHA  BAL  W   9-4       10-11    4     7.0  1:45                                   ++
 22 Thu, May 17     PHA @BAL  L   1-9       10-12    5     7.5  2:00                                   -
 23 Sat, May 19     PHA  LOU  L   5-6       10-13    5     8.5  1:45                                   --
 24 Mon, May 21     PHA  LOU  W  14-4       11-13    4     8.5  2:15                                   +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 22     PHA  LOU  W   6-5       12-13    4     8.5  1:50                                   ++
 26 Sat, May 26     PHA  KCC  L   2-3       12-14    4     9.0  1:45                                   -
 27 Mon, May 28     PHA  KCC  W   9-0       13-14    4     8.0  1:35                                   +
 28 Wed, May 30     PHA  STL  W   3-2       14-14    4     8.5  1:30                                   ++
 29                 PHA  STL  L   3-6       14-15    4     8.5  1:35                                   -
 30 Fri, Jun  1     PHA  STL  W   4-2       15-15    4     8.5  1:40                                   +
 31 Sat, Jun  2     PHA  STL  L   0-4       15-16    4     9.5                                         -
 32 Mon, Jun  4     PHA  CIN  W  16-6       16-16    4     8.5  1:55                                   +
 33 Tue, Jun  5     PHA  CIN  W  14-7       17-16    4     8.5  2:05                                   ++
 34 Wed, Jun  6     PHA  CIN  W   7-4       18-16    4     8.5  2:25                                   +++
 35 Thu, Jun  7     PHA  CIN  W   5-3       19-16    4     8.5  1:50                                   ++++
 36 Fri, Jun  8     PHA @BAL  L   1-5       19-17    4     9.0  2:00                                   -
 37 Sat, Jun  9     PHA @BAL  W  15-12      20-17    4     9.0  2:40                                   +
 38 Sun, Jun 10     PHA  BAL  W  11-4       21-17    4     9.0  2:10                                   ++
 39 Mon, Jun 11     PHA @BAL  W  14-0       22-17    4     8.5  1:50                                   +++
 40 Tue, Jun 12     PHA @BAL  W   4-2       23-17    4     8.5  1:50                                   ++++
 41 Wed, Jun 13     PHA  BRO  W   6-3       24-17    4     7.5  1:40                                   +++++
 42 Fri, Jun 15     PHA @CLE  L   8-11      24-18    4     8.0  2:15                                   -
 43 Sat, Jun 16     PHA @CLE  W  11-1       25-18    3     7.0  1:45                                   +
 44 Mon, Jun 18     PHA  CLE  W   3-2       26-18    3     6.0                                         ++
 45 Tue, Jun 19     PHA  CLE  W  15-10      27-18    3     6.0                                         +++
 46 Wed, Jun 20     PHA  CLE  W  12-10      28-18    3     5.5  2:00                                   ++++
 47 Thu, Jun 21     PHA  BRO  W   6-2       29-18    3     4.5  1:50                                   +++++
 48 Fri, Jun 22     PHA  BRO  W   5-4       30-18    3     3.5                                         ++++++
 49 Sat, Jun 23     PHA @BRO  L   3-4       30-19    3     4.5  1:40                                   -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 29     PHA @KCC  W   7-0       31-19    3     4.0                                         +
 51 Sat, Jun 30     PHA @KCC  W   3-1       32-19    3     3.5                                         ++
 52                 PHA @KCC  W  14-2       33-19    3     3.5  1:55                                   +++
 53 Sun, Jul  1     PHA @STL  L   3-5       33-20    3     4.0  2:00                                   -
 54 Tue, Jul  3     PHA @STL  W  10-8       34-20    3     3.5                                         +
 55 Wed, Jul  4     PHA @STL  L   2-4       34-21    3     4.0  1:40                                   -
 56                 PHA @STL  W  11-2       35-21    3     4.0  2:10                                   +
 57 Fri, Jul  6     PHA @CIN  L   8-9       35-22    3     4.5  2:25                                   -
 58 Sat, Jul  7     PHA @CIN  W   7-0       36-22    3     4.5                                         +
 59 Sun, Jul  8     PHA @CIN  L   1-4       36-23    3     5.5  2:00                                   -
 60 Tue, Jul 10     PHA @CIN  L   4-5       36-24    3     6.5                                         --
 61 Thu, Jul 12     PHA @LOU  W   4-1       37-24    3     5.5  2:15                                   +
 62 Fri, Jul 13     PHA @LOU  L   4-14      37-25    3     6.5                                         -
 63 Sat, Jul 14     PHA @LOU  L   1-5       37-26    4     6.5  1:30                                   --
 64 Sun, Jul 15     PHA @LOU  W  11-5       38-26    4     6.5  2:15                                   +
 65 Tue, Jul 17     PHA  BAL  W   6-5       39-26    4     5.5                                         ++
 66 Wed, Jul 18     PHA  BAL  W  10-5       40-26    4     4.5                                         +++
 67 Thu, Jul 19     PHA  BAL  L   3-4       40-27    4     4.5                                         -
 68 Sat, Jul 21     PHA @BRO  L   1-7       40-28    4     5.5  1:30                                   --
 69 Sun, Jul 22     PHA @BRO  W   4-3       41-28    4     5.0  1:45                                   +
 70 Tue, Jul 24     PHA @BRO  W   5-4       42-28    4     4.0  2:40                                   ++
 71 Thu, Jul 26     PHA  CIN  W  12-2       43-28    4     4.5                                         +++
 72 Fri, Jul 27     PHA  CIN  L   4-7       43-29    4     5.5  1:45                                   -
 73 Sat, Jul 28     PHA  CIN  L   1-2       43-30    4     5.5  1:50                                   --
 74 Mon, Jul 30     PHA  KCC  W   2-0       44-30    4     5.0  1:25                                   +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Tue, Jul 31     PHA  KCC  W   4-0       45-30    4     4.0  1:30                                   ++
 76 Wed, Aug  1     PHA  KCC  W   2-1       46-30    4     4.0  1:25                                   +++
 77 Thu, Aug  2     PHA  LOU  W   5-4       47-30    4     3.5  2:45                                   ++++
 78 Fri, Aug  3     PHA  LOU  W  13-1       48-30    3     3.5  1:45                                   +++++
 79 Sat, Aug  4     PHA  LOU  W   8-3       49-30    3     3.0  2:00                                   ++++++
 80 Sun, Aug  5     PHA  KCC  W   6-0       50-30    3     3.0  2:00                                   +++++++
 81 Tue, Aug  7     PHA  STL  L   4-5       50-31    3     4.0  2:00                                   -
 82 Wed, Aug  8     PHA  STL  W   9-2       51-31    3     3.0  2:00                                   +
 83 Fri, Aug 10     PHA @STL  L   1-8       51-32    4     4.0  1:40                                   -
 84 Sat, Aug 11     PHA @STL  -   5-5       51-32    3     4.0  1:40                                   -
 85 Sun, Aug 12     PHA @STL  L   0-2       51-33    3     5.0                                   8,000 --
 86 Mon, Aug 13     PHA @KCC  L   4-9       51-34    4     6.0  1:55                                   ---
 87 Tue, Aug 14     PHA @KCC  W   4-1       52-34    4     6.0  1:25                                   +
 88 Wed, Aug 15     PHA @KCC  W   9-2       53-34    4     6.0                                         ++
 89 Sat, Aug 18     PHA @CIN  L   0-4       53-35    4     6.5  1:40                                   -
 90 Sun, Aug 19     PHA @CIN  W   8-4       54-35    4     6.5  1:45                                   +
 91 Fri, Aug 24     PHA  LOU  L   1-2       54-36    3     9.0                                         -
 92 Sat, Aug 25     PHA  LOU  W  16-2       55-36    3     9.0  1:40                                   +
 93 Sun, Aug 26     PHA  LOU  W  11-1       56-36    3     9.0  1:55                                   ++
 94 Mon, Aug 27     PHA  LOU  W   6-4       57-36    2     8.5  2:05                                   +++
 95 Tue, Aug 28     PHA  LOU  W   5-3       58-36    2     8.5  1:45                                   ++++
 96 Wed, Aug 29     PHA  LOU  W   8-1       59-36    2     7.5  1:25                                   +++++
 97                 PHA  LOU  W   9-0       60-36    2     7.5  1:40                                   ++++++
 98 Thu, Aug 30     PHA  STL  W   5-0       61-36    2     6.5                                         +++++++
 99 Sat, Sep  1     PHA  STL  L   2-3       61-37    2     7.5  1:50                                   -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Mon, Sep  3     PHA  CIN  W   5-2       62-37    2     6.0  1:55                                   +
101 Tue, Sep  4     PHA  CIN  W   3-2       63-37    2     5.0  1:55                                   ++
102 Wed, Sep  5     PHA  CIN  W   3-0       64-37    2     5.0  1:40                                   +++
103 Thu, Sep  6     PHA  KCC  W   4-3       65-37    2     4.0  1:45                                   ++++
104 Fri, Sep  7     PHA  KCC  W   7-1       66-37    2     3.5  1:30                                   +++++
105 Mon, Sep 10     PHA  BAL  W   7-0       67-37    2     3.0  2:00                                   ++++++
106 Wed, Sep 12     PHA  BAL  W   8-3       68-37    2     4.0  2:00                                   +++++++
107                 PHA  BAL  L   0-5       68-38    2     4.0  1:40                                   -
108 Fri, Sep 14     PHA  BRO  W   4-2       69-38    2     4.5  1:45                                   +
109 Sat, Sep 15     PHA  BRO  L   2-4       69-39    2     5.5  1:50                                   -
110 Sun, Sep 16     PHA @BRO  L   0-8       69-40    2     6.5                                         --
111 Tue, Sep 18     PHA @CIN  L   1-5       69-41    2     7.5  2:00                                   ---
112 Wed, Sep 19     PHA @CIN  L   2-11      69-42    2     8.5                                         ----
113 Thu, Sep 20     PHA @CIN  L   0-1       69-43    2     9.5  1:30                                   -----
114                 PHA @CIN  L   1-2       69-44    2     9.5  1:40                                   ------
115 Fri, Sep 21     PHA @LOU  W   7-4       70-44    2     9.0                                         +
116 Sat, Sep 22     PHA @LOU  -   1-1       70-44    2     9.0  1:55                                   +
117 Sun, Sep 23     PHA @LOU  L   2-9       70-45    2     9.5                                         -
118                 PHA @LOU  W   6-4       71-45    2     9.5  2:00                                   +
119 Tue, Sep 25     PHA @STL  L   1-2       71-46    3    10.0  1:50                                   -
120 Wed, Sep 26     PHA @STL  L   5-6       71-47    3    11.0  2:10                                   --
121 Thu, Sep 27     PHA @STL  W   6-5       72-47    3    10.0  2:00                                   +
122 Fri, Sep 28     PHA @KCC  W   6-3       73-47    3    10.0  1:35                                   ++
123 Sat, Sep 29     PHA @KCC  W  10-9       74-47    2    10.0  2:20                                   +++
124 Sun, Sep 30     PHA @KCC  L  14-26      74-48    2    11.0  2:20                                   -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Wed, Oct  3     PHA  CLE  W   8-1       75-48    2    11.5  1:50                                   +
126 Thu, Oct  4     PHA  CLE  L   6-8       75-49    3    11.5  1:50                                   -
127 Fri, Oct  5     PHA  CLE  W   8-0       76-49    3    11.0  1:45                                   +
128 Tue, Oct  9     PHA  BAL  W   9-7       77-49    3    11.5  1:40                                   ++
129 Wed, Oct 10     PHA  BAL  W   3-1       78-49    3    10.5  1:45                                   +++
130 Thu, Oct 11     PHA @BRO  -   9-9       78-49    3    10.0  2:00                                   +++
131 Fri, Oct 12     PHA @BRO  L   7-10      78-50    3    10.5  1:32                                   -
132 Sat, Oct 13     PHA @BRO  L   1-8       78-51    3    11.0                                         --
133 Sun, Oct 14     PHA  CLE  W   7-3       79-51    3    10.5  1:10                                   +
134 Mon, Oct 15     PHA  CLE  W   7-5       80-51    3    10.0  1:25                                   ++
135 Tue, Oct 16     PHA  CLE  L   3-6       80-52    3    10.5  1:35                                   -
136 Wed, Oct 17     PHA  CLE  W  14-4       81-52    3    10.0                                         +

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