1902 Philadelphia Athletics

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1901 / 1903

83-53, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Connie Mack (83-53)
Scored 775 runs, Allowed 636 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-56

Ballparks: Columbia Park · Attendance: 420,078 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 106

American League Champs

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1901 / 1903 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	83-53, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First	53	last on Saturday, Sep 27, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	69	last on Sep 27, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	6.5	last on Wednesday, Sep 24, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	7.5	last on Saturday, Jul 12, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	32	last on Wednesday, Sep 24
Most Games under .500	1	last on Tuesday, Apr 29
Longest Winning Streak	10	Sunday, Aug 10 to Monday, Aug 18
Longest Losing Streak	4	Sunday, Aug 31 to Monday, Sep 1
Most Runs Allowed	15	Saturday, May 24
Most Runs Scored	22	Tuesday, Jul 8
Times Shutout by Opponent	2
Times Opponent Shutout	5

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	83	53	775	636	.610
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	56	17	477	330	.767
Road	27	36	298	306	.429
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	3	3	37	36	.500
May	16	9	176	143	.640
June	8	14	87	128	.364
July	15	8	134	110	.652
August	21	12	187	107	.636
September	20	7	154	112	.741

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	33	31	357	356	.516
Second Half	50	22	418	280	.694
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	22	14	154	146	.611
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	23	13	300	195	.639

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BLA	13	6	104	84	.684
BOS	11	9	96	82	.550
CHW	10	10	98	107	.500
CLE	12	8	141	109	.600
DET	16	4	121	68	.800
SLB	9	10	96	92	.474
WSH	12	6	119	94	.667

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 23	PHA	@	BLA	W	8	1		1-0	1	Tied							`+`
2	2	Thursday, Apr 24	PHA	@	BLA	L	2	6		1-1	3	1.0							`-`
3	3	Saturday, Apr 26	PHA	@	BLA	L	2	6		1-2	7	1.5							`--`
4	4	Monday, Apr 28	PHA	@	WSH	W	12	9		2-2	3	0.5							`+`
5	5	Tuesday, Apr 29	PHA	@	WSH	L	2	7		2-3	5	1.5							`-`
6	6	Wednesday, Apr 30	PHA	@	WSH	W	11	7		3-3	4	1.0							`+`
7	7	Thursday, May 1	PHA	@	WSH	W	6	3		4-3	2	0.5							`++`
8	8	Friday, May 2	PHA		WSH	L	6	7		4-4	4	1.5							`-`
9	9	Saturday, May 3	PHA		WSH	W	9	3		5-4	3	1.5							`+`
10	10	Monday, May 5	PHA		WSH	W	7	5		6-4	2	0.5							`++`
11	11	Tuesday, May 6	PHA		WSH	W	11	0		7-4	1	Tied							`+++`
12	12	Wednesday, May 7	PHA		BLA	W	6	5		8-4	1	up 0.5							`++++`
13	13	Thursday, May 8	PHA		BLA	W	6	3		9-4	1	up 0.5							`+++++`
14	14	Friday, May 9	PHA		BLA	L	6	13		9-5	2	0.5							`-`
15	15	Saturday, May 10	PHA		BLA	W	13	4		10-5	1	Tied							`+`
16	16	Monday, May 12	PHA		BOS	L	2	8		10-6	2	1.0							`-`
17	17	Wednesday, May 14	PHA		BOS	W	5	1		11-6	1	up 0.5							`+`
18	18	Thursday, May 15	PHA		BOS	L	3	6		11-7	1	Tied							`-`
19	19	Friday, May 16	PHA	@	BOS	L	2	4		11-8	3	1.0							`--`
20	20	Saturday, May 17	PHA	@	BOS	W	7	5		12-8	1	Tied							`+`
21	21	Tuesday, May 20	PHA	@	BOS	L	1	2		12-9	4	0.5							`-`
22	22	Wednesday, May 21	PHA		CLE	W	12	11		13-9	3	0.5							`+`
23	23	Thursday, May 22	PHA		CLE	L	9	11		13-10	3	1.5							`-`
24	24	Friday, May 23	PHA		CLE	W	6	2		14-10	3	0.5							`+`
25	25	Saturday, May 24	PHA		CLE	L	9	15		14-11	4	0.5							`-`
26	26	Monday, May 26	PHA		DET	W	8	6		15-11	2	0.5							`+`
27	27	Wednesday, May 28	PHA		DET	W	11	4		16-11	1	Tied							`++`
28	28	Thursday, May 29	PHA		DET	W	6	4		17-11	1	Tied							`+++`
29	29	Friday, May 30	PHA		SLB	L	7	11		17-12	1	Tied							`-`
30	30	Friday, May 30	PHA		SLB	W	11	4		18-12	1	Tied							`+`
31	31	Saturday, May 31	PHA		SLB	W	7	6		19-12	1	up 1.0							`++`
32	32	Monday, Jun 2	PHA		SLB	W	5	4		20-12	1	up 1.0							`+++`
33	33	Tuesday, Jun 3	PHA		CHW	W	9	7		21-12	1	up 1.5							`++++`
34	34	Wednesday, Jun 4	PHA		CHW	L	0	3		21-13	1	up 1.5							`-`
35	35	Thursday, Jun 5	PHA		CHW	L	3	11		21-14	1	up 0.5							`--`
36	36	Saturday, Jun 7	PHA	@	DET	L	1	9		21-15	1	up 0.5							`---`
37	37	Sunday, Jun 8	PHA	@	DET	W	3	2		22-15	1	up 0.5							`+`
38	38	Monday, Jun 9	PHA	@	DET	L	5	10		22-16	2	0.5							`-`
39	39	Tuesday, Jun 10	PHA	@	DET	L	4	8		22-17	2	1.5							`--`
40	40	Wednesday, Jun 11	PHA	@	CLE	W	4	3		23-17	2	1.5							`+`
41	41	Thursday, Jun 12	PHA	@	CLE	L	4	5		23-18	2	2.5							`-`
42	42	Friday, Jun 13	PHA	@	CLE	W	6	4		24-18	2	2.5							`+`
43	43	Saturday, Jun 14	PHA	@	CLE	L	3	6		24-19	2	2.5							`-`
44	44	Monday, Jun 16	PHA	@	CHW	L	5	10		24-20	2	3.5							`--`
45	45	Tuesday, Jun 17	PHA	@	CHW	L	2	6		24-21	2	4.5							`---`
46	46	Thursday, Jun 19	PHA	@	SLB	W	6	3		25-21	2	4.5							`+`
47	47	Saturday, Jun 21	PHA	@	SLB	L	1	5		25-22	3	5.5							`-`
48	48	Sunday, Jun 22	PHA	@	SLB	L	4	7		25-23	3	5.0							`--`
49	49	Tuesday, Jun 24	PHA	@	BLA	L	4	6		25-24	3	6.5							`---`
50	50	Wednesday, Jun 25	PHA	@	BLA	W	8	6		26-24	3	6.0							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Thursday, Jun 26	PHA	@	BLA	L	3	7		26-25	4	6.0							`-`
52	52	Friday, Jun 27	PHA	@	WSH	W	4	2		27-25	4	5.5							`+`
53	53	Saturday, Jun 28	PHA	@	WSH	L	3	4		27-26	4	6.0							`-`
54	54	Tuesday, Jul 1	PHA		BLA	W	2	0		28-26	3	6.0							`+`
55	55	Wednesday, Jul 2	PHA		BLA	L	1	2		28-27	4	5.5							`-`
56	56	Friday, Jul 4	PHA		WSH	W	3	1		29-27	3	6.0							`+`
57	57	Friday, Jul 4	PHA		WSH	W	12	9		30-27	3	6.0							`++`
58	58	Saturday, Jul 5	PHA		WSH	L	5	9		30-28	3	7.0							`-`
59	59	Monday, Jul 7	PHA	@	BOS	L	2	4		30-29	4	6.5							`--`
60	60	Tuesday, Jul 8	PHA	@	BOS	W	22	9		31-29	4	6.5							`+`
61	61	Wednesday, Jul 9	PHA	@	BOS	W	4	2		32-29	4	6.0							`++`
62	62	Thursday, Jul 10	PHA	@	BOS	L	1	3		32-30	4	6.5							`-`
63	63	Friday, Jul 11	PHA		BOS	L	2	8		32-31	4	7.5							`--`
64	64	Saturday, Jul 12	PHA		BOS	W	3	2		33-31	4	7.5							`+`
65	65	Monday, Jul 14	PHA		BOS	W	4	3		34-31	4	7.0							`++`
66	66	Tuesday, Jul 15	PHA		CHW	W	9	3		35-31	4	6.0							`+++`
67	67	Wednesday, Jul 16	PHA		CHW	L	4	9		35-32	4	7.0							`-`
68	68	Thursday, Jul 17	PHA		CHW	W	7	4		36-32	3	6.0							`+`
69	69	Friday, Jul 18	PHA		CHW	W	7	6		37-32	3	5.0							`++`
70	70	Saturday, Jul 19	PHA		CLE	W	9	3		38-32	3	4.0							`+++`
71	71	Monday, Jul 21	PHA		CLE	W	11	10		39-32	3	3.0							`++++`
72	72	Tuesday, Jul 22	PHA		CLE	W	9	4		40-32	3	2.0							`+++++`
73	73	Wednesday, Jul 23	PHA		DET	W	5	2		41-32	2	1.0							`++++++`
74	74	Saturday, Jul 26	PHA		SLB	W	3	1		42-32	2	1.0							`+++++++`
75	75	Monday, Jul 28	PHA		SLB	L	4	9		42-33	3	1.0							`-`
76	76	Tuesday, Jul 29	PHA		SLB	L	1	3		42-34	3	1.0							`--`
77	77	Thursday, Jul 31	PHA	@	SLB	T	4	4		42-34	2	0.5							`--`
78	78	Friday, Aug 1	PHA	@	SLB	L	5	11		42-35	3	1.5							`---`
79	79	Saturday, Aug 2	PHA	@	SLB	W	4	1		43-35	2	2.0							`+`
80	80	Sunday, Aug 3	PHA	@	CHW	L	1	3		43-36	3	3.0							`-`
81	81	Monday, Aug 4	PHA	@	CHW	L	7	8		43-37	4	4.0							`--`
82	82	Tuesday, Aug 5	PHA	@	CHW	W	4	3		44-37	3	3.0							`+`
83	83	Wednesday, Aug 6	PHA	@	CLE	L	4	5		44-38	4	4.0							`-`
84	84	Friday, Aug 8	PHA	@	CLE	L	4	5		44-39	4	3.5							`--`
85	85	Saturday, Aug 9	PHA	@	DET	L	3	4		44-40	4	4.5							`---`
86	86	Sunday, Aug 10	PHA	@	DET	W	9	1		45-40	4	3.5							`+`
87	87	Monday, Aug 11	PHA	@	DET	W	1	0		46-40	4	3.5							`++`
88	88	Wednesday, Aug 13	PHA		DET	W	8	0		47-40	3	2.5							`+++`
89	89	Wednesday, Aug 13	PHA		DET	W	9	0		48-40	3	2.5							`++++`
90	90	Thursday, Aug 14	PHA		DET	W	4	3		49-40	3	1.5							`+++++`
91	91	Thursday, Aug 14	PHA		DET	W	5	1		50-40	3	1.5							`++++++`
92	92	Friday, Aug 15	PHA		DET	W	11	4		51-40	1	up 0.5							`+++++++`
93	93	Friday, Aug 15	PHA		DET	W	5	2		52-40	1	up 0.5							`++++++++`
94	94	Saturday, Aug 16	PHA		CHW	W	2	1		53-40	1	up 0.5							`+++++++++`
95	95	Monday, Aug 18	PHA		CHW	W	12	5		54-40	1	up 1.5							`++++++++++`
96	96	Tuesday, Aug 19	PHA		CHW	L	2	5		54-41	1	up 0.5							`-`
97	97	Wednesday, Aug 20	PHA		SLB	W	4	1		55-41	1	up 1.5							`+`
98	98	Thursday, Aug 21	PHA		SLB	W	12	5		56-41	1	up 2.0							`++`
99	99	Friday, Aug 22	PHA		SLB	W	12	4		57-41	1	up 3.0							`+++`
100	100	Saturday, Aug 23	PHA		CLE	W	12	1		58-41	1	up 3.0							`++++`
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	PHA		CLE	W	7	3		59-41	1	up 3.0							`+++++`
102	102	Tuesday, Aug 26	PHA		CLE	W	13	2		60-41	1	up 3.0							`++++++`
103	103	Wednesday, Aug 27	PHA	@	CLE	L	1	2		60-42	1	up 2.5							`-`
104	104	Thursday, Aug 28	PHA	@	CHW	L	1	4		60-43	1	up 3.0							`--`
105	105	Thursday, Aug 28	PHA	@	CHW	W	5	4		61-43	1	up 3.0							`+`
106	106	Friday, Aug 29	PHA	@	CHW	W	10	6		62-43	1	up 3.0							`++`
107	107	Saturday, Aug 30	PHA	@	CHW	L	2	4		62-44	1	up 2.5							`-`
108	108	Saturday, Aug 30	PHA	@	CHW	W	6	5		63-44	1	up 2.5							`+`
109	109	Sunday, Aug 31	PHA	@	SLB	L	0	1		63-45	1	up 1.0							`-`
110	110	Sunday, Aug 31	PHA	@	SLB	L	2	3		63-46	1	up 1.0							`--`
111	111	Monday, Sep 1	PHA	@	SLB	L	1	5		63-47	1	up 0.5							`---`
112	112	Monday, Sep 1	PHA	@	SLB	L	3	4		63-48	1	up 0.5							`----`
113	113	Tuesday, Sep 2	PHA	@	DET	W	5	1		64-48	1	up 1.0							`+`
114	114	Wednesday, Sep 3	PHA	@	DET	W	5	3		65-48	1	up 1.5							`++`
115	115	Thursday, Sep 4	PHA	@	DET	W	13	4		66-48	1	up 1.5							`+++`
116	116	Friday, Sep 5	PHA	@	CLE	L	7	10		66-49	1	up 0.5							`-`
117	117	Saturday, Sep 6	PHA	@	CLE	W	3	2		67-49	1	up 1.5							`+`
118	118	Monday, Sep 8	PHA	@	CLE	W	8	5		68-49	1	up 2.0							`++`
119	119	Wednesday, Sep 10	PHA		BLA	W	9	5		69-49	1	up 2.0							`+++`
120	120	Wednesday, Sep 10	PHA		BLA	W	5	4		70-49	1	up 2.0							`++++`
121	121	Thursday, Sep 11	PHA		BLA	W	9	1		71-49	1	up 3.5							`+++++`
122	122	Thursday, Sep 11	PHA		BLA	W	4	3		72-49	1	up 3.5							`++++++`
123	123	Friday, Sep 12	PHA	@	BOS	L	4	5		72-50	1	up 3.0							`-`
124	124	Monday, Sep 15	PHA	@	BOS	W	6	4		73-50	1	up 4.0							`+`
125	125	Monday, Sep 15	PHA	@	BOS	W	9	2		74-50	1	up 4.0							`++`
126	126	Tuesday, Sep 16	PHA		WSH	W	7	5		75-50	1	up 4.0							`+++`
127	127	Wednesday, Sep 17	PHA		WSH	W	6	5		76-50	1	up 4.0							`++++`
128	128	Thursday, Sep 18	PHA		WSH	W	6	2		77-50	1	up 4.0							`+++++`
129	129	Friday, Sep 19	PHA		BOS	W	6	4		78-50	1	up 4.5							`++++++`
130	130	Saturday, Sep 20	PHA		BOS	W	7	2		79-50	1	up 5.0							`+++++++`
131	131	Monday, Sep 22	PHA		BOS	L	1	5		79-51	1	up 5.0							`-`
132	132	Monday, Sep 22	PHA		BOS	W	5	3		80-51	1	up 5.0							`+`
133	133	Tuesday, Sep 23	PHA		BLA	W	4	3		81-51	1	up 5.5							`++`
134	134	Wednesday, Sep 24	PHA		BLA	W	7	5		82-51	1	up 6.5							`+++`
135	135	Wednesday, Sep 24	PHA		BLA	W	5	4		83-51	1	up 6.5							`++++`
136	136	Saturday, Sep 27	PHA	@	WSH	L	4	9		83-52	1	up 5.0							`-`
137	137	Saturday, Sep 27	PHA	@	WSH	L	5	7		83-53	1	up 5.0							`--`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak

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