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1929 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1928 / 1930)
88-65, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 904 runs, Allowed 780 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-66
Manager: Donie Bush (67-51) and Jewel Ens (21-14)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 491,377 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102

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1928 / 1930 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 88-65, Final Rank:2, GB: 10.5
Days in First36last on Tuesday, Jul 23, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 40last on Jul 23, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead3last on Saturday, Jul 13, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind14.5last on Tuesday, Aug 27, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50026last on Monday, Jul 22
Most Games under .5003last on Saturday, May 4
Longest Winning Streak8Wednesday, May 22 to Wednesday, May 29 and Sunday, Jul 7 to Monday, Jul 15
Longest Losing Streak4Monday, Aug 19 to Wednesday, Aug 21 and Saturday, Aug 24 to Tuesday, Aug 27
Most Runs Allowed20Saturday, Jun 15
Most Runs Scored17Sunday, Jul 7
Times Shutout by Opponent2 
Times Opponent Shutout5 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 88 65 904 780 .575
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 45 31 471 382 .592
Road 43 34 433 398 .558
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 4 6 43 70 .400
May 19 8 173 130 .704
June 17 11 170 145 .607
July 18 11 197 149 .621
August 13 16 157 148 .448
September 15 12 147 125 .556
October 2 1 17 13 .667
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 49 26 472 383 .653
Second Half 39 39 432 397 .500
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 24 18 208 202 .571
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 24 17 327 254 .585
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 13 9 147 101 .591
BSN 14 8 113 87 .636
CHC 13 9 131 111 .591
CIN 13 9 114 106 .591
NYG 8 13 110 145 .381
PHI 11 11 148 136 .500
STL 16 6 141 94 .727

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 Tuesday, Apr 16 PIT @ CHC W 4 3 1-0 1 Tied Grimes +
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 17 PIT @ CHC L 2 13 1-1 1 Tied Malone -
3 3 Thursday, Apr 18 PIT @ CHC L 1 11 1-2 5 1.0 Blake --
4 4 Saturday, Apr 20 PIT @ CIN W 5 4 2-2 5 1.5 Grimes +
5 5 Monday, Apr 22 PIT @ CIN L 4 9 2-3 6 2.0 Lucas -
6 6 Wednesday, Apr 24 PIT CHC W 5 4 3-3 5 1.0 Swetonic +
7 7 Friday, Apr 26 PIT CHC L 6 9 3-4 5 1.5 Bush -
8 8 Saturday, Apr 27 PIT CHC L 7 8 3-5 6 2.5 Malone --
9 9 Sunday, Apr 28 PIT @ STL W 6 2 4-5 5 2.5 Petty +
10 10 Monday, Apr 29 PIT @ STL L 3 7 4-6 6 3.0 Mitchell -
11 11 Wednesday, May 1 PIT @ STL T 4 4 4-6 5 3.5 -
12 12 Saturday, May 4 PIT @ BSN L 3 5 4-7 6 4.5 Seibold --
13 13 Sunday, May 5 PIT @ BSN W 7 2 5-7 4 3.5 Grimes +
14 14 Monday, May 6 PIT @ BSN W 4 3 6-7 4 2.5 Swetonic ++
15 15 Tuesday, May 7 PIT @ NYG W 3 2 7-7 4 2.5 French +++
16 16 Wednesday, May 8 PIT @ NYG L 0 11 7-8 4 3.0 Hubbell -
17 17 Thursday, May 9 PIT @ NYG W 4 3 8-8 4 3.0 Grimes +
18 18 Friday, May 10 PIT @ PHI W 13 9 9-8 4 3.0 Brame ++
19 19 Saturday, May 11 PIT @ PHI L 6 11 9-9 4 3.0 Roy -
20 20 Monday, May 13 PIT @ BRO W 12 4 10-9 3 3.0 French +
21 21 Wednesday, May 15 PIT @ BRO W 9 4 11-9 3 2.5 Grimes ++
22 22 Thursday, May 16 PIT STL L 9 10 11-10 4 3.5 Johnson -
23 23 Friday, May 17 PIT STL W 6 2 12-10 3 3.0 French +
24 24 Saturday, May 18 PIT STL W 6 3 13-10 3 3.0 Kremer ++
25 25 Sunday, May 19 PIT @ CHC W 4 1 14-10 3 2.0 Grimes +++
26 26 Monday, May 20 PIT @ CHC L 1 6 14-11 3 3.0 Bush -
27 27 Tuesday, May 21 PIT @ CHC L 6 8 14-12 3 4.0 Horne --
28 28 Wednesday, May 22 PIT CIN W 11 2 15-12 3 3.5 Kremer +
29 29 Thursday, May 23 PIT CIN W 6 3 16-12 3 3.0 Grimes ++
30 30 Saturday, May 25 PIT CIN W 6 4 17-12 3 2.5 Brame +++
31 31 Sunday, May 26 PIT @ STL W 12 8 18-12 3 1.5 Fussell ++++
32 32 Sunday, May 26 PIT @ STL W 7 5 19-12 3 1.5 Kremer +++++
33 33 Monday, May 27 PIT @ STL W 10 1 20-12 2 0.5 Petty ++++++
34 34 Tuesday, May 28 PIT @ STL W 5 2 21-12 1 Tied Brame +++++++
35 35 Wednesday, May 29 PIT CHC W 7 2 22-12 1 up 1.0 Swetonic ++++++++
36 36 Thursday, May 30 PIT CHC L 1 5 22-13 1 Tied Nehf -
37 37 Thursday, May 30 PIT CHC W 4 0 23-13 1 Tied Grimes +
38 38 Friday, May 31 PIT PHI L 7 10 23-14 2 1.0 Willoughby -
39 39 Saturday, Jun 1 PIT PHI L 4 9 23-15 2 1.5 Benge --
40 40 Monday, Jun 3 PIT PHI W 14 2 24-15 2 1.5 Grimes +
41 41 Tuesday, Jun 4 PIT PHI W 9 5 25-15 2 1.0 Swetonic ++
42 42 Thursday, Jun 6 PIT BSN W 4 2 26-15 1 up 0.5 Kremer +++
43 43 Friday, Jun 7 PIT BSN W 6 2 27-15 1 up 1.5 Brame ++++
44 44 Saturday, Jun 8 PIT BRO W 9 2 28-15 1 up 1.5 Grimes +++++
45 45 Sunday, Jun 9 PIT @ BRO L 6 9 28-16 1 up 0.5 Dudley -
46 46 Monday, Jun 10 PIT BRO L 6 7 28-17 2 0.5 Moore --
47 47 Tuesday, Jun 11 PIT BRO W 3 2 29-17 2 0.5 Brame +
48 48 Wednesday, Jun 12 PIT NYG W 7 6 30-17 1 Tied Meine ++
49 49 Thursday, Jun 13 PIT NYG W 11 7 31-17 1 up 0.5 Hill +++
50 50 Friday, Jun 14 PIT NYG L 2 7 31-18 2 0.5 Benton -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Saturday, Jun 15 PIT NYG L 15 20 31-19 2 1.5 Mays --
52 52 Sunday, Jun 16 PIT @ CIN W 8 3 32-19 2 0.5 Meine +
53 53 Sunday, Jun 16 PIT @ CIN L 1 8 32-20 2 0.5 Donohue -
54 54 Monday, Jun 17 PIT @ CIN W 2 1 33-20 2 0.5 Kremer +
55 55 Tuesday, Jun 18 PIT @ CIN L 1 2 33-21 2 0.5 Lucas -
56 56 Wednesday, Jun 19 PIT @ CIN W 6 5 34-21 1 Tied Hill +
57 57 Friday, Jun 21 PIT @ CHC W 14 3 35-21 1 up 0.5 Grimes ++
58 58 Saturday, Jun 22 PIT @ CHC W 7 4 36-21 1 up 1.5 Kremer +++
59 59 Sunday, Jun 23 PIT @ CHC W 8 7 37-21 1 up 2.5 Swetonic ++++
60 60 Monday, Jun 24 PIT @ CHC L 3 4 37-22 1 up 1.5 Root -
61 61 Wednesday, Jun 26 PIT CIN L 4 6 37-23 1 up 1.0 Luque --
62 62 Thursday, Jun 27 PIT CIN W 5 3 38-23 1 up 1.0 Meine +
63 63 Friday, Jun 28 PIT CIN L 3 10 38-24 1 Tied Lucas -
64 64 Saturday, Jun 29 PIT CIN W 3 0 39-24 2 0.5 Grimes +
65 65 Saturday, Jun 29 PIT CIN L 2 3 39-25 2 0.5 Kolp -
66 66 Sunday, Jun 30 PIT @ CIN W 7 6 40-25 2 0.5 Kremer +
67 67 Tuesday, Jul 2 PIT STL W 5 3 41-25 2 0.5 Brame ++
68 68 Wednesday, Jul 3 PIT STL W 13 2 42-25 2 0.5 Grimes +++
69 69 Thursday, Jul 4 PIT STL W 8 4 43-25 1 up 0.5 Meine ++++
70 70 Thursday, Jul 4 PIT STL W 8 2 44-25 1 up 0.5 Kremer +++++
71 71 Saturday, Jul 6 PIT CIN L 3 5 44-26 1 up 0.5 Kolp -
72 72 Sunday, Jul 7 PIT @ BRO W 17 6 45-26 1 up 0.5 Brame +
73 73 Monday, Jul 8 PIT @ BRO W 8 4 46-26 1 up 0.5 Grimes ++
74 74 Tuesday, Jul 9 PIT @ BRO W 3 1 47-26 1 up 1.5 Kremer +++
75 75 Wednesday, Jul 10 PIT @ PHI W 15 9 48-26 1 up 1.5 Fussell ++++
76 76 Thursday, Jul 11 PIT @ PHI W 6 2 49-26 1 up 2.0 Brame +++++
77 77 Friday, Jul 12 PIT @ PHI W 6 4 50-26 1 up 3.0 Grimes ++++++
78 78 Saturday, Jul 13 PIT @ PHI W 10 2 51-26 1 up 3.0 Kremer +++++++
79 79 Monday, Jul 15 PIT @ BSN W 5 4 52-26 1 up 2.5 Meine ++++++++
80 80 Tuesday, Jul 16 PIT @ BSN L 1 4 52-27 1 up 2.5 Smith -
81 81 Wednesday, Jul 17 PIT @ BSN L 4 7 52-28 1 up 2.0 Seibold --
82 82 Wednesday, Jul 17 PIT @ BSN W 13 5 53-28 1 up 2.0 Kremer +
83 83 Thursday, Jul 18 PIT @ NYG L 1 4 53-29 1 up 1.0 Hubbell -
84 84 Saturday, Jul 20 PIT @ NYG W 5 2 54-29 1 Tied Grimes +
85 85 Saturday, Jul 20 PIT @ NYG L 4 8 54-30 1 Tied Mays -
86 86 Sunday, Jul 21 PIT @ NYG W 5 3 55-30 1 up 1.0 Kremer +
87 87 Monday, Jul 22 PIT BRO W 13 3 56-30 1 up 1.5 Brame ++
88 88 Tuesday, Jul 23 PIT BRO L 7 10 56-31 1 up 0.5 Morrison -
89 89 Wednesday, Jul 24 PIT BRO L 4 6 56-32 2 0.5 Clark --
90 90 Friday, Jul 26 PIT BSN W 9 8 57-32 2 1.0 Petty +
91 91 Saturday, Jul 27 PIT BSN L 3 10 57-33 2 2.0 Seibold -
92 92 Saturday, Jul 27 PIT BSN W 5 2 58-33 2 2.0 Brame +
93 93 Monday, Jul 29 PIT BSN L 9 10 58-34 2 3.5 Jones -
94 94 Tuesday, Jul 30 PIT PHI L 5 13 58-35 2 4.5 Willoughby --
95 95 Wednesday, Jul 31 PIT PHI L 2 6 58-36 2 5.0 Koupal ---
96 96 Thursday, Aug 1 PIT PHI W 3 1 59-36 2 5.0 Petty +
97 97 Friday, Aug 2 PIT PHI L 0 2 59-37 2 5.5 Sweetland -
98 98 Monday, Aug 5 PIT NYG L 10 11 59-38 2 7.5 Hubbell --
99 99 Tuesday, Aug 6 PIT NYG L 3 5 59-39 2 7.5 Walker ---
100 100 Wednesday, Aug 7 PIT NYG W 4 3 60-39 2 7.0 Kremer +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Thursday, Aug 8 PIT STL W 5 1 61-39 2 6.5 Brame ++
102 102 Friday, Aug 9 PIT STL W 7 6 62-39 2 6.5 Swetonic +++
103 103 Saturday, Aug 10 PIT @ BRO W 6 4 63-39 2 7.0 Petty ++++
104 104 Saturday, Aug 10 PIT @ BRO L 3 6 63-40 2 7.0 Vance -
105 105 Sunday, Aug 11 PIT @ BRO L 3 5 63-41 2 8.0 Moss --
106 106 Monday, Aug 12 PIT @ BRO L 2 4 63-42 2 8.0 Morrison ---
107 107 Wednesday, Aug 14 PIT @ BSN W 1 0 64-42 2 8.0 Petty +
108 108 Thursday, Aug 15 PIT @ BSN L 1 2 64-43 2 8.5 Brandt -
109 109 Friday, Aug 16 PIT @ BSN W 9 3 65-43 2 7.5 Brame +
110 110 Saturday, Aug 17 PIT @ BSN W 3 2 66-43 2 7.5 French ++
111 111 Monday, Aug 19 PIT @ PHI L 6 7 66-44 2 9.0 Smythe -
112 112 Monday, Aug 19 PIT @ PHI L 5 8 66-45 2 9.0 McGraw --
113 113 Tuesday, Aug 20 PIT @ PHI L 6 8 66-46 2 9.5 Koupal ---
114 114 Wednesday, Aug 21 PIT @ PHI L 8 10 66-47 2 10.5 Collins ----
115 115 Thursday, Aug 22 PIT @ NYG W 6 2 67-47 2 10.5 Petty +
116 116 Saturday, Aug 24 PIT @ NYG L 8 14 67-48 2 12.5 Fitzsimmons -
117 117 Saturday, Aug 24 PIT @ NYG L 6 7 67-49 2 12.5 Hubbell --
118 118 Sunday, Aug 25 PIT @ NYG L 5 10 67-50 2 13.0 Benton ---
119 119 Tuesday, Aug 27 PIT @ PHI L 4 7 67-51 2 14.5 Smythe ----
120 120 Wednesday, Aug 28 PIT CHC W 10 3 68-51 2 12.5 Grimes +
121 121 Wednesday, Aug 28 PIT CHC W 7 6 69-51 2 12.5 Kremer ++
122 122 Thursday, Aug 29 PIT CHC W 5 4 70-51 2 11.5 Petty +++
123 123 Friday, Aug 30 PIT CHC W 15 0 71-51 2 10.5 Meine ++++
124 124 Saturday, Aug 31 PIT CHC L 6 7 71-52 2 11.5 Malone -
125 125 Sunday, Sep 1 PIT @ CIN W 9 7 72-52 2 11.5 Kremer +
126 126 Monday, Sep 2 PIT CIN L 5 7 72-53 2 12.5 May -
127 127 Monday, Sep 2 PIT CIN W 9 8 73-53 2 12.5 Swetonic +
128 128 Wednesday, Sep 4 PIT @ CIN L 4 5 73-54 2 13.0 Kolp -
129 129 Thursday, Sep 5 PIT @ CIN W 10 5 74-54 2 12.5 Brame +
130 130 Friday, Sep 6 PIT BRO L 5 6 74-55 2 12.5 Clark -
131 131 Friday, Sep 6 PIT BRO W 8 1 75-55 2 12.5 Petty +
132 132 Saturday, Sep 7 PIT BRO W 6 2 76-55 2 13.0 Kremer ++
133 133 Sunday, Sep 8 PIT @ BRO L 1 2 76-56 2 13.0 Vance -
134 134 Monday, Sep 9 PIT BRO W 9 7 77-56 2 13.0 Brame +
135 135 Tuesday, Sep 10 PIT BRO W 7 6 78-56 2 12.5 French ++
136 136 Wednesday, Sep 11 PIT NYG L 1 2 78-57 2 14.0 Walker -
137 137 Wednesday, Sep 11 PIT NYG L 5 10 78-58 2 14.0 Mays --
138 138 Thursday, Sep 12 PIT NYG L 5 8 78-59 2 14.0 Fitzsimmons ---
139 139 Monday, Sep 16 PIT PHI W 3 2 79-59 2 13.5 Petty +
140 140 Monday, Sep 16 PIT PHI W 5 2 80-59 2 13.5 Brame ++
141 141 Tuesday, Sep 17 PIT PHI W 11 7 81-59 2 12.0 French +++
142 142 Wednesday, Sep 18 PIT BSN L 4 5 81-60 2 11.5 Brandt -
143 143 Wednesday, Sep 18 PIT BSN W 5 2 82-60 2 11.5 Meine +
144 144 Thursday, Sep 19 PIT BSN L 3 6 82-61 2 12.5 Seibold -
145 145 Friday, Sep 20 PIT BSN W 10 3 83-61 2 12.0 Petty +
146 146 Saturday, Sep 21 PIT BSN W 4 0 84-61 2 11.0 Brame ++
147 147 Thursday, Sep 26 PIT @ STL L 1 2 84-62 2 11.0 Haid -
148 148 Friday, Sep 27 PIT @ STL L 2 4 84-63 2 11.5 Frankhouse --
149 149 Saturday, Sep 28 PIT @ STL W 8 5 85-63 2 10.5 Swetonic +
150 150 Sunday, Sep 29 PIT @ STL W 5 1 86-63 2 11.0 Kremer ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Sunday, Sep 29 PIT @ STL L 2 10 86-64 2 11.0 Hallahan -
152 152 Saturday, Oct 5 PIT STL L 1 3 86-65 2 11.5 Hallahan --
153 153 Saturday, Oct 5 PIT STL W 8 7 87-65 2 11.5 Kremer +
154 154 Sunday, Oct 6 PIT @ CHC W 8 3 88-65 2 10.5 French ++
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.

1928 / 1930 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits