1885 New York Metropolitans season

1885 New York Metropolitans
Major league affiliations
American Association (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1881) New York, New York (Since 1880)
1885 Information
Owner(s)	John B. Day, Jim Mutrie
Manager(s)	Jim Gifford
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The 1885 New York Metropolitans were hard hit as manager/co-owner Jim Mutrie moved over to manage the New York Giants and took several of the team's stars with him. The Metropolitans finished with a 44-64 record, seventh place in the American Association.

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 2.2.2 Relief pitchers 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Browns	79	33	--	.705
Cincinnati Red Stockings	63	49	16	.563
Pittsburg Alleghenys	56	55	22.5	.505
Philadelphia Athletics	55	57	24	.491
Brooklyn Grays	53	59	26	.473
Louisville Colonels	53	59	26	.473
New York Metropolitans	44	64	33	.407
Baltimore Orioles	41	68	36.5	.376

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1885 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers Buck Becannon Ed Bagley Doug Crothers Ed Cushman Jack Lynch		Catchers Cal Broughton Bill Holbert Charlie Reipschlager Infielders Tom Forster Frank Hankinson Jones Candy Nelson Dave Orr Dick Pierson Joe Reilly Dasher Troy		Outfielders Steve Brady Ed Kennedy Chief Roseman		Manager Jim Gifford

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Orr, DaveDave Orr	107	444	152	.342	6	77

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

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
Bagley, EdEd Bagley	15	115	4	9	4.93	44
Becannon, BuckBuck Becannon	10	85	2	8	6.25	13

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Orr, DaveDave Orr	3	0	0	0	7.20	1

References

• 1885 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference

1885 MLB season by team National League Boston • Buffalo • Chicago • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • Providence • St. Louis American Association Baltimore • Brooklyn • Cincinnati • Louisville • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburg • St. Louis 1885 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