1887 New York Metropolitans season

1887 New York Metropolitans
Major league affiliations
American Association (Since 1883)
Location
St. George Cricket Grounds (Since 1886) New York, New York (Since 1880)
1887 Information
Owner(s)	Erastus Wiman
Manager(s)	Bob Ferguson, Dave Orr, O. P. Caylor
Previous season

The 1887 New York Metropolitans finished with a 44–89 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded operations at the conclusion of the season. What was left of the team was purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers, who were interested in several of the Metropolitans' players.

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 Other pitchers 2.2.3 Relief pitchers 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Browns	95	40	--	.704
Cincinnati Red Stockings	81	54	14	.600
Baltimore Orioles	77	58	18	.570
Louisville Colonels	76	60	19.5	.559
Philadelphia Athletics	64	69	30	.481
Brooklyn Grays	60	74	34.5	.448
New York Metropolitans	44	89	50	.331
Cleveland Blues	39	92	54	.298

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1887 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers Ed Cushman Bill Fagan Jack Lynch Al Mays James McMullin Charlie Parsons John Shaffer Stump Wiedman		Catchers Bill Collins Jim Donahue Bill Holbert Tom Kinslow Pete Sommers Infielders Clarence Cross Dude Esterbrook Joe Gerhardt Frank Hankinson Sadie Houck Jimmy Knowles Tom O'Brien Dave Orr Paul Radford Cyclone Ryan		Outfielders Charlie Hall Ed Hogan Charley Jones John Meister Jon Morrison Candy Nelson Darby O'Brien Fred O'Neill Lip Pike Chief Roseman		Manager O. P. Caylor Bob Ferguson Dave Orr

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	84	345	127	.368	2	66

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
Ryan, CycloneCyclone Ryan	8	32	7	.219	0	3

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
Cushman, EdEd Cushman	26	220	10	15	5.97	64

Other 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
Ryan, CycloneCyclone Ryan	2	2.1	0	1	23.14	0

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

References

• 1887 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference

1887 MLB season by team National League Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Indianapolis • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington American Association Baltimore • Brooklyn • Cincinnati • Cleveland • Louisville • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis 1887 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