1889 Philadelphia Athletics

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

75-58, Finished 3rd in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Sharsig (75-58)
Scored 880 runs, Allowed 787 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-60

Ballparks: Jefferson Street Grounds & Gloucester Point Grounds ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

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1888 / 1890 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	75-58, Final Rank:3, GB: 16.0
Days in First	2	last on Monday, Apr 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	2	last on Apr 29, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	17.5	last on Friday, Oct 11, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	18	last on Tuesday, Oct 1
Most Games under .500	1	last on Wednesday, May 22
Longest Winning Streak	14	Wednesday, May 29 to Friday, Jun 14
Longest Losing Streak	6	Sunday, Jun 23 to Thursday, Jul 4
Most Runs Allowed	17	Thursday, May 16 and Thursday, Oct 3
Most Runs Scored	22	Tuesday, Jun 18
Times Shutout by Opponent	8
Times Opponent Shutout	9

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	75	58	880	787	.564
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	46	22	506	347	.676
Road	29	36	374	440	.446
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	8	2	82	50	.800
May	10	13	107	140	.435
June	16	7	195	105	.696
July	9	11	123	133	.450
August	16	11	162	148	.593
September	10	8	139	132	.556
October	6	6	72	79	.500

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	39	28	452	363	.582
Second Half	36	30	428	424	.545
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	15	12	180	177	.556
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	33	22	404	318	.600

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BAL	11	8	125	117	.579
BRO	7	12	105	142	.368
CIN	11	9	100	107	.550
COL	12	7	131	95	.632
KCC	12	8	182	144	.600
LOU	14	5	139	87	.737
STL	8	9	98	95	.471

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 18	PHA		BRO	W	3	2		1-0	3	0.5				1:40		3,000	`+`
2	2	Friday, Apr 19	PHA		BRO	L	8	9		1-1	4	1.5				1:50			`-`
3	3	Saturday, Apr 20	PHA		BRO	W	15	6		2-1	4	1.5				2:00			`+`
4	4	Sunday, Apr 21	PHA		BRO	W	6	1		3-1	3	1.5				1:50			`++`
5	5	Monday, Apr 22	PHA		COL	W	15	6		4-1	2	1.5				2:05			`+++`
6	6	Tuesday, Apr 23	PHA		COL	W	8	4		5-1	2	0.5				1:30			`++++`
7	7	Wednesday, Apr 24	PHA		COL	W	7	6		6-1	1	Tied				2:00			`+++++`
8	8	Sunday, Apr 28	PHA	@	COL	W	5	4		7-1	2	0.5				1:30			`++++++`
9	9	Monday, Apr 29	PHA	@	COL	W	7	3		8-1	1	Tied							`+++++++`
10	10	Tuesday, Apr 30	PHA	@	COL	L	8	9		8-2	2	1.5				2:00			`-`
11	11	Thursday, May 2	PHA	@	BRO	L	2	4		8-3	2	3.0							`--`
12	12	Friday, May 3	PHA	@	BRO	L	6	12		8-4	2	3.0				2:05			`---`
13	13	Saturday, May 4	PHA	@	BRO	L	5	9		8-5	3	3.0				1:45			`----`
14	14	Sunday, May 5	PHA	@	BRO	W *V	5	1		9-5	3	2.0				1:20			`+`
15	15	Tuesday, May 7	PHA	@	CIN	W	7	1		10-5	3	2.5				1:50			`++`
16	16	Wednesday, May 8	PHA	@	CIN	L	2	6		10-6	3	3.5							`-`
17	17	Thursday, May 9	PHA	@	CIN	L	6	14		10-7	4	3.5				2:00			`--`
18	18	Friday, May 10	PHA	@	CIN	L	0	10		10-8	4	4.5				2:10			`---`
19	19	Saturday, May 11	PHA	@	LOU	L	1	5		10-9	5	5.5				1:45			`----`
20	20	Sunday, May 12	PHA	@	LOU	W	2	0		11-9	4	5.0				1:00			`+`
21	21	Monday, May 13	PHA	@	LOU	L	1	2		11-10	5	5.5							`-`
22	22	Thursday, May 16	PHA	@	KCC	L	9	17		11-11	5	7.5				2:00			`--`
23	23	Saturday, May 18	PHA	@	KCC	L	8	15		11-12	4	8.0				2:30			`---`
24	24	Sunday, May 19	PHA	@	KCC	W	12	7		12-12	4	7.0				2:15			`+`
25	25	Monday, May 20	PHA	@	STL	L	1	4		12-13	4	8.0				1:45			`-`
26	26	Tuesday, May 21	PHA	@	STL	W	3	2		13-13	4	7.0				2:00			`+`
27	27	Wednesday, May 22	PHA	@	STL	L	5	9		13-14	5	8.0				2:00			`-`
28	28	Thursday, May 23	PHA	@	STL	W	9	8		14-14	5	7.0				2:20			`+`
29	29	Sunday, May 26	PHA		BAL	W	6	2		15-14	4	7.5							`++`
30	30	Tuesday, May 28	PHA	@	BAL	L	1	5		15-15	5	7.5				2:15			`-`
31	31	Wednesday, May 29	PHA	@	BAL	W	7	6		16-15	5	7.0				2:25			`+`
32	32	Thursday, May 30	PHA		CIN	W	3	0		17-15	4	6.0				1:30			`++`
33	33	Thursday, May 30	PHA		CIN	W	6	1		18-15	4	6.0				1:35			`+++`
34	34	Saturday, Jun 1	PHA		CIN	W	8	4		19-15	3	5.5							`++++`
35	35	Sunday, Jun 2	PHA		CIN	W	4	2		20-15	3	5.5				1:50			`+++++`
36	36	Wednesday, Jun 5	PHA		LOU	W	11	10		21-15	3	6.0				2:25			`++++++`
37	37	Thursday, Jun 6	PHA		LOU	W	5	2		22-15	2	5.5				1:50			`+++++++`
38	38	Thursday, Jun 6	PHA		LOU	W	16	3		23-15	2	5.5				2:00			`++++++++`
39	39	Friday, Jun 7	PHA		LOU	W	9	7		24-15	2	5.0				2:20			`+++++++++`
40	40	Saturday, Jun 8	PHA		KCC	W	14	2		25-15	2	5.0							`++++++++++`
41	41	Sunday, Jun 9	PHA		KCC	W	12	1		26-15	2	4.5							`+++++++++++`
42	42	Monday, Jun 10	PHA		KCC	W	8	3		27-15	2	4.5				1:40			`++++++++++++`
43	43	Tuesday, Jun 11	PHA		KCC	W	12	2		28-15	2	3.5				2:05			`+++++++++++++`
44	44	Thursday, Jun 13	PHA		STL	T	2	2		28-15	2	3.0				2:15			`+++++++++++++`
45	45	Friday, Jun 14	PHA		STL	W	8	5		29-15	2	2.0				2:25			`++++++++++++++`
46	46	Sunday, Jun 16	PHA		STL	L	5	9		29-16	2	3.0				2:20			`-`
47	47	Monday, Jun 17	PHA		STL	W	11	2		30-16	2	2.0				1:40			`+`
48	48	Tuesday, Jun 18	PHA		COL	W	22	6		31-16	2	2.0							`++`
49	49	Wednesday, Jun 19	PHA		COL	W	6	0		32-16	2	1.5				1:30			`+++`
50	50	Thursday, Jun 20	PHA		COL	L	6	7		32-17	2	2.0							`-`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Friday, Jun 21	PHA		COL	W	3	0		33-17	2	2.0				1:25			`+`
52	52	Saturday, Jun 22	PHA		COL	W	13	1		34-17	2	2.5				1:45			`++`
53	53	Sunday, Jun 23	PHA		BAL	L	0	8		34-18	2	2.5				2:00			`-`
54	54	Monday, Jun 24	PHA		BAL	L	8	10		34-19	2	3.0				1:35			`--`
55	55	Tuesday, Jun 25	PHA		BAL	L	7	8		34-20	2	4.0				2:00			`---`
56	56	Saturday, Jun 29	PHA		BRO	L	2	3		34-21	2	4.0				1:30			`----`
57	57	Sunday, Jun 30	PHA		BRO	L	3	8		34-22	3	5.0							`-----`
58	58	Thursday, Jul 4	PHA	@	LOU	L	2	8		34-23	3	5.0				1:55			`------`
59	59	Thursday, Jul 4	PHA	@	LOU	W	12	1		35-23	3	5.0				1:40			`+`
60	60	Friday, Jul 5	PHA	@	LOU	W	9	1		36-23	3	4.5				1:40			`++`
61	61	Saturday, Jul 6	PHA	@	CIN	L	2	5		36-24	3	5.5				1:50			`-`
62	62	Sunday, Jul 7	PHA	@	CIN	W	6	5		37-24	3	5.5				2:15			`+`
63	63	Monday, Jul 8	PHA	@	CIN	L	3	11		37-25	3	6.5				1:55			`-`
64	64	Wednesday, Jul 10	PHA	@	STL	W	4	2		38-25	3	5.5				1:45			`+`
65	65	Thursday, Jul 11	PHA	@	STL	L	12	13		38-26	3	6.5				2:15			`-`
66	66	Friday, Jul 12	PHA	@	STL	L	2	4		38-27	3	7.5				2:00			`--`
67	67	Saturday, Jul 13	PHA	@	KCC	W	15	11		39-27	3	7.5							`+`
68	68	Sunday, Jul 14	PHA	@	KCC	L	1	7		39-28	3	8.5							`-`
69	69	Thursday, Jul 18	PHA	@	BRO	L	7	11		39-29	3	8.5				2:05			`--`
70	70	Saturday, Jul 20	PHA	@	BRO	W	3	2		40-29	3	8.5				1:30			`+`
71	71	Sunday, Jul 21	PHA	@	BRO	L	6	8		40-30	3	8.5				1:17			`-`
72	72	Tuesday, Jul 23	PHA		CIN	L	1	9		40-31	4	10.0				2:00			`--`
73	73	Wednesday, Jul 24	PHA		CIN	L	5	6		40-32	5	10.0				2:00			`---`
74	74	Thursday, Jul 25	PHA		CIN	L	6	10		40-33	5	11.0							`----`
75	75	Saturday, Jul 27	PHA		KCC	W	12	10		41-33	4	10.5				1:55			`+`
76	76	Monday, Jul 29	PHA		KCC	W	8	6		42-33	4	10.5				2:15			`++`
77	77	Wednesday, Jul 31	PHA		STL	W	7	3		43-33	4	9.5				2:00			`+++`
78	78	Friday, Aug 2	PHA		LOU	W	8	1		44-33	4	9.5				1:45			`++++`
79	79	Saturday, Aug 3	PHA		LOU	W	3	0		45-33	4	8.5				1:25			`+++++`
80	80	Sunday, Aug 4	PHA		LOU	L	0	7		45-34	4	8.5				1:40			`-`
81	81	Monday, Aug 5	PHA		BRO	L	0	13		45-35	4	9.0				2:00			`--`
82	82	Tuesday, Aug 6	PHA		BAL	W	8	0		46-35	4	8.5				1:50			`+`
83	83	Wednesday, Aug 7	PHA		BAL	L	0	9		46-36	4	9.5							`-`
84	84	Thursday, Aug 8	PHA		BAL	L	5	6		46-37	4	10.5				1:55			`--`
85	85	Saturday, Aug 10	PHA	@	LOU	W	11	9		47-37	5	10.0				1:55			`+`
86	86	Sunday, Aug 11	PHA	@	LOU	W	12	3		48-37	4	10.0				1:50			`++`
87	87	Monday, Aug 12	PHA	@	LOU	W	9	3		49-37	4	9.5				1:55			`+++`
88	88	Monday, Aug 12	PHA	@	LOU	W	10	5		50-37	4	9.5				1:40			`++++`
89	89	Tuesday, Aug 13	PHA	@	CIN	W	10	4		51-37	4	9.5				1:50			`+++++`
90	90	Wednesday, Aug 14	PHA	@	CIN	L	3	7		51-38	4	9.5				1:50			`-`
91	91	Thursday, Aug 15	PHA	@	CIN	W	10	9		52-38	4	9.5				2:05			`+`
92	92	Saturday, Aug 17	PHA	@	STL	L	1	4		52-39	4	10.5				2:00			`-`
93	93	Sunday, Aug 18	PHA	@	STL	L	2	4		52-40	4	11.5							`--`
94	94	Tuesday, Aug 20	PHA	@	STL	L	2	14		52-41	4	12.5				2:00			`---`
95	95	Thursday, Aug 22	PHA	@	KCC	L	3	8		52-42	4	12.5				1:50			`----`
96	96	Friday, Aug 23	PHA	@	KCC	L	6	7		52-43	4	13.0				2:00			`-----`
97	97	Saturday, Aug 24	PHA	@	KCC	W	10	6		53-43	4	13.0				2:00			`+`
98	98	Sunday, Aug 25	PHA	@	KCC	W	5	2		54-43	4	12.5				2:10			`++`
99	99	Sunday, Aug 25	PHA	@	KCC	W	14	3		55-43	4	12.5				2:15			`+++`
100	100	Tuesday, Aug 27	PHA	@	COL	W	10	5		56-43	4	12.0							`++++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Wednesday, Aug 28	PHA	@	COL	W	5	1		57-43	4	11.5				1:55			`+++++`
102	102	Thursday, Aug 29	PHA	@	COL	L	1	15		57-44	4	12.0							`-`
103	103	Friday, Aug 30	PHA		CIN	W	7	1		58-44	4	11.0				1:45			`+`
104	104	Saturday, Aug 31	PHA		CIN	W	7	2		59-44	4	10.0				1:40			`++`
105	105	Sunday, Sep 1	PHA		CIN	W	4	0		60-44	4	9.5				2:15			`+++`
106	106	Monday, Sep 2	PHA		KCC	L	3	8		60-45	4	10.0				2:00			`-`
107	107	Monday, Sep 2	PHA		KCC	T	4	4		60-45	4	10.0				2:06			`-`
108	108	Tuesday, Sep 3	PHA		KCC	L	6	10		60-46	4	11.0				2:50			`--`
109	109	Wednesday, Sep 4	PHA		KCC	L	8	9		60-47	4	11.5				2:10			`---`
110	110	Wednesday, Sep 4	PHA		KCC	W	12	6		61-47	4	11.5				1:35			`+`
111	111	Saturday, Sep 7	PHA		LOU	T	4	4		61-47	4	11.5							`+`
112	112	Sunday, Sep 8	PHA		LOU	W	7	6		62-47	4	11.5							`++`
113	113	Monday, Sep 9	PHA		LOU	L	7	10		62-48	4	12.0							`-`
114	114	Friday, Sep 13	PHA		STL	W	11	0		63-48	4	11.5				1:45			`+`
115	115	Saturday, Sep 14	PHA		STL	L	1	5		63-49	4	13.0				1:15			`-`
116	116	Saturday, Sep 14	PHA		STL	T	4	4		63-49	4	13.0				2:10			`-`
117	117	Sunday, Sep 15	PHA		STL	W	8	1		64-49	4	13.5							`+`
118	118	Wednesday, Sep 18	PHA		BRO	T	11	11		64-49	3	13.5				1:50			`+`
119	119	Thursday, Sep 19	PHA		BRO	W	12	10		65-49	3	12.5				2:05			`++`
120	120	Friday, Sep 20	PHA		BRO	L	1	4		65-50	3	13.5							`-`
121	121	Saturday, Sep 21	PHA	@	BAL	W	11	8		66-50	3	13.5							`+`
122	122	Sunday, Sep 22	PHA		BAL	W	9	8		67-50	3	12.5				2:00			`++`
123	123	Monday, Sep 23	PHA	@	BAL	W	10	9		68-50	3	11.5				1:50			`+++`
124	124	Thursday, Sep 26	PHA	@	BAL	L	1	9		68-51	3	12.5							`-`
125	125	Saturday, Sep 28	PHA		COL	W	2	0		69-51	3	13.0							`+`
126	126	Sunday, Sep 29	PHA		COL	L	3	6		69-52	3	14.0				1:50			`-`
127	127	Tuesday, Oct 1	PHA		BAL	W	5	4		70-52	3	13.5				1:45			`+`
128	128	Wednesday, Oct 2	PHA	@	BAL	L	12	13		70-53	3	14.0				2:15			`-`
129	129	Thursday, Oct 3	PHA	@	BRO	L	0	17		70-54	3	15.0				2:10			`--`
130	130	Saturday, Oct 5	PHA	@	BRO	W	10	2		71-54	3	14.0							`+`
131	131	Sunday, Oct 6	PHA	@	BRO	L	0	9		71-55	3	15.0				1:32			`-`
132	132	Wednesday, Oct 9	PHA	@	COL	L	6	10		71-56	3	16.0				2:00			`--`
133	133	Thursday, Oct 10	PHA	@	COL	L	0	5		71-57	3	17.0				1:40			`---`
134	134	Friday, Oct 11	PHA	@	COL	L	4	7		71-58	4	17.5				2:05			`----`
135	135	Saturday, Oct 12	PHA		BAL	W	7	3		72-58	3	16.5				1:40			`+`
136	136	Sunday, Oct 13	PHA		BAL	W	5	4		73-58	3	16.5							`++`
137	137	Monday, Oct 14	PHA		BAL	W	13	3		74-58	3	16.5				1:30		78	`+++`
138	138	Tuesday, Oct 15	PHA		BAL	W	10	2		75-58	3	16.0				1:50			`++++`
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.

1888 / 1890 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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