1903 Pittsburgh Pirates

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1902 / 1904

91-49, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Fred Clarke (91-49)
Scored 793 runs, Allowed 613 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-54

Ballparks: Exposition Park III · Attendance: 326,855 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 101

Postseason:

Lost World Series (5-3) to Boston Americans

National League Champs

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1902 / 1904 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	91-49, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First	91	last on Saturday, Sep 26, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	119	last on Sep 26, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	10	last on Monday, Sep 7, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	5	last on Monday, May 25, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	47	last on Saturday, Sep 19
Most Games under .500	never
Longest Winning Streak	15	Tuesday, Jun 2 to Thursday, Jun 25
Longest Losing Streak	4	Saturday, Sep 19 to Tuesday, Sep 22
Most Runs Allowed	15	Saturday, May 9
Most Runs Scored	17	Tuesday, Jun 30
Times Shutout by Opponent	4
Times Opponent Shutout	16

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	91	49	793	613	.650
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	46	24	393	327	.657
Road	45	25	400	286	.643
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	9	4	92	59	.692
May	16	12	153	142	.571
June	17	3	121	54	.850
July	17	9	152	108	.654
August	18	9	138	104	.667
September	14	12	137	146	.538

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	50	21	423	279	.704
Second Half	41	28	370	334	.594
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	23	11	156	144	.676
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	30	19	370	265	.612

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BRO	11	9	123	98	.550
BSN	15	5	127	76	.750
CHC	8	12	82	100	.400
CIN	16	4	111	80	.800
NYG	10	10	94	93	.500
PHI	16	4	119	78	.800
STL	15	5	137	88	.750

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 16	PIT	@	CIN	W	7	1		1-0	1	Tied							`+`
2	2	Friday, Apr 17	PIT	@	CIN	W	9	2		2-0	1	up 0.5							`++`
3	3	Saturday, Apr 18	PIT	@	CIN	W	5	4		3-0	1	up 1.0							`+++`
4	4	Sunday, Apr 19	PIT	@	CIN	W	6	4		4-0	1	up 2.0							`++++`
5	5	Tuesday, Apr 21	PIT		STL	L	8	9		4-1	1	up 1.0							`-`
6	6	Thursday, Apr 23	PIT		STL	W	8	4		5-1	1	up 0.5							`+`
7	7	Friday, Apr 24	PIT		STL	W	8	7		6-1	1	up 1.5							`++`
8	8	Saturday, Apr 25	PIT		STL	L	5	10		6-2	1	up 0.5							`-`
9	9	Sunday, Apr 26	PIT	@	CHC	L	6	9		6-3	1	Tied							`--`
10	10	Monday, Apr 27	PIT	@	STL	W	11	1		7-3	1	Tied							`+`
11	11	Tuesday, Apr 28	PIT	@	STL	L	2	4		7-4	2	1.0							`-`
12	12	Wednesday, Apr 29	PIT	@	STL	W	4	0		8-4	2	1.0							`+`
13	13	Thursday, Apr 30	PIT	@	STL	W	13	4		9-4	1	Tied							`++`
14	14	Saturday, May 2	PIT		CHC	L	5	10		9-5	2	0.5							`-`
15	15	Sunday, May 3	PIT	@	CHC	W	3	2		10-5	1	Tied							`+`
16	16	Monday, May 4	PIT		CHC	W	5	3		11-5	1	up 0.5							`++`
17	17	Tuesday, May 5	PIT		CHC	W	8	3		12-5	1	up 1.0							`+++`
18	18	Wednesday, May 6	PIT		CHC	L	4	11		12-6	1	Tied							`-`
19	19	Thursday, May 7	PIT		CIN	L	8	11		12-7	2	1.0							`--`
20	20	Friday, May 8	PIT		CIN	W	9	4		13-7	2	1.0							`+`
21	21	Saturday, May 9	PIT		CIN	L	8	15		13-8	2	2.0							`-`
22	22	Sunday, May 10	PIT	@	CIN	W	1	0		14-8	2	1.5							`+`
23	23	Monday, May 11	PIT		CIN	L	1	3		14-9	3	2.5							`-`
24	24	Tuesday, May 12	PIT	@	PHI	W	8	5		15-9	3	1.5							`+`
25	25	Wednesday, May 13	PIT	@	PHI	L	11	12		15-10	3	2.5							`-`
26	26	Thursday, May 14	PIT	@	PHI	W	5	1		16-10	3	1.5							`+`
27	27	Friday, May 15	PIT	@	PHI	W	13	2		17-10	3	0.5							`++`
28	28	Saturday, May 16	PIT	@	NYG	L	3	7		17-11	3	1.5							`-`
29	29	Monday, May 18	PIT	@	NYG	W	3	2		18-11	3	1.5							`+`
30	30	Tuesday, May 19	PIT	@	NYG	L	3	4		18-12	3	2.0							`-`
31	31	Wednesday, May 20	PIT	@	NYG	L	0	2		18-13	3	3.0							`--`
32	32	Thursday, May 21	PIT	@	BRO	W	11	6		19-13	3	3.0							`+`
33	33	Friday, May 22	PIT	@	BRO	W	12	5		20-13	3	3.0							`++`
34	34	Saturday, May 23	PIT	@	BRO	L	4	5		20-14	3	4.0							`-`
35	35	Monday, May 25	PIT	@	BRO	L	0	5		20-15	3	5.0							`--`
36	36	Tuesday, May 26	PIT	@	BSN	W	10	4		21-15	3	4.0							`+`
37	37	Wednesday, May 27	PIT	@	BSN	L	1	7		21-16	3	4.5							`-`
38	38	Thursday, May 28	PIT	@	BSN	W	7	6		22-16	3	4.0							`+`
39	39	Saturday, May 30	PIT		CIN	W	3	2		23-16	3	4.0							`++`
40	40	Saturday, May 30	PIT		CIN	W	4	3		24-16	3	4.0							`+++`
41	41	Sunday, May 31	PIT	@	CIN	W	3	2		25-16	3	4.0							`++++`
42	42	Monday, Jun 1	PIT		NYG	L	2	10		25-17	3	4.5							`-`
43	43	Tuesday, Jun 2	PIT		NYG	W	7	0		26-17	3	4.5							`+`
44	44	Wednesday, Jun 3	PIT		NYG	W	5	0		27-17	3	4.5							`++`
45	45	Thursday, Jun 4	PIT		BSN	W	5	0		28-17	3	3.5							`+++`
46	46	Friday, Jun 5	PIT		BSN	W	9	0		29-17	3	2.5							`++++`
47	47	Saturday, Jun 6	PIT		BSN	W	4	0		30-17	3	1.5							`+++++`
48	48	Monday, Jun 8	PIT		PHI	W	2	0		31-17	3	1.5							`++++++`
49	49	Tuesday, Jun 9	PIT		PHI	W	7	3		32-17	3	1.5							`+++++++`
50	50	Wednesday, Jun 10	PIT		PHI	W	7	4		33-17	3	1.5							`++++++++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Thursday, Jun 11	PIT		BRO	W	9	0		34-17	3	1.5							`+++++++++`
52	52	Monday, Jun 15	PIT		CHC	W	3	0		35-17	2	1.0							`++++++++++`
53	53	Tuesday, Jun 16	PIT		CHC	W	6	3		36-17	1	Tied							`+++++++++++`
54	54	Thursday, Jun 18	PIT	@	BSN	W	7	2		37-17	1	up 0.5							`++++++++++++`
55	55	Friday, Jun 19	PIT	@	BSN	W	12	2		38-17	1	up 1.0							`+++++++++++++`
56	56	Saturday, Jun 20	PIT	@	BSN	W	8	4		39-17	1	up 1.5							`++++++++++++++`
57	57	Thursday, Jun 25	PIT	@	PHI	W	4	3		40-17	1	up 2.5							`+++++++++++++++`
58	58	Thursday, Jun 25	PIT	@	PHI	L	1	5		40-18	1	up 2.5							`-`
59	59	Friday, Jun 26	PIT	@	NYG	L	2	8		40-19	1	up 1.5							`--`
60	60	Saturday, Jun 27	PIT	@	NYG	W	4	2		41-19	1	up 2.5							`+`
61	61	Tuesday, Jun 30	PIT	@	BRO	W	17	8		42-19	1	up 3.5							`++`
62	62	Wednesday, Jul 1	PIT	@	BRO	L	4	5		42-20	1	up 2.5							`-`
63	63	Thursday, Jul 2	PIT	@	BRO	W	8	4		43-20	1	up 3.0							`+`
64	64	Friday, Jul 3	PIT		PHI	W	7	3		44-20	1	up 3.5							`++`
65	65	Saturday, Jul 4	PIT		PHI	W	7	0		45-20	1	up 5.0							`+++`
66	66	Saturday, Jul 4	PIT		PHI	W	7	1		46-20	1	up 5.0							`++++`
67	67	Monday, Jul 6	PIT		PHI	W	4	3		47-20	1	up 4.5							`+++++`
68	68	Tuesday, Jul 7	PIT		BRO	L	2	5		47-21	1	up 4.5							`-`
69	69	Wednesday, Jul 8	PIT		BRO	W	5	0		48-21	1	up 4.5							`+`
70	70	Thursday, Jul 9	PIT		BRO	W	3	1		49-21	1	up 4.5							`++`
71	71	Saturday, Jul 11	PIT		BSN	W	10	2		50-21	1	up 5.0							`+++`
72	72	Monday, Jul 13	PIT		BSN	L	3	8		50-22	1	up 4.5							`-`
73	73	Wednesday, Jul 15	PIT		NYG	L	3	6		50-23	1	up 3.0							`--`
74	74	Thursday, Jul 16	PIT		NYG	W	16	4		51-23	1	up 4.0							`+`
75	75	Friday, Jul 17	PIT		NYG	W	6	5		52-23	1	up 5.0							`++`
76	76	Saturday, Jul 18	PIT		NYG	W	3	2		53-23	1	up 6.0							`+++`
77	77	Sunday, Jul 19	PIT	@	CHC	L	5	8		53-24	1	up 5.5							`-`
78	78	Monday, Jul 20	PIT	@	CHC	L	2	3		53-25	1	up 5.0							`--`
79	79	Tuesday, Jul 21	PIT	@	CHC	L	1	3		53-26	1	up 5.0							`---`
80	80	Friday, Jul 24	PIT		STL	W	7	4		54-26	1	up 6.0							`+`
81	81	Saturday, Jul 25	PIT		STL	L	6	14		54-27	1	up 5.5							`-`
82	82	Sunday, Jul 26	PIT	@	CIN	W	5	2		55-27	1	up 5.5							`+`
83	83	Monday, Jul 27	PIT	@	CIN	W	10	3		56-27	1	up 6.5							`++`
84	84	Tuesday, Jul 28	PIT	@	CIN	L	5	10		56-28	1	up 5.5							`-`
85	85	Wednesday, Jul 29	PIT	@	CIN	W	7	3		57-28	1	up 5.5							`+`
86	86	Thursday, Jul 30	PIT	@	STL	W	10	4		58-28	1	up 6.5							`++`
87	87	Friday, Jul 31	PIT	@	STL	W	6	5		59-28	1	up 7.5							`+++`
88	88	Sunday, Aug 2	PIT	@	STL	W	13	4		60-28	1	up 8.0							`++++`
89	89	Monday, Aug 3	PIT	@	STL	L	2	3		60-29	1	up 7.5							`-`
90	90	Tuesday, Aug 4	PIT	@	CHC	L	0	1		60-30	1	up 6.5							`--`
91	91	Wednesday, Aug 5	PIT	@	CHC	L	2	9		60-31	1	up 5.5							`---`
92	92	Saturday, Aug 8	PIT	@	CHC	W	2	1		61-31	1	up 5.5							`+`
93	93	Sunday, Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	L	3	4		61-32	1	up 5.0							`-`
94	94	Monday, Aug 10	PIT		STL	W	7	4		62-32	1	up 5.0							`+`
95	95	Wednesday, Aug 12	PIT	@	BRO	W	6	5		63-32	1	up 5.5							`++`
96	96	Thursday, Aug 13	PIT	@	BRO	W	14	6		64-32	1	up 5.0							`+++`
97	97	Friday, Aug 14	PIT	@	BRO	L	0	2		64-33	1	up 4.0							`-`
98	98	Saturday, Aug 15	PIT	@	BSN	W	5	1		65-33	1	up 4.5							`+`
99	99	Saturday, Aug 15	PIT	@	BSN	L	5	8		65-34	1	up 4.5							`-`
100	100	Monday, Aug 17	PIT	@	BSN	L	4	8		65-35	1	up 4.0							`--`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Tuesday, Aug 18	PIT	@	BSN	W	3	0		66-35	1	up 5.0							`+`
102	102	Thursday, Aug 20	PIT	@	NYG	L	7	13		66-36	1	up 5.0							`-`
103	103	Thursday, Aug 20	PIT	@	NYG	W	4	1		67-36	1	up 5.0							`+`
104	104	Friday, Aug 21	PIT	@	NYG	W	3	0		68-36	1	up 5.0							`++`
105	105	Friday, Aug 21	PIT	@	NYG	L	5	9		68-37	1	up 5.0							`-`
106	106	Saturday, Aug 22	PIT	@	PHI	W	6	4		69-37	1	up 6.0							`+`
107	107	Saturday, Aug 22	PIT	@	PHI	W	7	4		70-37	1	up 6.0							`++`
108	108	Monday, Aug 24	PIT	@	PHI	T	2	2		70-37	1	up 6.0							`++`
109	109	Tuesday, Aug 25	PIT	@	PHI	W	5	4		71-37	1	up 7.0							`+++`
110	110	Tuesday, Aug 25	PIT	@	PHI	W	6	0		72-37	1	up 7.0							`++++`
111	111	Friday, Aug 28	PIT		STL	W	4	1		73-37	1	up 7.5							`+++++`
112	112	Saturday, Aug 29	PIT		STL	W	5	2		74-37	1	up 8.5							`++++++`
113	113	Saturday, Aug 29	PIT		STL	W	6	2		75-37	1	up 8.5							`+++++++`
114	114	Sunday, Aug 30	PIT	@	STL	W	3	0		76-37	1	up 9.0							`++++++++`
115	115	Monday, Aug 31	PIT	@	STL	W	9	6		77-37	1	up 8.5							`+++++++++`
116	116	Wednesday, Sep 2	PIT		CIN	W	4	1		78-37	1	up 9.0							`++++++++++`
117	117	Thursday, Sep 3	PIT		CIN	W	6	3		79-37	1	up 9.0							`+++++++++++`
118	118	Friday, Sep 4	PIT		CIN	W	3	1		80-37	1	up 9.5							`++++++++++++`
119	119	Saturday, Sep 5	PIT		CIN	W	7	6		81-37	1	up 9.5							`+++++++++++++`
120	120	Sunday, Sep 6	PIT	@	CHC	W	5	1		82-37	1	up10.0							`++++++++++++++`
121	121	Monday, Sep 7	PIT		CHC	L	8	13		82-38	1	up10.0							`-`
122	122	Monday, Sep 7	PIT		CHC	W	7	6		83-38	1	up10.0							`+`
123	123	Tuesday, Sep 8	PIT		CHC	L	6	7		83-39	1	up 9.5							`-`
124	124	Wednesday, Sep 9	PIT		CHC	L	1	3		83-40	1	up 9.0							`--`
125	125	Thursday, Sep 10	PIT		BRO	W	3	2		84-40	1	up 8.5							`+`
126	126	Friday, Sep 11	PIT		PHI	L	2	7		84-41	1	up 8.0							`-`
127	127	Saturday, Sep 12	PIT		PHI	W	6	5		85-41	1	up 8.0							`+`
128	128	Monday, Sep 14	PIT		PHI	L	2	10		85-42	1	up 7.0							`-`
129	129	Tuesday, Sep 15	PIT		BSN	W	7	4		86-42	1	up 7.5							`+`
130	130	Tuesday, Sep 15	PIT		BSN	L	1	3		86-43	1	up 7.5							`-`
131	131	Wednesday, Sep 16	PIT		BSN	W	13	6		87-43	1	up 8.5							`+`
132	132	Friday, Sep 18	PIT		BSN	W	7	6		88-43	1	up 9.0							`++`
133	133	Friday, Sep 18	PIT		BSN	W	6	5		89-43	1	up 9.0							`+++`
134	134	Saturday, Sep 19	PIT		BRO	W	12	10		90-43	1	up 9.5							`++++`
135	135	Saturday, Sep 19	PIT		BRO	L	2	8		90-44	1	up 9.5							`-`
136	136	Monday, Sep 21	PIT		BRO	L	4	9		90-45	1	up 7.5							`--`
137	137	Monday, Sep 21	PIT		BRO	L	3	7		90-46	1	up 7.5							`---`
138	138	Tuesday, Sep 22	PIT		BRO	L	4	5		90-47	1	up 7.5							`----`
139	139	Wednesday, Sep 23	PIT		NYG	W	15	7		91-47	1	up 8.5							`+`
140	140	Thursday, Sep 24	PIT		NYG	L	2	7		91-48	1	up 7.5							`-`
141	141	Saturday, Sep 26	PIT		NYG	L	1	4		91-49	1	up 6.5							`--`
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.

1902 / 1904 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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