1884 New York Metropolitans season

1884 New York Metropolitans 1884 American Association Champions
Major league affiliations
American Association (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1881) New York, New York (Since 1880)
1884 Information
Owner(s)	John B. Day, Jim Mutrie
Manager(s)	Jim Mutrie
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The 1884 New York Metropolitans finished with a 75-32 record, first place in the American Association. After the season, they played the National League champion Providence Grays in the 1884 World Series and lost three games to zero.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Opening Day lineup 1.3 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 3 The World Series of 1884 3.1 Game 1 3.2 Game 2 3.3 Game 3 4 References

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Metropolitans	75	32	--	.701
Columbus Buckeyes	69	39	6.5	.639
Louisville Eclipse	68	40	7.5	.630
St. Louis Browns	67	40	8	.626
Cincinnati Red Stockings	68	41	8	.624
Baltimore Orioles	63	43	11.5	.594
Philadelphia Athletics	61	46	14	.570
Toledo Blue Stockings	46	58	27.5	.442
Brooklyn Atlantics	40	64	33.5	.385
Richmond Virginians	12	30	30.5	.286
Pittsburg Alleghenys	30	78	45.5	.278
Indianapolis Hoosiers	29	78	46	.271
Washington Nationals	12	51	41	.190

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1884 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers Buck Becannon Tim Keefe Jack Lynch		Catchers Bill Holbert Tony Murphy Henry Oxley Charlie Reipschlager Infielders Dude Esterbrook Candy Nelson Dave Orr Dasher Troy		Outfielders Steve Brady Ed Kennedy Gracie Pierce Chief Roseman		Manager Jim Mutrie

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
OF	Kennedy, EdEd Kennedy	103	378	72	.190	0

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Keefe, TimTim Keefe	58	483	37	17	2.25	334
Becannon, BuckBuck Becannon	1	6	1	0	1.50	2

The World Series of 1884

Providence Grays (NL) (84-28) vs New York Metropolitans (AA) (75-32)

Game 1

Friday, October 23rd, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 6-0

Game 2

Saturday, October 24th, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 3-1 (7 innings)

Game 3

Sunday, October 25th, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 12-2 (6 innings)

References

• 1884 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference

1884 MLB season by team National League Boston • Buffalo • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • Providence American Association Baltimore • Brooklyn • Cincinnati • Columbus • Indianapolis • Louisville • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburg • Richmond • St. Louis • Toledo • Washington Union Association Altoona • Baltimore • Boston • Chicago/Pittsburgh • Cincinnati • Kansas City • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • St. Louis • St. Paul • Washington • Wilmington 1884 World Series

New York Metropolitans Based in New York, New York Ballparks Polo Grounds I  • Polo Grounds II  • Metropolitan Park  • St. George Cricket Grounds Seasons 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 See Also Players  • Managers

Preceded by Philadelphia Athletics 1883

American Association Championship Season 1884

Succeeded by St. Louis Browns 1885