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1885 New York Metropolitans season

1885 New York Metropolitans
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersJohn B. Day, Jim Mutrie
ManagerJim 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.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 79 33 .705 44‍–‍11 35‍–‍22
Cincinnati Red Stockings 63 49 .562 16 35‍–‍21 28‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 56 55 .505 22½ 37‍–‍19 19‍–‍36
Philadelphia Athletics 55 57 .491 24 33‍–‍23 22‍–‍34
Brooklyn Grays 53 59 .473 26 35‍–‍22 18‍–‍37
Louisville Colonels 53 59 .473 26 37‍–‍19 16‍–‍40
New York Metropolitans 44 64 .407 33 28‍–‍24 16‍–‍40
Baltimore Orioles 41 68 .376 36½ 29‍–‍26 12‍–‍42

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore 7–9 6–10 7–9 7–6 6–10–1 6–10 2–14
Brooklyn 9–7 5–11 10–6 8–8 11–5 6–10 4–12
Cincinnati 10–6 11–5 8–8 10–6 9–7 9–7 6–10
Louisville 9–7 6–10 8–8 9–7 8–8 6–10 7–9
New York 6–7 8–8 6–10 7–9 5–11 8–7 4–12
Philadelphia 10–6–1 5–11 7–9 8–8 11–5 10–6 4–12
Pittsburgh 10–6 10–6 7–9 10–6 7–8 6–10 6–10
St. Louis 14–2 12–4 10–6 9–7 12–4 12–4 10–6


Opening Day lineup

Roster

1885 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; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Charlie Reipschlager 72 268 65 .243 0 21
1B Dave Orr 107 444 152 .342 6 77
2B Tom Forster 57 213 47 .221 0 18
SS Candy Nelson 107 420 107 .255 1 30
3B Frank Hankinson 94 362 81 .224 2 44
OF Chief Roseman 101 410 114 .278 4 46
OF Steve Brady 108 434 128 .295 3 58
OF Ed Kennedy 96 349 71 .203 2 21

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
Bill Holbert 56 202 35 .173 0 13
Dasher Troy 45 177 39 .220 2 12
Cal Broughton 11 41 6 .146 0 1
Joe Reilly 10 40 7 .175 0 3
Dick Pierson 3 9 1 .111 0 0
Jones 1 4 1 .250 0 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
Jack Lynch 44 379.0 23 21 3.61 177
Ed Cushman 22 191.0 8 14 2.78 133
Doug Crothers 18 154.0 7 11 5.08 40
Ed Bagley 15 115.0 4 9 4.93 44
Buck Becannon 10 85.0 2 8 6.25 13
Chief Roseman 1 3.0 0 1 27.00 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
Dave Orr 3 0 0 0 7.20 1
Frank Hankinson 1 0 0 0 4.50 0

References