1884 New York Metropolitans season

1884 New York Metropolitans
1884 American Association Champions
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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.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Metropolitans 75 32 0.701 — 42–9 33–23
Columbus Buckeyes 69 39 0.639 6½ 38–16 31–23
Louisville Eclipse 68 40 0.630 7½ 41–14 27–26
St. Louis Browns 67 40 0.626 8 38–16 29–24
Cincinnati Red Stockings 68 41 0.624 8 40–16 28–25
Baltimore Orioles 63 43 0.594 11½ 42–13 21–30
Philadelphia Athletics 61 46 0.570 14 38–16 23–30
Toledo Blue Stockings 46 58 0.442 27½ 28–25 18–33
Brooklyn Atlantics 40 64 0.385 33½ 23–26 17–38
Richmond Virginians 12 30 0.286 30½ 5–15 7–15
Pittsburg Alleghenys 30 78 0.278 45½ 18–37 12–41
Indianapolis Hoosiers 29 78 0.271 46 15–39 14–39
Washington Nationals 12 51 0.190 41 10–20 2–31

Record vs. opponents

1884 American Association Records

Sources:

Team BAL BR CIN COL IND LOU NY PHI PIT RIC STL TOL WSH
Baltimore — 5–5 4–6 6–4 9–1 6–4–1 5–5 3–7 9–0 4–0 5–5 5–5–1 2–1
Brooklyn 5–5 — 2–8 3–7 7–3 3–6 1–9–1 3–6 4–6 3–2–1 2–7–1 4–4–2 3–1
Cincinnati 6–4 8–2 — 3–7 9–1–1 5–5 4–6–1 4–6 8–1–1 4–0 4–6 7–3 6–0
Columbus 4–6 7–3 7–3 — 8–2 5–5 4–5 5–5–1 9–1 2–2 5–5 8–1–1 5–1
Indianapolis 1–9 3–7 1–9–1 2–8 — 1–9 2–8 4–6 4–6 1–2–1 3–6–1 3–6 4–2
Louisville 4–6–1 6–3 5–5 5–5 9–1 — 3–7–1 6–3 8–2 4–1 5–5 9–1 4–1
New York 5–5 9–1–1 6–4–1 5–4 8–2 7–3–1 — 8–2 9–1 2–0 5–4–1 5–4–1 6–2
Philadelphia 7–3 6–3 6–4 5–5–1 6–4 3–6 2–8 — 8–2 2–0 3–7 6–3 7–1
Pittsburg 0–9 6–4 1–8–1 1–9 6–4 2–8 1–9 2–8 — 1–4–1 1–9 5–5 4–1
Richmond 0–4 2–3–1 0–4 2–2 2–1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 4–1–1 — 1–3 0–4–1 0–0
St. Louis 5–5 7–2–1 6–4 5–5 6–3–1 5–5 4–5–1 7–3 9–1 3–1 — 5–5 5–1
Toledo 5–5–1 4–4–2 3–7 1–8–1 6–3 1–9 4–5–1 3–6 5–5 4–0–1 5–5 — 5–1
Washington 1–2 1–3 0–6 1–5 2–4 1–4 2–6 1–7 1–4 0–0 1–5 1–5 —

Roster

1884 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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
C Holbert, BillBill Holbert 65 255 53 .280 0
1B Orr, DaveDave Orr 110 458 162 .354 9
2B Troy, DasherDasher Troy 107 421 111 .264 2
SS Nelson, CandyCandy Nelson 111 432 110 .255 1
3B Esterbrook, DudeDude Esterbrook 112 477 150 .314 1
OF Roseman, ChiefChief Roseman 107 436 130 .298 4
OF Brady, SteveSteve Brady 112 485 122 .252 1
OF Kennedy, EdEd Kennedy 103 378 72 .190 1

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Reipschlager, CharlieCharlie Reipschlager 59 233 56 .240 0
Pierce, GracieGracie Pierce 5 20 5 .250 0
Oxley, HenryHenry Oxley 1 3 0 .000 0
Murphy, TonyTony Murphy 1 3 1 .333 0

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
Lynch, JackJack Lynch 55 496 37 15 2.67 292
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

Main article: 1884 World Series

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

Game 1

Friday, October 23, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 6–0

Game 2

Saturday, October 24, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 3–1 (7 innings)

Game 3

Sunday, October 25, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 12–2 (6 innings)

References


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