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1928 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929)
85-67, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 837 runs, Allowed 704 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-64
Manager: Donie Bush (85-67)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 495,070 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 105

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1927 / 1929 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 85-67, Final Rank:4, GB: 9.0
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind13.5last on Friday, Jul 6, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50020last on Tuesday, Sep 25
Most Games under .5008last on Friday, Jul 6
Longest Winning Streak9Saturday, Jul 7 to Wednesday, Jul 18
Longest Losing Streak6Friday, May 25 to Wednesday, May 30
Most Runs Allowed14Wednesday, Apr 11 and Monday, Aug 20
Most Runs Scored18Thursday, Aug 2
Times Shutout by Opponent10 
Times Opponent Shutout8 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 85 67 837 704 .559
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 47 30 479 356 .610
Road 38 37 358 348 .507
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 6 8 67 68 .429
May 12 16 119 136 .429
June 13 11 122 114 .542
July 17 12 155 139 .586
August 23 9 247 133 .719
September 14 11 127 114 .560
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 34 40 346 371 .459
Second Half 51 27 491 333 .654
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 25 24 202 201 .510
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 33 20 394 260 .623
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 12 9 104 101 .571
BSN 16 5 156 95 .762
CHC 11 11 114 106 .500
CIN 10 12 93 81 .455
NYG 11 11 107 102 .500
PHI 18 4 184 94 .818
STL 7 15 79 125 .318

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Wednesday, Apr 11 PIT @ STL L 7 14 0-1 5 1.0 Haines -
2 2 Thursday, Apr 12 PIT @ STL L 0 5 0-2 7 2.0 Alexander --
3 3 Saturday, Apr 14 PIT @ CIN L 0 5 0-3 8 2.5 Lucas ---
4 4 Sunday, Apr 15 PIT @ CIN W 3 2 1-3 7 2.5 Dawson +
5 5 Monday, Apr 16 PIT @ CIN W 8 1 2-3 7 1.5 Grimes ++
6 6 Thursday, Apr 19 PIT STL L 10 13 2-4 7 2.0 Littlejohn -
7 7 Friday, Apr 20 PIT STL L 2 6 2-5 8 2.5 Haines --
8 8 Sunday, Apr 22 PIT @ CHC L 2 3 2-6 8 3.5 Jones ---
9 9 Monday, Apr 23 PIT @ CHC W 6 0 3-6 7 3.0 Kremer +
10 10 Tuesday, Apr 24 PIT @ CHC L 2 7 3-7 8 3.5 Blake -
11 11 Wednesday, Apr 25 PIT @ CHC W 10 0 4-7 6 3.0 Grimes +
12 12 Thursday, Apr 26 PIT CIN W 7 2 5-7 6 2.0 Hill ++
13 13 Sunday, Apr 29 PIT @ CIN L 2 3 5-8 6 4.0 Rixey -
14 14 Monday, Apr 30 PIT CHC W 8 7 6-8 6 3.0 Miljus +
15 15 Tuesday, May 1 PIT CHC W 4 1 7-8 5 2.5 Hill ++
16 16 Wednesday, May 2 PIT CHC W 9 8 8-8 4 2.5 Dawson +++
17 17 Thursday, May 3 PIT BSN L 4 5 8-9 5 3.0 Brandt -
18 18 Friday, May 4 PIT BSN W 13 3 9-9 4 3.0 Grimes +
19 19 Saturday, May 5 PIT BSN W 6 2 10-9 4 2.0 Dawson ++
20 20 Monday, May 7 PIT BSN W 9 4 11-9 3 1.5 Miljus +++
21 21 Tuesday, May 8 PIT NYG W 6 5 12-9 3 0.5 Grimes ++++
22 22 Wednesday, May 9 PIT NYG L 0 6 12-10 3 1.5 Barnes -
23 23 Thursday, May 10 PIT NYG L 4 5 12-11 5 2.5 Fitzsimmons --
24 24 Saturday, May 12 PIT BRO W 5 4 13-11 5 2.0 Hill +
25 25 Sunday, May 13 PIT @ BRO L 5 8 13-12 5 3.0 Clark -
26 26 Monday, May 14 PIT BRO L 6 7 13-13 5 4.0 Doak --
27 27 Tuesday, May 15 PIT BRO L 3 10 13-14 6 4.0 McWeeny ---
28 28 Friday, May 18 PIT PHI W 6 4 14-14 6 4.5 Kremer +
29 29 Saturday, May 19 PIT PHI W 3 1 15-14 6 4.5 Hill ++
30 30 Sunday, May 20 PIT @ CIN L 2 3 15-15 6 4.5 Lucas -
31 31 Monday, May 21 PIT @ CIN L 3 4 15-16 6 4.0 Rixey --
32 32 Monday, May 21 PIT @ CIN W 6 3 16-16 6 4.0 Fussell +
33 33 Tuesday, May 22 PIT @ CIN L 4 5 16-17 6 4.5 Mays -
34 34 Wednesday, May 23 PIT @ CIN L 3 4 16-18 6 5.5 Luque --
35 35 Thursday, May 24 PIT CHC W 6 2 17-18 6 4.5 Grimes +
36 36 Friday, May 25 PIT CHC L 3 10 17-19 6 5.5 Root -
37 37 Saturday, May 26 PIT CHC L 1 6 17-20 6 6.5 Malone --
38 38 Sunday, May 27 PIT @ CHC L 0 3 17-21 6 7.5 Blake ---
39 39 Tuesday, May 29 PIT STL L 1 7 17-22 6 8.0 Rhem ----
40 40 Wednesday, May 30 PIT STL L 1 10 17-23 6 10.0 Sherdel -----
41 41 Wednesday, May 30 PIT STL L 3 4 17-24 6 10.0 Johnson ------
42 42 Thursday, May 31 PIT STL W 3 2 18-24 6 9.5 Hill +
43 43 Friday, Jun 1 PIT CHC W 10 4 19-24 6 9.5 Grimes ++
44 44 Saturday, Jun 2 PIT CHC L 6 10 19-25 6 10.5 Weinert -
45 45 Sunday, Jun 3 PIT @ BRO W 9 7 20-25 6 10.0 Grimes +
46 46 Thursday, Jun 7 PIT @ BSN W 8 6 21-25 6 8.0 Burwell ++
47 47 Friday, Jun 8 PIT @ BSN L 5 9 21-26 6 9.0 Brandt -
48 48 Saturday, Jun 9 PIT @ BSN W 6 2 22-26 6 7.5 Grimes +
49 49 Saturday, Jun 9 PIT @ BSN W 6 3 23-26 6 7.5 Miljus ++
50 50 Monday, Jun 11 PIT @ PHI L 4 6 23-27 6 9.0 Ring -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Tuesday, Jun 12 PIT @ PHI W 15 4 24-27 6 8.0 Kremer +
52 52 Wednesday, Jun 13 PIT @ PHI L 3 4 24-28 6 9.0 Sweetland -
53 53 Thursday, Jun 14 PIT @ NYG W 4 3 25-28 6 8.5 Miljus +
54 54 Friday, Jun 15 PIT @ NYG L 1 9 25-29 6 9.0 Aldridge -
55 55 Saturday, Jun 16 PIT @ NYG L 0 4 25-30 6 10.0 Benton --
56 56 Sunday, Jun 17 PIT @ NYG W 6 0 26-30 6 10.0 Grimes +
57 57 Wednesday, Jun 20 PIT CIN W 2 1 27-30 6 10.0 Kremer ++
58 58 Thursday, Jun 21 PIT CIN L 4 5 27-31 6 10.5 Appleton -
59 59 Friday, Jun 22 PIT CIN W 11 1 28-31 6 10.5 Grimes +
60 60 Saturday, Jun 23 PIT CIN W 6 5 29-31 6 9.5 Miljus ++
61 61 Sunday, Jun 24 PIT @ CHC L 1 8 29-32 6 10.5 Nehf -
62 62 Tuesday, Jun 26 PIT @ CHC W 1 0 30-32 6 11.0 Grimes +
63 63 Tuesday, Jun 26 PIT @ CHC L 3 7 30-33 6 11.0 Bush -
64 64 Thursday, Jun 28 PIT @ STL L 3 4 30-34 6 12.0 Sherdel --
65 65 Friday, Jun 29 PIT @ STL L 4 9 30-35 6 13.0 Mitchell ---
66 66 Saturday, Jun 30 PIT @ STL W 4 3 31-35 6 12.0 Grimes +
67 67 Sunday, Jul 1 PIT @ STL W 2 0 32-35 6 12.0 Fussell ++
68 68 Sunday, Jul 1 PIT @ STL L 6 8 32-36 6 12.0 Johnson -
69 69 Tuesday, Jul 3 PIT CIN L 7 9 32-37 6 12.0 Edwards --
70 70 Wednesday, Jul 4 PIT CIN L 0 6 32-38 6 13.0 Rixey ---
71 71 Wednesday, Jul 4 PIT CIN L 3 11 32-39 6 13.0 Kolp ----
72 72 Friday, Jul 6 PIT NYG L 7 11 32-40 6 13.5 Faulkner -----
73 73 Saturday, Jul 7 PIT NYG W 8 6 33-40 6 12.0 Fussell +
74 74 Saturday, Jul 7 PIT NYG W 5 2 34-40 6 12.0 Brame ++
75 75 Monday, Jul 9 PIT NYG W 5 3 35-40 6 13.0 Grimes +++
76 76 Tuesday, Jul 10 PIT PHI W 6 5 36-40 6 13.0 Kremer ++++
77 77 Wednesday, Jul 11 PIT PHI W 3 1 37-40 6 12.0 Brame +++++
78 78 Saturday, Jul 14 PIT BSN W 10 0 38-40 6 12.0 Grimes ++++++
79 79 Monday, Jul 16 PIT BSN W 8 3 39-40 6 11.5 Kremer +++++++
80 80 Tuesday, Jul 17 PIT BSN W 7 6 40-40 6 11.5 Hill ++++++++
81 81 Wednesday, Jul 18 PIT BSN W 16 3 41-40 6 11.0 Grimes +++++++++
82 82 Thursday, Jul 19 PIT BRO L 0 3 41-41 6 12.0 McWeeny -
83 83 Friday, Jul 20 PIT BRO L 7 8 41-42 6 13.0 Elliott --
84 84 Saturday, Jul 21 PIT BRO W 7 3 42-42 6 11.5 Hill +
85 85 Saturday, Jul 21 PIT BRO W 10 2 43-42 6 11.5 Meadows ++
86 86 Sunday, Jul 22 PIT @ BRO L 0 5 43-43 6 12.0 Vance -
87 87 Sunday, Jul 22 PIT @ BRO W 6 5 44-43 6 12.0 Kremer +
88 88 Monday, Jul 23 PIT @ BRO W 2 1 45-43 6 11.5 Fussell ++
89 89 Tuesday, Jul 24 PIT @ NYG L 3 6 45-44 6 12.5 Benton -
90 90 Wednesday, Jul 25 PIT @ NYG L 5 6 45-45 6 12.5 Walker --
91 91 Thursday, Jul 26 PIT @ NYG W 7 5 46-45 6 12.5 Grimes +
92 92 Friday, Jul 27 PIT @ NYG L 2 4 46-46 6 12.5 Fitzsimmons -
93 93 Monday, Jul 30 PIT @ BSN W 2 1 47-46 5 12.0 Kremer +
94 94 Monday, Jul 30 PIT @ BSN W 6 5 48-46 5 12.0 Grimes ++
95 95 Tuesday, Jul 31 PIT @ BSN L 5 11 48-47 6 13.0 Smith -
96 96 Thursday, Aug 2 PIT @ PHI W 18 4 49-47 5 13.0 Grimes +
97 97 Friday, Aug 3 PIT @ PHI W 14 6 50-47 5 13.0 Fussell ++
98 98 Saturday, Aug 4 PIT @ PHI W 14 8 51-47 5 12.0 Grimes +++
99 99 Saturday, Aug 4 PIT @ PHI W 11 4 52-47 5 12.0 Hill ++++
100 100 Tuesday, Aug 7 PIT @ BRO W 4 3 53-47 5 11.0 Grimes +++++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Tuesday, Aug 7 PIT @ BRO W 3 2 54-47 5 11.0 Hill ++++++
102 102 Wednesday, Aug 8 PIT @ BRO W 4 3 55-47 5 10.0 Kremer +++++++
103 103 Thursday, Aug 9 PIT STL W 5 4 56-47 5 9.0 Hill ++++++++
104 104 Friday, Aug 10 PIT STL L 1 2 56-48 5 10.0 Mitchell -
105 105 Saturday, Aug 11 PIT CIN L 0 1 56-49 5 10.0 Lucas --
106 106 Monday, Aug 13 PIT BRO W 6 1 57-49 5 9.0 Kremer +
107 107 Tuesday, Aug 14 PIT BRO W 4 2 58-49 5 9.0 Hill ++
108 108 Wednesday, Aug 15 PIT BRO L 5 6 58-50 5 10.0 Vance -
109 109 Thursday, Aug 16 PIT BRO W 11 6 59-50 5 9.0 Grimes +
110 110 Friday, Aug 17 PIT PHI W 10 3 60-50 5 7.5 Kremer ++
111 111 Friday, Aug 17 PIT PHI W 9 1 61-50 5 7.5 Brame +++
112 112 Saturday, Aug 18 PIT PHI W 9 0 62-50 5 7.0 Hill ++++
113 113 Saturday, Aug 18 PIT PHI L 8 11 62-51 5 7.0 Ring -
114 114 Monday, Aug 20 PIT BSN L 11 14 62-52 5 7.5 Smith --
115 115 Tuesday, Aug 21 PIT BSN W 6 2 63-52 5 6.5 Kremer +
116 116 Wednesday, Aug 22 PIT BSN W 10 3 64-52 5 5.5 Brame ++
117 117 Thursday, Aug 23 PIT NYG L 3 6 64-53 5 5.5 Benton -
118 118 Thursday, Aug 23 PIT NYG W 13 3 65-53 5 5.5 Fussell +
119 119 Friday, Aug 24 PIT NYG W 16 5 66-53 5 5.5 Grimes ++
120 120 Saturday, Aug 25 PIT NYG W 7 1 67-53 5 5.5 Kremer +++
121 121 Sunday, Aug 26 PIT @ CIN L 3 4 67-54 5 6.5 Lucas -
122 122 Monday, Aug 27 PIT @ CIN W 9 4 68-54 5 6.5 Fussell +
123 123 Tuesday, Aug 28 PIT PHI W 9 2 69-54 4 6.0 Hill ++
124 124 Tuesday, Aug 28 PIT PHI W 16 7 70-54 4 6.0 Dawson +++
125 125 Wednesday, Aug 29 PIT PHI L 0 4 70-55 5 6.5 Willoughby -
126 126 Friday, Aug 31 PIT STL W 6 5 71-55 3 6.5 Kremer +
127 127 Friday, Aug 31 PIT STL L 2 6 71-56 3 6.5 Haines -
128 128 Saturday, Sep 1 PIT STL L 1 4 71-57 4 7.5 Sherdel --
129 129 Sunday, Sep 2 PIT @ CHC L 2 3 71-58 4 8.5 Malone ---
130 130 Monday, Sep 3 PIT CHC W 16 1 72-58 4 6.5 Brame +
131 131 Monday, Sep 3 PIT CHC W 6 3 73-58 4 6.5 Kremer ++
132 132 Tuesday, Sep 4 PIT CHC L 8 9 73-59 4 7.0 Blake -
133 133 Thursday, Sep 6 PIT @ STL L 3 4 73-60 5 8.0 Mitchell --
134 134 Friday, Sep 7 PIT @ STL L 3 6 73-61 5 9.0 Haines ---
135 135 Saturday, Sep 8 PIT @ STL W 4 2 74-61 4 8.0 Hill +
136 136 Sunday, Sep 9 PIT @ STL W 8 7 75-61 4 7.0 Dawson ++
137 137 Monday, Sep 10 PIT @ CHC W 7 5 76-61 4 6.0 Grimes +++
138 138 Tuesday, Sep 11 PIT @ CHC L 3 9 76-62 4 7.0 Malone -
139 139 Friday, Sep 14 PIT CIN W 4 1 77-62 4 7.0 Grimes +
140 140 Saturday, Sep 15 PIT CIN W 6 1 78-62 4 7.5 Hill ++
141 141 Sunday, Sep 16 PIT @ NYG W 1 0 79-62 4 7.0 Fussell +++
142 142 Monday, Sep 17 PIT @ NYG L 2 9 79-63 4 8.0 Hubbell -
143 143 Tuesday, Sep 18 PIT @ NYG L 2 3 79-64 4 9.0 Fitzsimmons --
144 144 Thursday, Sep 20 PIT @ PHI W 6 4 80-64 4 8.5 Hill +
145 145 Friday, Sep 21 PIT @ PHI W 6 5 81-64 4 8.0 Dawson ++
146 146 Saturday, Sep 22 PIT @ PHI W 9 7 82-64 4 6.5 Grimes +++
147 147 Saturday, Sep 22 PIT @ PHI W 5 3 83-64 4 6.5 Brame ++++
148 148 Monday, Sep 24 PIT @ BSN W 3 1 84-64 4 7.5 Dawson +++++
149 149 Monday, Sep 24 PIT @ BSN L 2 4 84-65 4 7.5 Smith -
150 150 Tuesday, Sep 25 PIT @ BSN W 13 8 85-65 4 7.5 Brame +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Thursday, Sep 27 PIT @ BRO L 6 7 85-66 4 8.5 Petty -
152 152 Thursday, Sep 27 PIT @ BRO L 1 8 85-67 4 8.5 Koupal --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

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