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.
1884 New York Metropolitans | |
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1884 American Association Champions | |
League | American Association |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York, New York |
Owners | John B. Day, Jim Mutrie |
Manager | Jim Mutrie |
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Pittsburgh 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 edit
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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 | ||||
Pittsburgh | 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 | — |
Opening Day lineup edit
Roster edit
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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C | Bill Holbert | 65 | 255 | 53 | .280 | 0 |
1B | Dave Orr | 110 | 458 | 162 | .354 | 9 |
2B | Dasher Troy | 107 | 421 | 111 | .264 | 2 |
SS | Candy Nelson | 111 | 432 | 110 | .255 | 1 |
3B | Dude Esterbrook | 112 | 477 | 150 | .314 | 1 |
OF | Chief Roseman | 107 | 436 | 130 | .298 | 4 |
OF | Steve Brady | 112 | 485 | 122 | .252 | 1 |
OF | Ed Kennedy | 103 | 378 | 72 | .190 | 1 |
Other batters edit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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Charlie Reipschlager | 59 | 233 | 56 | .240 | 0 |
Gracie Pierce | 5 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 |
Henry Oxley | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Tony Murphy | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jack Lynch | 55 | 496.0 | 37 | 15 | 2.67 | 292 |
Tim Keefe | 58 | 483.0 | 37 | 17 | 2.25 | 334 |
Buck Becannon | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 |
The World Series of 1884 edit
Providence Grays (NL) (84–28) vs New York Metropolitans (AA) (75–32)
Game 1 edit
Friday, October 23, at the Polo Grounds
Providence defeats New York 6–0
Game 2 edit
Saturday, October 24, at the Polo Grounds
Providence defeats New York 3–1 (7 innings)
Game 3 edit
Sunday, October 25, at the Polo Grounds
Providence defeats New York 12–2 (6 innings)
References edit