1883 New York Metropolitans season

1883 New York Metropolitans
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York, New York
OwnersJohn B. Day, Jim Mutrie
ManagerJim Mutrie
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The 1883 New York Metropolitans finished with a 54–42 record, finishing in fourth place in the American Association. This was the first season in the Association for the Metropolitans, who had previously played as an independent team from 1880–1882.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 66 32 .673 — 37‍–‍14 29‍–‍18
St. Louis Browns 65 33 .663 1 35‍–‍14 30‍–‍19
Cincinnati Red Stockings 61 37 .622 5 38‍–‍13 23‍–‍24
New York Metropolitans 54 42 .562 11 29‍–‍17 25‍–‍25
Louisville Eclipse 52 45 .536 13½ 29‍–‍18 23‍–‍27
Columbus Buckeyes 32 65 .330 33½ 18‍–‍29 14‍–‍36
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 31 67 .316 35 18‍–‍31 13‍–‍36
Baltimore Orioles 28 68 .292 37 18‍–‍31 10‍–‍37

Record vs. opponents

1883 American Association record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL CIN CLB LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore — 3–11 6–7 6–8 3–10 3–11 5–9 2–12
Cincinnati 11–3 — 11–3 10–4 4–10 9–5 8–6 8–6
Columbus 7–6 3–11 — 5–9 3–11 1–13 10–4 3–11
Louisville 8–6 4–10 9–5 — 7–6–1 7–7 11–3 6–8
New York 10–3 10–4 11–3 6–7–1 — 5–9 9–5 3–11
Philadelphia 11–3 5–9 13–1 7–7 9–5 — 12–2 9–5
Pittsburgh 9–5 6–8 4–10 3–11 5–9 2–12 — 2–12
St. Louis 12–2 6–8 11–3 8–6 11–3 5–9 12–2 —


Opening Day lineup

Roster

1883 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 Bill Holbert 73 299 71 .237 0
1B Steve Brady 97 432 117 .271 0
2B Sam Crane 96 349 82 .235 0
3B Dude Esterbrook 97 407 103 .253 0
SS Candy Nelson 97 417 127 .305 0
OF Chief Roseman 93 398 100 .251 0
OF John O'Rourke 77 315 85 .270 2
OF Ed Kennedy 94 356 78 .219 2

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Charlie Reipschlager 37 145 27 .186 0
Dave Orr 13 50 16 .320 2

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
Tim Keefe 68 619.0 41 27 2.41 361
Jack Lynch 29 255.0 15 13 4.09 119

References


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