1884 Providence Grays

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

84-28, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frank Bancroft (84-28)
Scored 665 runs, Allowed 388 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-30

Ballparks: Messer Street Grounds ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 95 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 96

World Series Champs

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1883 / 1885 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	84-28, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First	64	last on Wednesday, Oct 15, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
	115	last on Oct 15, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead	11	last on Saturday, Sep 27, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind	4	last on Friday, Jun 13, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	56	last on Wednesday, Oct 15
Most Games under .500	1	last on Thursday, May 1
Longest Winning Streak	20	Thursday, Aug 7 to Saturday, Sep 6
Longest Losing Streak	4	Monday, Jun 9 to Friday, Jun 13
Most Runs Allowed	15	Saturday, Sep 27
Most Runs Scored	25	Wednesday, May 14
Times Shutout by Opponent	6
Times Opponent Shutout	16

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	84	28	665	388	.750
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	45	11	329	164	.804
Road	39	17	336	224	.696
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
May	20	4	167	72	.833
June	14	8	123	72	.636
July	13	7	126	96	.650
August	17	1	84	35	.944
September	15	4	113	65	.789
October	5	4	52	48	.556

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	43	18	361	210	.705
Second Half	41	10	304	178	.804
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	15	6	78	69	.714
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	31	10	361	165	.756

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BSN	9	7	40	45	.563
BUF	10	6	74	64	.625
CHC	11	5	95	74	.688
CLV	13	3	91	47	.813
DTN	15	1	101	41	.938
NYG	13	3	133	66	.813
PHI	13	3	131	51	.813

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, May 1	PRO		CLV	L	1	2		0-1	5	1.0							`-`
2	2	Friday, May 2	PRO		CLV	W	5	2		1-1	4	1.0							`+`
3	3	Saturday, May 3	PRO		BUF	W	3	0		2-1	4	1.0							`++`
4	4	Monday, May 5	PRO		BUF	W	5	2		3-1	3	1.0							`+++`
5	5	Friday, May 9	PRO		BUF	W	3	1		4-1	3	1.5							`++++`
6	6	Saturday, May 10	PRO		CHC	W	9	1		5-1	3	1.5							`+++++`
7	7	Monday, May 12	PRO		CHC	L	0	5		5-2	3	2.5							`-`
8	8	Tuesday, May 13	PRO		DTN	W	4	1		6-2	3	2.5							`+`
9	9	Wednesday, May 14	PRO		DTN	W	25	3		7-2	3	2.5							`++`
10	10	Thursday, May 15	PRO		CHC	W	7	5		8-2	3	2.5							`+++`
11	11	Friday, May 16	PRO		CHC	W	4	1		9-2	3	2.5							`++++`
12	12	Saturday, May 17	PRO		DTN	W	5	2		10-2	3	1.5							`+++++`
13	13	Monday, May 19	PRO		DTN	W	4	2		11-2	3	1.5							`++++++`
14	14	Tuesday, May 20	PRO	@	NYG	W	2	1		12-2	3	1.0							`+++++++`
15	15	Wednesday, May 21	PRO	@	NYG	W	3	0		13-2	2	1.0							`++++++++`
16	16	Thursday, May 22	PRO	@	PHI	W	12	4		14-2	1	Tied							`+++++++++`
17	17	Friday, May 23	PRO	@	PHI	W	8	1		15-2	1	up 0.5							`++++++++++`
18	18	Saturday, May 24	PRO	@	NYG	W	19	5		16-2	1	up 1.0							`+++++++++++`
19	19	Monday, May 26	PRO	@	NYG	W	10	4		17-2	1	up 1.0							`++++++++++++`
20	20	Tuesday, May 27	PRO	@	PHI	L	3	4		17-3	1	Tied							`-`
21	21	Thursday, May 29	PRO		NYG	L	8	10		17-4	2	1.0							`--`
22	22	Friday, May 30	PRO		NYG	W	12	9		18-4	1	Tied							`+`
23	23	Friday, May 30	PRO		PHI	W	9	2		19-4	1	Tied							`++`
24	24	Saturday, May 31	PRO		PHI	W	6	5		20-4	1	Tied							`+++`
25	25	Monday, Jun 2	PRO		NYG	W	9	3		21-4	1	Tied							`++++`
26	26	Tuesday, Jun 3	PRO		NYG	L	7	12		21-5	2	1.0							`-`
27	27	Wednesday, Jun 4	PRO		PHI	W	4	0		22-5	2	1.0							`+`
28	28	Thursday, Jun 5	PRO		PHI	L	8	9		22-6	2	1.0							`-`
29	29	Friday, Jun 6	PRO		BSN	T	1	1		22-6	2	1.0							`-`
30	30	Saturday, Jun 7	PRO	@	BSN	W	2	1		23-6	1	Tied							`+`
31	31	Monday, Jun 9	PRO		BSN	L	0	2		23-7	2	1.0							`-`
32	32	Tuesday, Jun 10	PRO	@	BSN	L	1	3		23-8	2	2.0							`--`
33	33	Wednesday, Jun 11	PRO		BSN	L	1	4		23-9	2	3.0							`---`
34	34	Friday, Jun 13	PRO		BSN	L	0	4		23-10	2	4.0							`----`
35	35	Saturday, Jun 14	PRO	@	BSN	W	4	3		24-10	2	3.0							`+`
36	36	Monday, Jun 16	PRO		PHI	W	13	1		25-10	2	3.0							`++`
37	37	Tuesday, Jun 17	PRO		NYG	W	9	0		26-10	2	1.5							`+++`
38	38	Wednesday, Jun 18	PRO		NYG	W	15	0		27-10	2	1.5							`++++`
39	39	Thursday, Jun 19	PRO		PHI	W	6	5		28-10	2	1.0							`+++++`
40	40	Saturday, Jun 21	PRO	@	DTN	W	10	0		29-10	1	Tied							`++++++`
41	41	Monday, Jun 23	PRO	@	DTN	W	4	3		30-10	1	Tied							`+++++++`
42	42	Tuesday, Jun 24	PRO	@	DTN	W	1	0		31-10	1	up 1.0							`++++++++`
43	43	Wednesday, Jun 25	PRO	@	DTN	W	3	0		32-10	1	up 1.5							`+++++++++`
44	44	Thursday, Jun 26	PRO	@	CHC	W	8	6		33-10	1	up 1.5							`++++++++++`
45	45	Friday, Jun 27	PRO	@	CHC	L	0	6		33-11	1	up 0.5							`-`
46	46	Saturday, Jun 28	PRO	@	CHC	W	13	4		34-11	1	up 0.5							`+`
47	47	Monday, Jun 30	PRO	@	CHC	L	4	5		34-12	2	0.5							`-`
48	48	Tuesday, Jul 1	PRO	@	CLV	W	10	3		35-12	2	0.5							`+`
49	49	Wednesday, Jul 2	PRO	@	CLV	L	2	4		35-13	2	1.5							`-`
50	50	Friday, Jul 4	PRO	@	CLV	W	4	2		36-13	2	1.0							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Saturday, Jul 5	PRO	@	BUF	L	1	9		36-14	2	2.0							`-`
52	52	Monday, Jul 7	PRO	@	BUF	W	14	9		37-14	2	2.0							`+`
53	53	Tuesday, Jul 8	PRO	@	BUF	W	6	5		38-14	2	2.0							`++`
54	54	Wednesday, Jul 9	PRO	@	BUF	L	1	5		38-15	2	2.0							`-`
55	55	Friday, Jul 11	PRO		BSN	W	2	0		39-15	2	1.0							`+`
56	56	Saturday, Jul 12	PRO	@	BSN	L	1	7		39-16	2	2.0							`-`
57	57	Monday, Jul 14	PRO		BSN	W	9	6		40-16	2	1.0							`+`
58	58	Tuesday, Jul 15	PRO	@	BSN	L	3	4		40-17	2	2.0							`-`
59	59	Wednesday, Jul 16	PRO		BSN	L	2	5		40-18	2	3.0							`--`
60	60	Thursday, Jul 17	PRO	@	BSN	W	5	4		41-18	2	2.0							`+`
61	61	Friday, Jul 18	PRO		NYG	W	5	2		42-18	2	1.5							`++`
62	62	Saturday, Jul 19	PRO		PHI	W	6	1		43-18	2	1.5							`+++`
63	63	Tuesday, Jul 22	PRO		PHI	L	6	10		43-19	2	2.5							`-`
64	64	Wednesday, Jul 23	PRO		NYG	W	11	5		44-19	2	1.5							`+`
65	65	Saturday, Jul 26	PRO	@	PHI	W	16	3		45-19	2	0.5							`++`
66	66	Monday, Jul 28	PRO	@	PHI	W	11	4		46-19	1	up 0.5							`+++`
67	67	Wednesday, Jul 30	PRO	@	NYG	W	8	5		47-19	1	up 0.5							`++++`
68	68	Thursday, Jul 31	PRO	@	NYG	T	3	3		47-19	1	Tied							`++++`
69	69	Friday, Aug 1	PRO	@	NYG	W	7	3		48-19	1	up 0.5							`+++++`
70	70	Saturday, Aug 2	PRO	@	PHI	W	9	2		49-19	1	up 0.5							`++++++`
71	71	Wednesday, Aug 6	PRO	@	NYG	L	1	2		49-20	2	0.5							`-`
72	72	Thursday, Aug 7	PRO	@	NYG	W	4	2		50-20	1	up 0.5							`+`
73	73	Friday, Aug 8	PRO	@	PHI	W	6	0		51-20	1	up 1.0							`++`
74	74	Saturday, Aug 9	PRO	@	BSN	W	1	0		52-20	1	up 2.0							`+++`
75	75	Monday, Aug 11	PRO		BSN	W	3	1		53-20	1	up 3.0							`++++`
76	76	Tuesday, Aug 12	PRO	@	BSN	W	4	0		54-20	1	up 4.0							`+++++`
77	77	Thursday, Aug 14	PRO		BSN	W	1	0		55-20	1	up 5.0							`++++++`
78	78	Friday, Aug 15	PRO		CLV	W	3	2		56-20	1	up 5.0							`+++++++`
79	79	Tuesday, Aug 19	PRO		DTN	W	4	2		57-20	1	up 4.5							`++++++++`
80	80	Wednesday, Aug 20	PRO		DTN	W	5	2		58-20	1	up 4.5							`+++++++++`
81	81	Thursday, Aug 21	PRO		CHC	W	5	3		59-20	1	up 4.5							`++++++++++`
82	82	Saturday, Aug 23	PRO		CHC	W	7	3		60-20	1	up 4.5							`+++++++++++`
83	83	Wednesday, Aug 27	PRO		CHC	W	5	3		61-20	1	up 4.5							`++++++++++++`
84	84	Thursday, Aug 28	PRO		CHC	W	6	4		62-20	1	up 4.5							`+++++++++++++`
85	85	Friday, Aug 29	PRO		DTN	W	7	1		63-20	1	up 5.0							`++++++++++++++`
86	86	Saturday, Aug 30	PRO		DTN	W	6	5		64-20	1	up 6.0							`+++++++++++++++`
87	87	Tuesday, Sep 2	PRO		BUF	W	4	0		65-20	1	up 5.5							`++++++++++++++++`
88	88	Wednesday, Sep 3	PRO		BUF	W	10	1		66-20	1	up 5.5							`+++++++++++++++++`
89	89	Thursday, Sep 4	PRO		CLV	W	3	1		67-20	1	up 5.5							`++++++++++++++++++`
90	90	Friday, Sep 5	PRO		CLV	W	5	4		68-20	1	up 6.0							`+++++++++++++++++++`
91	91	Saturday, Sep 6	PRO		CLV	W	3	0		69-20	1	up 7.0							`++++++++++++++++++++`
92	92	Tuesday, Sep 9	PRO		BUF	L	0	2		69-21	1	up 6.0							`-`
93	93	Wednesday, Sep 10	PRO		CLV	W	5	3		70-21	1	up 6.0							`+`
94	94	Thursday, Sep 11	PRO		CLV	W	9	1		71-21	1	up 7.0							`++`
95	95	Friday, Sep 12	PRO		BUF	W	8	2		72-21	1	up 7.5							`+++`
96	96	Saturday, Sep 13	PRO		BUF	W	6	1		73-21	1	up 7.5							`++++`
97	97	Monday, Sep 15	PRO	@	CLV	W	10	2		74-21	1	up 8.0							`+++++`
98	98	Tuesday, Sep 16	PRO	@	DTN	W	4	2		75-21	1	up 9.0							`++++++`
99	99	Wednesday, Sep 17	PRO	@	DTN	W	9	5		76-21	1	up10.0							`+++++++`
100	100	Thursday, Sep 18	PRO	@	DTN	W	9	6		77-21	1	up10.0							`++++++++`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Saturday, Sep 20	PRO	@	DTN	L	1	7		77-22	1	up 9.5							`-`
102	102	Wednesday, Sep 24	PRO	@	CHC	L	3	5		77-23	1	up 9.0							`--`
103	103	Thursday, Sep 25	PRO	@	CHC	W	6	5		78-23	1	up10.0							`+`
104	104	Friday, Sep 26	PRO	@	CHC	W	8	3		79-23	1	up11.0							`++`
105	105	Saturday, Sep 27	PRO	@	CHC	L	10	15		79-24	1	up11.0							`-`
106	106	Wednesday, Oct 1	PRO	@	BUF	L	0	2		79-25	1	up10.0							`--`
107	107	Friday, Oct 3	PRO	@	BUF	L	2	11		79-26	1	up 8.5							`---`
108	108	Saturday, Oct 4	PRO	@	BUF	W	4	1		80-26	1	up 9.0							`+`
109	109	Monday, Oct 6	PRO	@	BUF	L	7	13		80-27	1	up 8.5							`-`
110	110	Tuesday, Oct 7	PRO	@	CLV	W	9	7		81-27	1	up 8.5							`+`
111	111	Thursday, Oct 9	PRO	@	CLV	L	3	11		81-28	1	up 8.0							`-`
112	112	Friday, Oct 10	PRO	@	CLV	W	11	2		82-28	1	up 8.0							`+`
113	113	Saturday, Oct 11	PRO	@	CLV	W	8	1		83-28	1	up 9.0							`++`
114	114	Wednesday, Oct 15	PRO	@	PHI	W	8	0		84-28	1	up10.5							`+++`
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.

1883 / 1885 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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