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1887 Detroit Wolverines (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1886/1888)
79-45, Finished 1st in National League
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World Series Champs
Scored 969 runs, Allowed 714 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-45
Managed by Bill Watkins

Ballpark: Recreation Park

Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 104, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 98
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (10-5) over St. Louis Browns

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1887 Stats / Schedule (1886/1888) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   79-45 , Final Rank: 1, GB: up 3.5
Days in First:                 121 (last on October 8, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          36 (last on October 3)
Most Games under .500:       never

Biggest Lead:                  7.5 (last on September 17)
Farthest Behind Leader:        0.5 (last on May 3)

Longest Winning Streak:          8 (May 3 to May 11 and May 13 to May 21)
Longest Losing Streak:           6 (July 15 to July 23)

Most Runs Allowed:              18 (June 18)
Most Runs Scored:               21 (June 10)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       2
Times Opponent Shutout:          3

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        79  45     962     704    .637

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           44  17     512     302    .721
Road           35  28     450     402    .556

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           3   0      28      23   1.000
May            18   7     231     134    .720
June           12   8     146     125    .600
July           11  11     155     158    .500
August         15   9     175     129    .625
September      18   6     184      84    .750
October         2   4      43      51    .333

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     40  21     502     388    .656
Second Half    39  24     460     316    .619
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        10  11     109     110    .476

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        37  18     519     307    .673

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BSN            11   7     129     104    .611
CHC             8  10     120     120    .444
IND            14   4     154      91    .778
NYG            10   8     126     118    .556
PHI            10   8     136     132    .556
PIT            13   4     145      75    .765
WHS            13   4     152      64    .765

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr 28     DTN @IND  W   4-3        1-0     1    Tied                                   3,000 +
  2 Fri, Apr 29     DTN @IND  W  10-8        2-0     1    Tied  1:45                                   ++
  3 Sat, Apr 30     DTN @IND  W  14-12       3-0     1  up 0.5  2:10                                   +++
  4 Mon, May  2     DTN @PIT  L   3-8        3-1     2     0.5  1:50                             5,000 -
  5 Tue, May  3     DTN @PIT  W  14-5        4-1     2     0.5  1:35                             4,000 +
  6 Wed, May  4     DTN @PIT  W   9-8        5-1     1  up 0.5  2:00                                   ++
  7 Thu, May  5     DTN  IND  W   5-3        6-1     1  up 1.0  1:45                             6,000 +++
  8 Fri, May  6     DTN  IND  W  11-3        7-1     1  up 1.5  1:45                                   ++++
  9 Sat, May  7     DTN  IND  W  18-2        8-1     1  up 2.0  1:45                                   +++++
 10 Mon, May  9     DTN  PIT  W  10-3        9-1     1  up 3.0  1:45                                   ++++++
 11 Tue, May 10     DTN  PIT  W   6-4       10-1     1  up 3.0  2:00                                   +++++++
 12 Wed, May 11     DTN  PIT  W  18-2       11-1     1  up 4.0  1:50                                   ++++++++
 13 Thu, May 12     DTN @CHC  L   8-10      11-2     1  up 3.0  2:10                             6,000 -
 14 Fri, May 13     DTN @CHC  W  17-7       12-2     1  up 3.0  2:00                                   +
 15 Sat, May 14     DTN @CHC  W   7-4       13-2     1  up 3.0  2:15                                   ++
 16 Mon, May 16     DTN @PHI  W  10-8       14-2     1  up 3.0  1:40                            12,000 +++
 17 Tue, May 17     DTN @PHI  W  19-10      15-2     1  up 3.0                                         ++++
 18 Wed, May 18     DTN @PHI  W   9-7       16-2     1  up 3.0  1:50                                   +++++
 19 Thu, May 19     DTN @PHI  W  16-5       17-2     1  up 4.0  2:00                                   ++++++
 20 Fri, May 20     DTN @WHS  W  11-1       18-2     1  up 4.0  1:55                                   +++++++
 21 Sat, May 21     DTN @WHS  W   4-2       19-2     1  up 4.0  1:40                                   ++++++++
 22 Mon, May 23     DTN @WHS  L   6-7       19-3     1  up 4.0  2:00                                   -
 23 Thu, May 26     DTN @NYG  L   6-7       19-4     1  up 3.0  2:03                                   --
 24 Fri, May 27     DTN @NYG  W  11-9       20-4     1  up 3.0  2:10                                   +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sat, May 28     DTN @NYG  L   7-11      20-5     1  up 2.5                                         -
 26 Mon, May 30     DTN @BSN  W   2-1       21-5     1  up 2.5  1:55                            12,000 +
 27                 DTN @BSN  L   3-4       21-6     1  up 2.5  1:40                            15,000 -
 28 Tue, May 31     DTN @BSN  L   1-3       21-7     1  up 1.5  1:40                                   --
 29 Fri, Jun  3     DTN  CHC  L   2-4       21-8     1  up 1.5  1:35                                   ---
 30 Sat, Jun  4     DTN  CHC  L   1-2       21-9     1  up 0.5  1:30                                   ----
 31 Tue, Jun  7     DTN  PIT  W   6-1       22-9     1  up 1.0  1:30                                   +
 32 Thu, Jun  9     DTN  IND  W   7-5       23-9     1  up 1.5  1:56                                   ++
 33 Fri, Jun 10     DTN  IND  W  21-2       24-9     1  up 1.5  2:12                                   +++
 34 Sat, Jun 11     DTN  IND  W   7-6       25-9     1  up 1.5                                         ++++
 35 Mon, Jun 13     DTN @PIT  L   3-5       25-10    1  up 0.5  1:45                                   -
 36 Tue, Jun 14     DTN @PIT  W   8-4       26-10    1  up 0.5  1:45                                   +
 37 Wed, Jun 15     DTN @PIT  W  11-3       27-10    1  up 1.5  1:35                                   ++
 38 Thu, Jun 16     DTN @CHC  L   1-8       27-11    1  up 0.5  1:45                                   -
 39 Fri, Jun 17     DTN @CHC  W  14-10      28-11    1  up 1.0  2:45                                   +
 40 Sat, Jun 18     DTN @CHC  L   6-18      28-12    1  up 1.0  2:20                                   -
 41 Tue, Jun 21     DTN  WHS  W  16-4       29-12    1  up 2.0  2:05                                   +
 42 Wed, Jun 22     DTN  WHS  W  12-4       30-12    1  up 2.0  1:50                                   ++
 43 Thu, Jun 23     DTN  WHS  W   4-2       31-12    1  up 3.0                                         +++
 44 Sat, Jun 25     DTN  NYG  L   3-15      31-13    1  up 3.5  2:00                                   -
 45 Mon, Jun 27     DTN  NYG  L   4-11      31-14    1  up 2.5                                   1,700 --
 46 Tue, Jun 28     DTN  NYG  W   7-4       32-14    1  up 3.5  2:00                                   +
 47 Wed, Jun 29     DTN  PHI  W   8-7       33-14    1  up 4.0  1:50                                   ++
 48 Thu, Jun 30     DTN  PHI  L   5-10      33-15    1  up 4.0                                         -
 49 Fri, Jul  1     DTN  PHI  W  17-13      34-15    1  up 4.0  2:10                                   +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sat, Jul  2     DTN  PHI  W  11-3       35-15    1  up 4.0  1:20                                   ++
 51 Mon, Jul  4     DTN  BSN  W   7-3       36-15    1  up 5.0  1:50                                   +++
 52 Tue, Jul  5     DTN  BSN  W  16-8       37-15    1  up 5.5  2:10                                   ++++
 53 Thu, Jul  7     DTN @NYG  L   8-10      37-16    1  up 4.5  2:00                                   -
 54 Fri, Jul  8     DTN @NYG  W   8-6       38-16    1  up 4.5                                         +
 55 Sat, Jul  9     DTN @NYG  W   8-5       39-16    1  up 4.5  2:00                                   ++
 56 Tue, Jul 12     DTN @BSN  L   3-15      39-17    1  up 4.0  2:20                                   -
 57 Wed, Jul 13     DTN @BSN  L   4-12      39-18    1  up 4.0  2:10                                   --
 58 Thu, Jul 14     DTN @BSN  W   7-4       40-18    1  up 4.5  1:40                                   +
 59 Fri, Jul 15     DTN @PHI  L   2-5       40-19    1  up 3.5  2:00                                   -
 60 Sat, Jul 16     DTN @PHI  L   4-10      40-20    1  up 2.5  2:15                                   --
 61 Mon, Jul 18     DTN @PHI  L   2-12      40-21    1  up 2.5  2:00                                   ---
 62 Tue, Jul 19     DTN @WHS  -   2-2       40-21    1  up 3.0  2:00                                   ---
 63 Wed, Jul 20     DTN @WHS  L   6-9       40-22    1  up 2.0  2:00                                   ----
 64 Thu, Jul 21     DTN @WHS  L   0-1       40-23    1  up 2.0  1:45                                   -----
 65 Sat, Jul 23     DTN  CHC  L   4-8       40-24    1  up 1.0  1:45                             4,000 ------
 66 Mon, Jul 25     DTN  CHC  W  15-3       41-24    1  up 2.0  2:05                                   +
 67 Tue, Jul 26     DTN  CHC  L   1-8       41-25    1  up 1.0  1:45                                   -
 68 Wed, Jul 27     DTN  CHC  W  10-4       42-25    1  up 2.0  1:55                                   +
 69 Thu, Jul 28     DTN  NYG  L   4-5       42-26    1  up 1.0  2:15                                   -
 70 Fri, Jul 29     DTN  NYG  W   8-5       43-26    1  up 1.0  1:40                                   +
 71 Sat, Jul 30     DTN  NYG  W   8-7       44-26    1  up 2.0  1:55                                   ++
 72 Mon, Aug  1     DTN  PHI  L   2-7       44-27    1  up 1.0  1:40                                   -
 73 Tue, Aug  2     DTN  PHI  W  10-3       45-27    1  up 1.0  1:45                                   +
 74 Wed, Aug  3     DTN  PHI  W   9-6       46-27    1  up 1.0  2:00                                   ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Thu, Aug  4     DTN  BSN  W  12-11      47-27    1  up 2.0  2:05                                   +++
 76 Fri, Aug  5     DTN  BSN  W   8-5       48-27    1  up 2.0  1:50                                   ++++
 77 Sat, Aug  6     DTN  BSN  L  10-11      48-28    1  up 2.0  2:30                                   -
 78 Mon, Aug  8     DTN  BSN  L   3-8       48-29    1  up 1.0  1:45                                   --
 79 Tue, Aug  9     DTN  WHS  W  13-10      49-29    1  up 2.0  2:15                                   +
 80 Wed, Aug 10     DTN  WHS  L   4-9       49-30    1  up 1.0  1:50                                   -
 81 Thu, Aug 11     DTN  WHS  W   5-1       50-30    1  up 2.0  1:35                                   +
 82 Sat, Aug 13     DTN @CHC  L   2-8       50-31    1  up 1.0  2:00                                   -
 83 Mon, Aug 15     DTN @CHC  L   4-6       50-32    1    Tied  2:00                             7,000 --
 84 Tue, Aug 16     DTN @CHC  W   5-3       51-32    1  up 1.0  2:15                            15,000 +
 85 Thu, Aug 18     DTN @IND  W   7-1       52-32    1  up 2.0  1:30                                   ++
 86 Fri, Aug 19     DTN @IND  L   1-4       52-33    1  up 2.0  2:00                                   -
 87 Sat, Aug 20     DTN @IND  L   4-5       52-34    1  up 1.0  1:15                                   --
 88 Mon, Aug 22     DTN @WHS  W  11-5       53-34    1  up 1.5  1:40                                   +
 89 Tue, Aug 23     DTN @WHS  W   4-1       54-34    1  up 2.0  1:35                                   ++
 90 Wed, Aug 24     DTN @WHS  W  20-1       55-34    1  up 2.5  2:00                                   +++
 91 Thu, Aug 25     DTN @PHI  L   2-8       55-35    1  up 2.5  2:00                                   -
 92 Fri, Aug 26     DTN @PHI  W   7-5       56-35    1  up 2.5  1:50                                   +
 93 Mon, Aug 29     DTN @BSN  W  16-2       57-35    1  up 3.0  2:20                                   ++
 94 Tue, Aug 30     DTN @BSN  W   9-3       58-35    1  up 4.0  2:00                                   +++
 95 Wed, Aug 31     DTN @BSN  W   7-6       59-35    1  up 4.5  2:05                                   ++++
 96 Thu, Sep  1     DTN @NYG  W   5-1       60-35    1  up 4.5  2:00                                   +++++
 97 Fri, Sep  2     DTN @NYG  L   1-2       60-36    1  up 4.0  2:00                                   -
 98 Sat, Sep  3     DTN @NYG  W  12-10      61-36    1  up 5.0  2:20                                   +
 99 Mon, Sep  5     DTN  CHC  L   7-11      61-37    1  up 4.0  2:00                                   -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Wed, Sep  7     DTN  CHC  W   8-2       62-37    1  up 6.0  2:05                             1,500 +
101                 DTN  CHC  W   8-4       63-37    1  up 6.0  2:05                             3,500 ++
102 Thu, Sep  8     DTN  PIT  W   4-0       64-37    1  up 7.0  2:00                                   +++
103 Sat, Sep 10     DTN  PIT  W  14-6       65-37    1  up 7.0                                         ++++
104                 DTN  PIT  W  17-3       66-37    1  up 7.0                                         +++++
105 Mon, Sep 12     DTN  BSN  W   6-0       67-37    1  up 7.0  2:00                                   ++++++
106 Tue, Sep 13     DTN  BSN  L   0-2       67-38    1  up 6.0                                         -
107 Wed, Sep 14     DTN  BSN  W  15-6       68-38    1  up 6.0                                         +
108 Thu, Sep 15     DTN  WHS  W  11-1       69-38    1  up 7.0                                         ++
109 Fri, Sep 16     DTN  WHS  W  11-1       70-38    1  up 7.0                                         +++
110 Sat, Sep 17     DTN  WHS  W  12-3       71-38    1  up 7.5  2:00                                   ++++
111 Mon, Sep 19     DTN  PHI  L   1-10      71-39    1  up 6.5                                         -
112 Tue, Sep 20     DTN  PHI  L   2-3       71-40    1  up 5.5  2:00                                   --
113 Thu, Sep 22     DTN  NYG  W   9-0       72-40    1  up 5.0                                         +
114 Fri, Sep 23     DTN  NYG  W  11-3       73-40    1  up 5.0                                         ++
115 Sat, Sep 24     DTN  NYG  L   6-7       73-41    1  up 4.5  1:50                                   -
116 Mon, Sep 26     DTN  IND  W   7-2       74-41    1  up 5.0                                         +
117 Tue, Sep 27     DTN  IND  W   8-3       75-41    1  up 5.5                                         ++
118 Wed, Sep 28     DTN  IND  W   7-3       76-41    1  up 6.0                                         +++
119 Fri, Sep 30     DTN @PIT  W   2-1       77-41    1  up 6.5                                         ++++
120 Sat, Oct  1     DTN @PIT  L   6-10      77-42    1  up 5.5                                         -
121 Mon, Oct  3     DTN @PIT  W  10-5       78-42    1  up 5.5                                         +
122 Tue, Oct  4     DTN @PIT  L   4-7       78-43    1  up 5.0                                         -
123 Wed, Oct  5     DTN @IND  L   5-10      78-44    1  up 4.5                                         --
124 Thu, Oct  6     DTN @IND  W   7-6       79-44    1  up 4.5                                         +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Fri, Oct  7     DTN @IND  -   2-2       79-44    1  up 4.5                                         +
126 Sat, Oct  8     DTN @IND  L   9-11      79-45    1  up 3.5                                         -

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