1897 Pittsburgh Pirates

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

60-71, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Patsy Donovan (60-71)
Scored 676 runs, Allowed 835 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 53-78

Ballparks: Exposition Park III · Attendance: 165,950 (8th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 100

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1896 / 1898 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	60-71, Final Rank:8, GB: 32.5
Days in First	never

Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	33.5	last on Friday, Oct 1, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	9	last on Saturday, May 22
Most Games under .500	16	last on Wednesday, Sep 15
Longest Winning Streak	5	Wednesday, May 5 to Monday, May 10
Longest Losing Streak	9	Thursday, Jun 3 to Monday, Jun 14
Most Runs Allowed	16	Monday, Jun 14 and Thursday, Aug 19
Most Runs Scored	16	Saturday, Jul 24
Times Shutout by Opponent	4
Times Opponent Shutout	3

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	60	71	676	835	.458
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	38	27	354	363	.585
Road	22	44	322	472	.333
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	3	2	24	25	.600
May	15	9	121	109	.625
June	8	16	104	147	.333
July	11	16	143	178	.407
August	9	16	126	204	.360
September	11	12	133	155	.478
October	3	0	25	17	1.000

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	30	34	302	356	.469
Second Half	30	37	374	479	.448
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	22	15	200	193	.595
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	13	30	211	378	.302

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BLN	3	9	68	83	.250
BRO	5	7	52	65	.417
BSN	2	10	42	85	.167
CHC	6	6	77	81	.500
CIN	7	5	64	89	.583
CLV	6	6	64	83	.500
LOU	8	4	68	61	.667
NYG	3	8	55	81	.273
PHI	7	5	54	63	.583
STL	8	4	80	58	.667
WHS	5	7	52	86	.417

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 22	PIT	@	STL	W	4	1		1-0	2	0.5							`+`
2	2	Saturday, Apr 24	PIT	@	STL	L	1	5		1-1	6	2.0							`-`
3	3	Monday, Apr 26	PIT	@	LOU	T	3	3		1-1	6	2.0							`-`
4	4	Tuesday, Apr 27	PIT	@	LOU	L	6	8		1-2	7	3.0							`--`
5	5	Wednesday, Apr 28	PIT	@	LOU	W	2	1		2-2	5	3.0							`+`
6	6	Thursday, Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	W	8	7		3-2	5	2.0							`++`
7	7	Monday, May 3	PIT		LOU	W	7	4		4-2	5	2.5							`+++`
8	8	Wednesday, May 5	PIT		LOU	L	8	10		4-3	5	2.0							`-`
9	9	Wednesday, May 5	PIT		LOU	W	3	2		5-3	5	2.0							`+`
10	10	Thursday, May 6	PIT		CIN	W	3	1		6-3	4	2.0							`++`
11	11	Friday, May 7	PIT		CIN	W	7	6		7-3	2	2.0							`+++`
12	12	Saturday, May 8	PIT		CIN	W	9	1		8-3	2	2.0							`++++`
13	13	Monday, May 10	PIT		BSN	W	4	2		9-3	2	1.0							`+++++`
14	14	Tuesday, May 11	PIT		BSN	L	0	2		9-4	2	2.0							`-`
15	15	Wednesday, May 12	PIT		BSN	L	1	3		9-5	4	3.0							`--`
16	16	Thursday, May 13	PIT		WHS	L	4	7		9-6	4	3.5							`---`
17	17	Friday, May 14	PIT		WHS	W	7	1		10-6	3	3.5							`+`
18	18	Saturday, May 15	PIT		WHS	W	2	0		11-6	3	3.5							`++`
19	19	Monday, May 17	PIT		NYG	W	3	2		12-6	3	4.0							`+++`
20	20	Tuesday, May 18	PIT		NYG	L	5	11		12-7	3	5.0							`-`
21	21	Wednesday, May 19	PIT		NYG	W	11	5		13-7	3	5.0							`+`
22	22	Thursday, May 20	PIT		PHI	W	10	4		14-7	3	4.0							`++`
23	23	Friday, May 21	PIT		PHI	W	6	5		15-7	3	3.0							`+++`
24	24	Saturday, May 22	PIT		PHI	W	2	1		16-7	3	2.0							`++++`
25	25	Tuesday, May 25	PIT		BLN	L	2	6		16-8	3	3.0							`-`
26	26	Wednesday, May 26	PIT		BLN	L	8	10		16-9	3	4.0							`--`
27	27	Thursday, May 27	PIT		BRO	L	3	5		16-10	3	4.0							`---`
28	28	Saturday, May 29	PIT		BRO	W	5	4		17-10	3	3.5							`+`
29	29	Saturday, May 29	PIT		BRO	W	9	7		18-10	3	3.5							`++`
30	30	Monday, May 31	PIT	@	NYG	L	2	10		18-11	3	4.0						20,000	`-`
31	31	Tuesday, Jun 1	PIT	@	NYG	L *H	7	4		18-12	4	4.5							`--`
32	32	Wednesday, Jun 2	PIT	@	PHI	W	5	2		19-12	4	4.5							`+`
33	33	Thursday, Jun 3	PIT	@	PHI	L	1	10		19-13	4	5.0							`-`
34	34	Friday, Jun 4	PIT	@	PHI	L *H	0	0		19-14	4	5.5							`--`
35	35	Saturday, Jun 5	PIT	@	BSN	L	3	5		19-15	4	5.5							`---`
36	36	Monday, Jun 7	PIT	@	BSN	L	0	4		19-16	4	6.5							`----`
37	37	Tuesday, Jun 8	PIT	@	BSN	L	4	8		19-17	6	7.0							`-----`
38	38	Thursday, Jun 10	PIT	@	BRO	L	2	3		19-18	6	8.5							`------`
39	39	Friday, Jun 11	PIT	@	BRO	L	3	4		19-19	7	9.5							`-------`
40	40	Saturday, Jun 12	PIT	@	WHS	L	2	4		19-20	7	10.5							`--------`
41	41	Monday, Jun 14	PIT	@	WHS	L	2	16		19-21	8	11.5							`---------`
42	42	Tuesday, Jun 15	PIT	@	WHS	W	10	8		20-21	8	11.5							`+`
43	43	Wednesday, Jun 16	PIT	@	BLN	L	3	10		20-22	8	12.5							`-`
44	44	Friday, Jun 18	PIT	@	BLN	L	9	11		20-23	8	13.5							`--`
45	45	Saturday, Jun 19	PIT	@	BLN	W	7	1		21-23	8	12.5							`+`
46	46	Monday, Jun 21	PIT		CHC	L	2	6		21-24	8	12.5							`-`
47	47	Tuesday, Jun 22	PIT		CHC	W	7	3		22-24	6	12.0							`+`
48	48	Wednesday, Jun 23	PIT		CHC	W	6	5		23-24	6	11.5							`++`
49	49	Thursday, Jun 24	PIT		STL	L	6	7		23-25	7	12.5							`-`
50	50	Friday, Jun 25	PIT		STL	W	6	4		24-25	6	12.5							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Saturday, Jun 26	PIT		STL	W	5	3		25-25	6	11.5							`++`
52	52	Monday, Jun 28	PIT	@	CLV	L	2	12		25-26	7	12.5							`-`
53	53	Tuesday, Jun 29	PIT	@	CLV	W	9	3		26-26	5	12.5							`+`
54	54	Wednesday, Jun 30	PIT	@	CLV	L	3	14		26-27	6	13.5							`-`
55	55	Thursday, Jul 1	PIT	@	CHC	L	5	13		26-28	6	14.5							`--`
56	56	Friday, Jul 2	PIT	@	CHC	L	4	7		26-29	7	15.0							`---`
57	57	Saturday, Jul 3	PIT	@	CHC	W	8	2		27-29	6	15.0							`+`
58	58	Monday, Jul 5	PIT		CLV	L	3	4		27-30	6	16.0							`-`
59	59	Monday, Jul 5	PIT		CLV	W	6	1		28-30	6	16.0							`+`
60	60	Tuesday, Jul 6	PIT		CLV	W	3	2		29-30	6	16.0							`++`
61	61	Thursday, Jul 8	PIT		NYG	L	4	5		29-31	6	16.0							`-`
62	62	Friday, Jul 9	PIT		NYG	L	1	9		29-32	6	16.0							`--`
63	63	Saturday, Jul 10	PIT		NYG	L	6	15		29-33	6	16.0							`---`
64	64	Monday, Jul 12	PIT		WHS	L	6	13		29-34	6	17.0							`----`
65	65	Tuesday, Jul 13	PIT		WHS	W	7	4		30-34	6	16.0							`+`
66	66	Wednesday, Jul 14	PIT		WHS	L	1	15		30-35	7	16.0							`-`
67	67	Thursday, Jul 15	PIT		BSN	L	5	7		30-36	7	17.0							`--`
68	68	Friday, Jul 16	PIT		BSN	W	5	4		31-36	7	16.0							`+`
69	69	Saturday, Jul 17	PIT		BSN	L	5	6		31-37	7	17.0							`-`
70	70	Tuesday, Jul 20	PIT		BRO	W	4	1		32-37	6	16.5							`+`
71	71	Tuesday, Jul 20	PIT		BRO	W	3	0		33-37	6	16.5							`++`
72	72	Thursday, Jul 22	PIT		BLN	L	1	9		33-38	6	17.5							`-`
73	73	Thursday, Jul 22	PIT		BLN	W	4	3		34-38	6	17.5							`+`
74	74	Friday, Jul 23	PIT		BLN	L	7	8		34-39	7	17.5							`-`
75	75	Saturday, Jul 24	PIT		BLN	W	16	3		35-39	6	17.5							`+`
76	76	Monday, Jul 26	PIT		PHI	L	6	10		35-40	7	17.5							`-`
77	77	Wednesday, Jul 28	PIT		PHI	L	5	6		35-41	7	18.5							`--`
78	78	Wednesday, Jul 28	PIT		PHI	L	3	13		35-42	7	18.5							`---`
79	79	Thursday, Jul 29	PIT	@	CHC	W	12	6		36-42	7	18.0							`+`
80	80	Friday, Jul 30	PIT	@	CHC	W	7	5		37-42	7	18.0							`++`
81	81	Saturday, Jul 31	PIT	@	CHC	L	6	7		37-43	7	19.0							`-`
82	82	Monday, Aug 2	PIT	@	CIN	L	2	9		37-44	7	19.5							`--`
83	83	Tuesday, Aug 3	PIT	@	CIN	W	7	6		38-44	7	19.0							`+`
84	84	Wednesday, Aug 4	PIT	@	CIN	L	3	14		38-45	7	19.5							`-`
85	85	Wednesday, Aug 4	PIT	@	CIN	T	4	4		38-45	7	19.5							`-`
86	86	Thursday, Aug 5	PIT	@	STL	L	7	8		38-46	7	19.5							`--`
87	87	Friday, Aug 6	PIT	@	STL	W	5	4		39-46	7	19.5							`+`
88	88	Saturday, Aug 7	PIT	@	STL	L	5	7		39-47	8	20.0							`-`
89	89	Saturday, Aug 7	PIT	@	STL	W	12	3		40-47	8	20.0							`+`
90	90	Monday, Aug 9	PIT	@	CIN	W	7	5		41-47	8	19.5							`++`
91	91	Monday, Aug 9	PIT	@	CIN	L	1	8		41-48	8	19.5							`-`
92	92	Tuesday, Aug 10	PIT	@	CLV	L	5	9		41-49	8	20.5							`--`
93	93	Wednesday, Aug 11	PIT	@	CLV	L	6	12		41-50	8	21.5							`---`
94	94	Thursday, Aug 12	PIT	@	CLV	L	2	9		41-51	9	23.0							`----`
95	95	Saturday, Aug 14	PIT		LOU	W	6	3		42-51	7	21.5							`+`
96	96	Monday, Aug 16	PIT		LOU	W	3	2		43-51	7	21.5							`++`
97	97	Thursday, Aug 19	PIT	@	BSN	L	1	16		43-52	7	22.5							`-`
98	98	Friday, Aug 20	PIT	@	BSN	L	2	15		43-53	7	23.5							`--`
99	99	Saturday, Aug 21	PIT	@	BSN	L	12	13		43-54	7	24.5							`---`
100	100	Monday, Aug 23	PIT	@	BRO	L	6	12		43-55	7	26.5							`----`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Monday, Aug 23	PIT	@	BRO	L	0	1		43-56	7	26.5							`-----`
102	102	Tuesday, Aug 24	PIT	@	BRO	L	4	10		43-57	8	27.0							`------`
103	103	Wednesday, Aug 25	PIT	@	BRO	L	6	14		43-58	10	27.5							`-------`
104	104	Thursday, Aug 26	PIT	@	PHI	W	4	3		44-58	9	26.5							`+`
105	105	Friday, Aug 27	PIT	@	PHI	W	6	5		45-58	7	25.5							`++`
106	106	Saturday, Aug 28	PIT	@	PHI	W	6	4		46-58	7	25.5							`+++`
107	107	Tuesday, Aug 31	PIT	@	WHS	L	4	8		46-59	7	26.5							`-`
108	108	Wednesday, Sep 1	PIT	@	WHS	L	1	5		46-60	8	27.5							`--`
109	109	Thursday, Sep 2	PIT	@	WHS	W	6	5		47-60	7	27.0							`+`
110	110	Saturday, Sep 4	PIT	@	BLN	L	2	7		47-61	9	29.0							`-`
111	111	Monday, Sep 6	PIT	@	BLN	L	7	8		47-62	11	30.0							`--`
112	112	Monday, Sep 6	PIT	@	BLN	L	2	7		47-63	11	30.0							`---`
113	113	Tuesday, Sep 7	PIT	@	BRO	W	7	4		48-63	10	29.5							`+`
114	114	Wednesday, Sep 8	PIT	@	NYG	L	7	8		48-64	10	30.5							`-`
115	115	Thursday, Sep 9	PIT	@	NYG	W	5	4		49-64	10	31.0							`+`
116	116	Thursday, Sep 9	PIT	@	NYG	L	2	6		49-65	10	31.0							`-`
117	117	Friday, Sep 10	PIT	@	NYG	T	2	2		49-65	10	31.5							`-`
118	118	Saturday, Sep 11	PIT		LOU	W	6	5		50-65	9	31.5							`+`
119	119	Monday, Sep 13	PIT	@	LOU	L	2	7		50-66	9	32.5							`-`
120	120	Tuesday, Sep 14	PIT	@	LOU	W	10	8		51-66	9	32.5							`+`
121	121	Tuesday, Sep 14	PIT	@	LOU	T	2	2		51-66	9	32.5							`+`
122	122	Wednesday, Sep 15	PIT	@	LOU	L	2	4		51-67	8	33.0							`-`
123	123	Wednesday, Sep 15	PIT	@	LOU	W	8	2		52-67	8	33.0							`+`
124	124	Friday, Sep 17	PIT		STL	W	6	2		53-67	8	32.0							`++`
125	125	Friday, Sep 17	PIT		STL	W	10	4		54-67	8	32.0							`+++`
126	126	Saturday, Sep 18	PIT		STL	W	13	10		55-67	8	32.0							`++++`
127	127	Tuesday, Sep 21	PIT		CIN	L	3	11		55-68	8	32.5							`-`
128	128	Wednesday, Sep 22	PIT		CIN	L	2	13		55-69	8	32.5							`--`
129	129	Wednesday, Sep 22	PIT		CIN	W	8	4		56-69	8	32.5							`+`
130	130	Saturday, Sep 25	PIT		CHC	L	1	8		56-70	8	33.0							`-`
131	131	Monday, Sep 27	PIT		CHC	W	5	4		57-70	8	33.0							`+`
132	132	Tuesday, Sep 28	PIT		CHC	L	14	15		57-71	8	33.5							`-`
133	133	Friday, Oct 1	PIT		CLV	W	11	10		58-71	8	33.5							`+`
134	134	Friday, Oct 1	PIT		CLV	W	7	3		59-71	8	33.5							`++`
135	135	Saturday, Oct 2	PIT		CLV	W	7	4		60-71	8	32.5							`+++`
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.

1896 / 1898 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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