1898 Pittsburgh Pirates

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

72-76, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Watkins (72-76)
Scored 634 runs, Allowed 694 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-80

Ballparks: Exposition Park III · Attendance: 150,900 (7th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98

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1897 / 1899 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	72-76, Final Rank:8, GB: 29.5
Days in First	1	last on Monday, Apr 18, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	2	last on Apr 19, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	29	last on Thursday, Oct 13, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	7	last on Thursday, Jul 21
Most Games under .500	5	last on Tuesday, Oct 4
Longest Winning Streak	5	Tuesday, Aug 2 to Sunday, Aug 7
Longest Losing Streak	6	Wednesday, Sep 21 to Tuesday, Sep 27
Most Runs Allowed	13	Sunday, Apr 24 and Wednesday, Aug 17
Most Runs Scored	15	Tuesday, Sep 20
Times Shutout by Opponent	8
Times Opponent Shutout	10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	72	76	635	694	.486
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	39	35	316	312	.527
Road	33	41	319	382	.446
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	6	6	55	77	.500
May	13	11	114	111	.542
June	14	11	107	109	.560
July	12	16	119	128	.429
August	11	16	86	123	.407
September	11	12	120	109	.478
October	5	4	34	37	.556

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	41	36	359	368	.532
Second Half	31	40	276	326	.437
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	21	19	153	151	.525
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	21	25	234	269	.457

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BLN	4	10	34	69	.286
BRO	5	9	71	68	.357
BSN	5	9	42	61	.357
CHC	4	7	39	49	.364
CIN	2	12	48	89	.143
CLV	8	5	54	45	.615
LOU	9	4	69	59	.692
NYG	9	5	82	65	.643
PHI	8	6	54	66	.571
STL	9	4	78	56	.692
WHS	9	5	64	67	.643

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	Friday, Apr 15	PIT	@	LOU	L	3	10		0-1	10	1.0							`-`
2	2	Saturday, Apr 16	PIT	@	LOU	W	3	1		1-1	5	0.5							`+`
3	3	Sunday, Apr 17	PIT	@	LOU	W	5	4		2-1	2	0.5							`++`
4	4	Monday, Apr 18	PIT	@	LOU	W	7	2		3-1	1	Tied							`+++`
5	5	Thursday, Apr 21	PIT	@	CIN	L	6	11		3-2	5	0.5							`-`
6	6	Friday, Apr 22	PIT	@	CIN	L	0	11		3-3	6	1.5							`--`
7	7	Sunday, Apr 24	PIT	@	STL	L	1	13		3-4	7	2.5							`---`
8	8	Tuesday, Apr 26	PIT	@	STL	W	6	4		4-4	6	2.0							`+`
9	9	Wednesday, Apr 27	PIT	@	STL	W	9	3		5-4	4	1.0							`++`
10	10	Wednesday, Apr 27	PIT	@	STL	W	11	2		6-4	4	1.0							`+++`
11	11	Friday, Apr 29	PIT		CIN	L	2	5		6-5	6	2.5							`-`
12	12	Saturday, Apr 30	PIT		CIN	L	2	11		6-6	7	3.5							`--`
13	13	Sunday, May 1	PIT	@	CIN	W	11	5		7-6	5	2.5							`+`
14	14	Monday, May 2	PIT		CIN	L	3	7		7-7	7	3.5							`-`
15	15	Tuesday, May 3	PIT		CIN	L	2	5		7-8	7	4.5							`--`
16	16	Wednesday, May 4	PIT		CHC	L	3	7		7-9	7	5.0							`---`
17	17	Thursday, May 5	PIT		CHC	T	4	4		7-9	7	5.0							`---`
18	18	Monday, May 9	PIT		LOU	W	9	5		8-9	7	4.5							`+`
19	19	Tuesday, May 10	PIT		LOU	W	6	2		9-9	7	4.0							`++`
20	20	Wednesday, May 11	PIT		LOU	W	4	3		10-9	7	4.0							`+++`
21	21	Thursday, May 12	PIT		LOU	L	2	3		10-10	8	5.5							`-`
22	22	Friday, May 13	PIT		STL	W	3	0		11-10	6	5.0							`+`
23	23	Saturday, May 14	PIT		STL	L	4	5		11-11	7	6.0							`-`
24	24	Tuesday, May 17	PIT		STL	W	6	0		12-11	6	6.0							`+`
25	25	Wednesday, May 18	PIT	@	BLN	L	2	9		12-12	6	6.5							`-`
26	26	Thursday, May 19	PIT	@	BLN	L	0	6		12-13	6	7.5							`--`
27	27	Friday, May 20	PIT	@	BLN	W	3	1		13-13	6	6.5							`+`
28	28	Sunday, May 22	PIT	@	CIN	L	0	2		13-14	7	7.0							`-`
29	29	Monday, May 23	PIT		PHI	W	3	1		14-14	7	7.0							`+`
30	30	Tuesday, May 24	PIT		PHI	W	4	3		15-14	6	6.0							`++`
31	31	Wednesday, May 25	PIT		PHI	W	8	3		16-14	6	6.0							`+++`
32	32	Thursday, May 26	PIT		WHS	L	7	11		16-15	7	7.0							`-`
33	33	Friday, May 27	PIT		WHS	W	8	3		17-15	6	7.0							`+`
34	34	Saturday, May 28	PIT		WHS	W	9	7		18-15	4	7.0							`++`
35	35	Monday, May 30	PIT		BLN	L	1	2		18-16	6	9.0							`-`
36	36	Monday, May 30	PIT		BLN	L	3	9		18-17	6	9.0							`--`
37	37	Tuesday, May 31	PIT		BLN	W	9	8		19-17	6	9.0							`+`
38	38	Wednesday, Jun 1	PIT		BLN	L	1	4		19-18	6	9.0							`-`
39	39	Thursday, Jun 2	PIT	@	PHI	L	2	3		19-19	6	9.0							`--`
40	40	Friday, Jun 3	PIT	@	PHI	W	8	4		20-19	6	8.0							`+`
41	41	Saturday, Jun 4	PIT	@	PHI	W	4	3		21-19	6	8.0							`++`
42	42	Monday, Jun 6	PIT	@	PHI	L	5	7		21-20	6	9.0							`-`
43	43	Tuesday, Jun 7	PIT	@	WHS	W	3	2		22-20	6	8.0							`+`
44	44	Wednesday, Jun 8	PIT	@	WHS	L	3	10		22-21	6	8.0							`-`
45	45	Thursday, Jun 9	PIT	@	WHS	L	1	9		22-22	7	8.0							`--`
46	46	Friday, Jun 10	PIT	@	WHS	W	6	5		23-22	6	8.0							`+`
47	47	Saturday, Jun 11	PIT		CLV	L	2	4		23-23	7	8.5							`-`
48	48	Sunday, Jun 12	PIT	@	CLV	W	3	1		24-23	6	7.5							`+`
49	49	Tuesday, Jun 14	PIT	@	CLV	W	3	1		25-23	6	8.0							`++`
50	50	Wednesday, Jun 15	PIT	@	CLV	W	4	3		26-23	6	8.0							`+++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Saturday, Jun 18	PIT		CLV	W	10	4		27-23	6	7.0							`++++`
52	52	Sunday, Jun 19	PIT	@	CLV	L	3	4		27-24	6	7.0							`-`
53	53	Monday, Jun 20	PIT		NYG	W	9	2		28-24	6	6.0							`+`
54	54	Tuesday, Jun 21	PIT		NYG	L	3	10		28-25	6	6.0							`-`
55	55	Wednesday, Jun 22	PIT		NYG	W	10	5		29-25	6	6.0							`+`
56	56	Thursday, Jun 23	PIT		NYG	W	8	7		30-25	6	6.0							`++`
57	57	Friday, Jun 24	PIT		BSN	W	3	2		31-25	6	5.0							`+++`
58	58	Saturday, Jun 25	PIT		BSN	L	0	2		31-26	6	6.0							`-`
59	59	Monday, Jun 27	PIT		BSN	W	2	0		32-26	6	4.5							`+`
60	60	Tuesday, Jun 28	PIT		BSN	L	5	6		32-27	6	6.0							`-`
61	61	Wednesday, Jun 29	PIT		BRO	W	4	3		33-27	6	6.0							`+`
62	62	Thursday, Jun 30	PIT		BRO	L	5	8		33-28	6	6.0							`-`
63	63	Friday, Jul 1	PIT		BRO	L	7	8		33-29	6	7.0							`--`
64	64	Saturday, Jul 2	PIT		BRO	L	2	3		33-30	6	8.0							`---`
65	65	Monday, Jul 4	PIT		STL	W	9	1		34-30	6	10.0							`+`
66	66	Monday, Jul 4	PIT		STL	L	7	12		34-31	6	10.0							`-`
67	67	Tuesday, Jul 5	PIT		STL	W	8	2		35-31	6	9.5							`+`
68	68	Wednesday, Jul 6	PIT		STL	W	3	1		36-31	6	9.0							`++`
69	69	Thursday, Jul 7	PIT		LOU	W	6	3		37-31	6	9.0							`+++`
70	70	Friday, Jul 8	PIT		LOU	W	14	3		38-31	6	9.0							`++++`
71	71	Saturday, Jul 9	PIT		LOU	L	3	11		38-32	6	9.0							`-`
72	72	Monday, Jul 11	PIT	@	BRO	W	3	2		39-32	6	8.5							`+`
73	73	Tuesday, Jul 12	PIT	@	BRO	L	1	4		39-33	6	9.5							`-`
74	74	Thursday, Jul 14	PIT	@	BRO	L	1	4		39-34	6	10.5							`--`
75	75	Friday, Jul 15	PIT	@	BSN	W	6	0		40-34	6	9.5							`+`
76	76	Saturday, Jul 16	PIT	@	BSN	L	5	8		40-35	6	9.5							`-`
77	77	Monday, Jul 18	PIT	@	BSN	L	2	6		40-36	7	10.5							`--`
78	78	Tuesday, Jul 19	PIT	@	BSN	W	6	3		41-36	7	10.0							`+`
79	79	Wednesday, Jul 20	PIT	@	NYG	W	7	5		42-36	6	9.0							`++`
80	80	Thursday, Jul 21	PIT	@	NYG	W	2	1		43-36	6	10.0							`+++`
81	81	Thursday, Jul 21	PIT	@	NYG	L	7	11		43-37	6	10.0							`-`
82	82	Friday, Jul 22	PIT	@	NYG	L	0	1		43-38	7	11.0							`--`
83	83	Saturday, Jul 23	PIT		CIN	L	2	3		43-39	7	12.0							`---`
84	84	Sunday, Jul 24	PIT	@	CIN	L	5	6		43-40	7	13.0							`----`
85	85	Tuesday, Jul 26	PIT		CIN	L	3	6		43-41	7	13.0							`-----`
86	86	Tuesday, Jul 26	PIT		CIN	W	3	2		44-41	7	13.0							`+`
87	87	Wednesday, Jul 27	PIT		CLV	L	1	6		44-42	7	13.5							`-`
88	88	Thursday, Jul 28	PIT		PHI	L	0	7		44-43	7	14.5							`--`
89	89	Friday, Jul 29	PIT		PHI	W	3	1		45-43	7	14.5							`+`
90	90	Saturday, Jul 30	PIT		PHI	L	3	8		45-44	7	15.5							`-`
91	91	Tuesday, Aug 2	PIT		WHS	W	2	0		46-44	7	15.0							`+`
92	92	Wednesday, Aug 3	PIT		WHS	W	4	1		47-44	7	14.5							`++`
93	93	Friday, Aug 5	PIT		PHI	W	3	0		48-44	7	13.5							`+++`
94	94	Saturday, Aug 6	PIT		BLN	W	2	1		49-44	7	13.5							`++++`
95	95	Sunday, Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	W	4	2		50-44	7	13.5							`+++++`
96	96	Saturday, Aug 13	PIT	@	BLN	L	2	3		50-45	7	13.0							`-`
97	97	Saturday, Aug 13	PIT	@	BLN	L	3	6		50-46	7	13.0							`--`
98	98	Monday, Aug 15	PIT	@	BLN	L	3	9		50-47	7	14.5							`---`
99	99	Monday, Aug 15	PIT	@	BLN	L	1	6		50-48	7	14.5							`----`
100	100	Tuesday, Aug 16	PIT	@	PHI	W	6	5		51-48	7	14.0							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Wednesday, Aug 17	PIT	@	PHI	L	1	13		51-49	7	15.0							`-`
102	102	Thursday, Aug 18	PIT	@	PHI	L	4	8		51-50	7	16.0							`--`
103	103	Friday, Aug 19	PIT	@	WHS	W	7	3		52-50	7	15.5							`+`
104	104	Saturday, Aug 20	PIT	@	WHS	L	1	4		52-51	7	17.0							`-`
105	105	Saturday, Aug 20	PIT	@	WHS	L	4	6		52-52	7	17.0							`--`
106	106	Monday, Aug 22	PIT	@	WHS	W	6	4		53-52	7	15.5							`+`
107	107	Monday, Aug 22	PIT	@	WHS	W	3	2		54-52	7	15.5							`++`
108	108	Tuesday, Aug 23	PIT		CLV	L	3	6		54-53	7	16.0							`-`
109	109	Wednesday, Aug 24	PIT		BRO	L	1	5		54-54	7	16.0							`--`
110	110	Thursday, Aug 25	PIT		BRO	W	5	1		55-54	7	15.0							`+`
111	111	Friday, Aug 26	PIT		BRO	L	2	3		55-55	7	15.0							`-`
112	112	Saturday, Aug 27	PIT		BSN	W	6	1		56-55	7	14.0							`+`
113	113	Sunday, Aug 28	PIT	@	CIN	L	4	9		56-56	7	16.0							`-`
114	114	Sunday, Aug 28	PIT	@	CIN	L	5	6		56-57	7	16.0							`--`
115	115	Monday, Aug 29	PIT		BSN	L	2	8		56-58	7	16.0							`---`
116	116	Tuesday, Aug 30	PIT		BSN	L	0	8		56-59	7	17.0							`----`
117	117	Wednesday, Aug 31	PIT		NYG	L	2	3		56-60	8	17.0							`-----`
118	118	Thursday, Sep 1	PIT		NYG	W	8	2		57-60	8	17.0							`+`
119	119	Friday, Sep 2	PIT		NYG	W	5	4		58-60	8	16.5							`++`
120	120	Saturday, Sep 3	PIT		BLN	W	1	0		59-60	8	17.0							`+++`
121	121	Saturday, Sep 3	PIT		BLN	L	3	5		59-61	8	17.0							`-`
122	122	Sunday, Sep 4	PIT	@	CHC	W	6	4		60-61	7	17.0							`+`
123	123	Monday, Sep 5	PIT	@	CHC	L	1	5		60-62	7	17.0							`-`
124	124	Monday, Sep 5	PIT	@	CHC	W	6	1		61-62	7	17.0							`+`
125	125	Saturday, Sep 10	PIT		CLV	W	10	9		62-62	8	18.5							`++`
126	126	Monday, Sep 12	PIT		CHC	W	3	1		63-62	7	18.5							`+++`
127	127	Tuesday, Sep 13	PIT		CHC	L	0	4		63-63	8	18.5							`-`
128	128	Wednesday, Sep 14	PIT	@	NYG	T	6	6		63-63	8	19.0							`-`
129	129	Thursday, Sep 15	PIT	@	NYG	L	3	7		63-64	8	20.0							`--`
130	130	Thursday, Sep 15	PIT	@	NYG	W	6	1		64-64	8	20.0							`+`
131	131	Friday, Sep 16	PIT	@	NYG	W	6	0		65-64	8	20.0							`++`
132	132	Saturday, Sep 17	PIT	@	BRO	L	1	6		65-65	8	20.0							`-`
133	133	Saturday, Sep 17	PIT	@	BRO	T	8	8		65-65	8	20.0							`-`
134	134	Monday, Sep 19	PIT	@	BRO	L	10	11		65-66	8	20.5							`--`
135	135	Monday, Sep 19	PIT	@	BRO	W	6	2		66-66	8	20.5							`+`
136	136	Tuesday, Sep 20	PIT	@	BRO	W	15	0		67-66	8	20.5							`++`
137	137	Wednesday, Sep 21	PIT	@	BSN	L	3	7		67-67	8	21.5							`-`
138	138	Thursday, Sep 22	PIT	@	BSN	L	1	8		67-68	8	22.5							`--`
139	139	Friday, Sep 23	PIT	@	BSN	L	1	2		67-69	8	23.5							`---`
140	140	Sunday, Sep 25	PIT	@	CHC	L	4	7		67-70	8	24.0							`----`
141	141	Monday, Sep 26	PIT	@	CHC	L	3	4		67-71	8	25.5							`-----`
142	142	Tuesday, Sep 27	PIT	@	CHC	L	4	5		67-72	8	26.5							`------`
143	143	Saturday, Oct 1	PIT		CLV	W	2	1		68-72	8	27.0							`+`
144	144	Tuesday, Oct 4	PIT	@	STL	L	3	7		68-73	8	28.5							`-`
145	145	Wednesday, Oct 5	PIT	@	STL	W	8	6		69-73	8	28.0							`+`
146	146	Thursday, Oct 6	PIT	@	LOU	W	4	2		70-73	8	28.0							`++`
147	147	Saturday, Oct 8	PIT	@	LOU	L	1	8		70-74	8	29.0							`-`
148	148	Sunday, Oct 9	PIT	@	LOU	T	2	2		70-74	8	29.0							`-`
149	149	Monday, Oct 10	PIT		CLV	W	2	0		71-74	8	29.0							`+`
150	150	Wednesday, Oct 12	PIT		CLV	W	9	1		72-74	8	29.0							`++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
151	151	Wednesday, Oct 12	PIT		CLV	L	2	5		72-75	8	29.0							`-`
152	152	Thursday, Oct 13	PIT		CHC	L	1	5		72-76	8	29.0							`--`
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.

1897 / 1899 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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