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1897 Washington Senators

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

61-71, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Gus Schmelz (9-25) and Tom Brown (52-46)
Scored 781 runs, Allowed 793 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 65-67

Ballparks: Boundary Field · Attendance: 151,028 (10th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101

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1896 / 1898 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary	61-71, Final Rank:6, GB: 32.0
Days in First	never

Biggest Lead	never led
Farthest Behind	33	last on Friday, Oct 1, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500	never
Most Games under .500	24	last on Saturday, Aug 7
Longest Winning Streak	7	Monday, Sep 6 to Friday, Sep 10
Longest Losing Streak	7	Sunday, May 30 to Monday, Jun 7
Most Runs Allowed	19	Saturday, Sep 11
Most Runs Scored	16	Thursday, May 20, Sunday, May 23, Monday, Jun 14, Thursday, Jul 15 and Saturday, Aug 28
Times Shutout by Opponent	7
Times Opponent Shutout	9

Team Win/Loss Splits

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Overall
Overall	61	71	777	793	.462
Home/Road
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Home	40	26	429	372	.606
Road	21	45	348	421	.318
Month by Month
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
April	2	4	36	47	.333
May	7	17	127	142	.292
June	13	10	158	130	.565
July	7	19	146	186	.269
August	16	10	145	139	.615
September	15	10	155	139	.600
October	1	1	10	10	.500

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
By Season Half
First Half	24	39	370	394	.381
Second Half	37	32	407	399	.536
One-Run Games
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
One Run	9	21	172	184	.300
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Blowout	21	24	303	319	.467

Split	W	L	RS	RA	WP
Opponent
BLN	3	9	64	84	.250
BRO	5	7	61	71	.417
BSN	5	7	62	83	.417
CHC	5	7	81	86	.417
CIN	4	8	73	82	.333
CLV	4	8	58	86	.333
LOU	8	4	73	59	.667
NYG	3	9	50	86	.250
PHI	8	4	79	52	.667
PIT	7	5	86	52	.583
STL	9	3	90	52	.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 22	WHS		BRO	L	4	5		0-1	7	1.5							`-`
2	2	Friday, Apr 23	WHS		BRO	L	7	8		0-2	9	2.5							`--`
3	3	Saturday, Apr 24	WHS		BRO	W	8	6		1-2	8	2.5							`+`
4	4	Monday, Apr 26	WHS	@	NYG	T	3	3		1-2	7	2.5							`+`
5	5	Tuesday, Apr 27	WHS	@	NYG	L	3	8		1-3	8	3.5						10,000	`-`
6	6	Wednesday, Apr 28	WHS	@	NYG	L	3	11		1-4	10	4.5							`--`
7	7	Thursday, Apr 29	WHS		BSN	W	5	3		2-4	8	3.5							`+`
8	8	Friday, Apr 30	WHS		BSN	T	3	3		2-4	6	4.0							`+`
9	9	Monday, May 3	WHS		NYG	L *V	0	0		2-5	8	5.0							`-`
10	10	Tuesday, May 4	WHS		NYG	L	1	6		2-6	9	5.5							`--`
11	11	Thursday, May 6	WHS	@	BSN	L	1	5		2-7	11	6.0							`---`
12	12	Friday, May 7	WHS	@	BSN	L	0	4		2-8	11	7.0							`----`
13	13	Saturday, May 8	WHS	@	BSN	W	10	9		3-8	10	7.0							`+`
14	14	Monday, May 10	WHS		BLN	W	13	5		4-8	9	6.0							`++`
15	15	Tuesday, May 11	WHS		BLN	L	3	6		4-9	9	7.0							`-`
16	16	Wednesday, May 12	WHS		BLN	L	4	5		4-10	10	8.0							`--`
17	17	Thursday, May 13	WHS	@	PIT	W	7	4		5-10	10	7.5							`+`
18	18	Friday, May 14	WHS	@	PIT	L	1	7		5-11	10	8.5							`-`
19	19	Saturday, May 15	WHS	@	PIT	L	0	2		5-12	11	9.5							`--`
20	20	Monday, May 17	WHS	@	CLV	L	7	8		5-13	10	11.0							`---`
21	21	Tuesday, May 18	WHS	@	CLV	L	5	6		5-14	11	12.0							`----`
22	22	Wednesday, May 19	WHS	@	CLV	L	5	8		5-15	11	13.0							`-----`
23	23	Thursday, May 20	WHS	@	CHC	W	16	14		6-15	10	12.0							`+`
24	24	Saturday, May 22	WHS	@	CHC	L	1	3		6-16	11	11.5							`-`
25	25	Sunday, May 23	WHS	@	CHC	W	16	12		7-16	10	11.0							`+`
26	26	Monday, May 24	WHS	@	STL	W	13	7		8-16	10	10.5							`++`
27	27	Tuesday, May 25	WHS	@	STL	L	6	8		8-17	10	11.5							`-`
28	28	Thursday, May 27	WHS	@	LOU	L	0	5		8-18	11	12.0							`--`
29	29	Saturday, May 29	WHS	@	LOU	W	5	2		9-18	10	12.0							`+`
30	30	Sunday, May 30	WHS	@	CIN	L	7	8		9-19	10	12.0							`-`
31	31	Monday, May 31	WHS	@	CIN	L	3	4		9-20	11	13.5							`--`
32	32	Monday, May 31	WHS	@	CIN	L	3	4		9-21	11	13.5							`---`
33	33	Wednesday, Jun 2	WHS		CHC	L	5	6		9-22	11	14.5							`----`
34	34	Friday, Jun 4	WHS		CHC	L	5	8		9-23	11	15.0							`-----`
35	35	Saturday, Jun 5	WHS		CLV	L	5	10		9-24	11	15.0							`------`
36	36	Monday, Jun 7	WHS		CLV	L	0	7		9-25	11	16.0							`-------`
37	37	Wednesday, Jun 9	WHS		STL	W	6	0		10-25	11	16.0							`+`
38	38	Thursday, Jun 10	WHS		STL	W	9	3		11-25	11	16.0							`++`
39	39	Friday, Jun 11	WHS		STL	W	6	3		12-25	11	16.0							`+++`
40	40	Saturday, Jun 12	WHS		PIT	W	4	2		13-25	11	16.0							`++++`
41	41	Monday, Jun 14	WHS		PIT	W	16	2		14-25	11	16.0							`+++++`
42	42	Tuesday, Jun 15	WHS		PIT	L	8	10		14-26	11	17.0							`-`
43	43	Wednesday, Jun 16	WHS		LOU	W	4	2		15-26	11	17.0							`+`
44	44	Friday, Jun 18	WHS		LOU	W	8	3		16-26	10	17.0							`++`
45	45	Saturday, Jun 19	WHS		LOU	W	13	7		17-26	9	16.0							`+++`
46	46	Monday, Jun 21	WHS		PHI	W	9	2		18-26	9	15.0							`++++`
47	47	Tuesday, Jun 22	WHS		PHI	W	12	11		19-26	9	14.5							`+++++`
48	48	Wednesday, Jun 23	WHS		PHI	W	12	2		20-26	9	14.0							`++++++`
49	49	Friday, Jun 25	WHS		NYG	L	6	11		20-27	9	15.0							`-`
50	50	Friday, Jun 25	WHS		NYG	W	6	4		21-27	9	15.0							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
51	51	Saturday, Jun 26	WHS		NYG	L	1	9		21-28	9	15.5							`-`
52	52	Saturday, Jun 26	WHS		NYG	L	5	10		21-29	9	15.5							`--`
53	53	Monday, Jun 28	WHS	@	PHI	L	6	7		21-30	9	16.5							`---`
54	54	Tuesday, Jun 29	WHS	@	PHI	L	9	10		21-31	9	17.5							`----`
55	55	Wednesday, Jun 30	WHS	@	PHI	W	3	1		22-31	9	17.5							`+`
56	56	Thursday, Jul 1	WHS	@	BLN	L	3	6		22-32	9	18.5							`-`
57	57	Friday, Jul 2	WHS	@	BLN	L	4	6		22-33	10	19.0							`--`
58	58	Sunday, Jul 4	WHS	@	CHC	L	7	16		22-34	10	20.0							`---`
59	59	Monday, Jul 5	WHS	@	CHC	L	4	6		22-35	10	21.0							`----`
60	60	Monday, Jul 5	WHS	@	CHC	W	4	0		23-35	10	21.0							`+`
61	61	Thursday, Jul 8	WHS	@	CLV	L	5	10		23-36	11	21.5							`-`
62	62	Saturday, Jul 10	WHS	@	CLV	L	1	3		23-37	11	21.0							`--`
63	63	Sunday, Jul 11	WHS	@	CLV	L	4	15		23-38	11	21.5							`---`
64	64	Monday, Jul 12	WHS	@	PIT	W	13	6		24-38	11	21.5							`+`
65	65	Tuesday, Jul 13	WHS	@	PIT	L	4	7		24-39	11	21.5							`-`
66	66	Wednesday, Jul 14	WHS	@	PIT	W	15	1		25-39	11	20.5							`+`
67	67	Thursday, Jul 15	WHS	@	CIN	W	16	5		26-39	10	20.5							`++`
68	68	Saturday, Jul 17	WHS	@	CIN	L	2	14		26-40	11	21.0							`-`
69	69	Sunday, Jul 18	WHS	@	CIN	L	3	4		26-41	11	21.5							`--`
70	70	Monday, Jul 19	WHS	@	LOU	L	2	6		26-42	11	22.5							`---`
71	71	Tuesday, Jul 20	WHS	@	LOU	W	6	4		27-42	11	22.0							`+`
72	72	Wednesday, Jul 21	WHS	@	LOU	L	3	5		27-43	11	23.5							`-`
73	73	Wednesday, Jul 21	WHS	@	LOU	L	4	9		27-44	11	23.5							`--`
74	74	Thursday, Jul 22	WHS	@	STL	W	9	8		28-44	11	23.5							`+`
75	75	Saturday, Jul 24	WHS	@	STL	L	5	7		28-45	11	24.0							`-`
76	76	Sunday, Jul 25	WHS	@	STL	L	3	4		28-46	11	24.0				2:25			`--`
77	77	Sunday, Jul 25	WHS	@	STL	W	8	0		29-46	11	24.0				2:30		10,000	`+`
78	78	Wednesday, Jul 28	WHS		BLN	L	2	14		29-47	11	24.0							`-`
79	79	Thursday, Jul 29	WHS		BLN	L	2	8		29-48	11	24.5							`--`
80	80	Friday, Jul 30	WHS		BLN	L	11	15		29-49	11	25.5							`---`
81	81	Saturday, Jul 31	WHS		BSN	L	6	7		29-50	11	26.5							`----`
82	82	Monday, Aug 2	WHS		BSN	W	9	7		30-50	11	26.5							`+`
83	83	Monday, Aug 2	WHS		BSN	L	5	9		30-51	11	26.5							`-`
84	84	Tuesday, Aug 3	WHS		BSN	L	5	11		30-52	11	26.5							`--`
85	85	Tuesday, Aug 3	WHS		BSN	W	7	5		31-52	11	26.5							`+`
86	86	Wednesday, Aug 4	WHS	@	BRO	L	1	2		31-53	11	27.0							`-`
87	87	Friday, Aug 6	WHS	@	BRO	L	5	15		31-54	11	27.5							`--`
88	88	Saturday, Aug 7	WHS	@	BRO	L	1	9		31-55	11	28.5							`---`
89	89	Monday, Aug 9	WHS		PHI	W	5	2		32-55	11	27.5							`+`
90	90	Tuesday, Aug 10	WHS		PHI	W	7	6		33-55	11	27.5							`++`
91	91	Wednesday, Aug 11	WHS		PHI	W	6	0		34-55	11	27.5							`+++`
92	92	Thursday, Aug 12	WHS		BRO	W	3	0		35-55	11	28.0							`++++`
93	93	Friday, Aug 13	WHS		BRO	W	7	3		36-55	11	27.0							`+++++`
94	94	Saturday, Aug 14	WHS		BRO	W	7	4		37-55	11	26.0							`++++++`
95	95	Monday, Aug 16	WHS	@	BSN	L	2	5		37-56	11	27.0							`-`
96	96	Tuesday, Aug 17	WHS	@	BSN	W	9	7		38-56	10	26.0							`+`
97	97	Wednesday, Aug 18	WHS	@	BSN	L	0	8		38-57	10	27.0							`-`
98	98	Thursday, Aug 19	WHS		CHC	L	4	10		38-58	11	28.0							`--`
99	99	Friday, Aug 20	WHS		CHC	L	2	6		38-59	11	28.5							`---`
100	100	Friday, Aug 20	WHS		CHC	W	11	1		39-59	11	28.5							`+`
Rk	Gm#	Date	Tm		Opp		R	RA	Inn	W-L	Rank	GB	Win	Loss	Save	Time	D/N	Attendance	Streak
101	101	Saturday, Aug 21	WHS		CHC	W	6	4		40-59	11	28.5							`++`
102	102	Tuesday, Aug 24	WHS		CIN	L	6	9		40-60	11	30.0							`-`
103	103	Wednesday, Aug 25	WHS		CIN	W	4	0		41-60	11	29.5							`+`
104	104	Thursday, Aug 26	WHS		STL	W	6	1		42-60	11	28.5							`++`
105	105	Friday, Aug 27	WHS		STL	W	3	0		43-60	11	27.5							`+++`
106	106	Saturday, Aug 28	WHS		STL	W	16	11		44-60	10	27.5							`++++`
107	107	Tuesday, Aug 31	WHS		PIT	W	8	4		45-60	10	27.5							`+++++`
108	108	Wednesday, Sep 1	WHS		PIT	W	5	1		46-60	8	27.5							`++++++`
109	109	Thursday, Sep 2	WHS		PIT	L	5	6		46-61	11	28.0							`-`
110	110	Saturday, Sep 4	WHS		LOU	T	7	7		46-61	11	29.5							`-`
111	111	Monday, Sep 6	WHS		LOU	W	7	5		47-61	7	28.5							`+`
112	112	Monday, Sep 6	WHS		LOU	W	7	3		48-61	7	28.5							`++`
113	113	Tuesday, Sep 7	WHS		LOU	W	7	1		49-61	6	28.0							`+++`
114	114	Wednesday, Sep 8	WHS		CLV	W	8	7		50-61	6	27.5							`++++`
115	115	Wednesday, Sep 8	WHS		CLV	W *H	0	0		51-61	6	27.5							`+++++`
116	116	Thursday, Sep 9	WHS		CLV	W	9	8		52-61	6	27.5							`++++++`
117	117	Friday, Sep 10	WHS		CLV	W	9	4		53-61	6	27.5							`+++++++`
118	118	Saturday, Sep 11	WHS		CIN	L	10	19		53-62	6	28.0							`-`
119	119	Saturday, Sep 11	WHS		CIN	W	8	4		54-62	6	28.0							`+`
120	120	Monday, Sep 13	WHS		CIN	L	1	2		54-63	6	29.0							`-`
121	121	Tuesday, Sep 14	WHS		CIN	W	10	9		55-63	6	29.0							`+`
122	122	Thursday, Sep 16	WHS	@	BRO	L	4	5		55-64	6	30.0							`-`
123	123	Friday, Sep 17	WHS	@	BRO	L	4	5		55-65	6	30.5							`--`
124	124	Saturday, Sep 18	WHS	@	BRO	W	10	9		56-65	6	30.5							`+`
125	125	Monday, Sep 20	WHS	@	PHI	L	1	2		56-66	6	30.5							`-`
126	126	Tuesday, Sep 21	WHS	@	PHI	W	5	4		57-66	6	30.5							`+`
127	127	Wednesday, Sep 22	WHS	@	PHI	L	4	5		57-67	6	31.0							`-`
128	128	Friday, Sep 24	WHS	@	NYG	W	7	2		58-67	6	31.5							`+`
129	129	Friday, Sep 24	WHS	@	NYG	L	4	8		58-68	6	31.5							`-`
130	130	Saturday, Sep 25	WHS	@	NYG	L	5	11		58-69	7	31.5							`--`
131	131	Monday, Sep 27	WHS	@	NYG	W	6	3		59-69	7	31.5							`+`
132	132	Wednesday, Sep 29	WHS	@	BLN	L	3	6		59-70	7	32.5							`-`
133	133	Thursday, Sep 30	WHS	@	BLN	W	9	3		60-70	6	32.5							`+`
134	134	Friday, Oct 1	WHS	@	BLN	L	4	7		60-71	6	33.0							`-`
135	135	Saturday, Oct 2	WHS	@	BLN	W	6	3		61-71	6	32.0							`+`
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.

1896 / 1898 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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