1884 New York Metropolitans Statistics
American Association (AA)
Team Record: 75-32
Finished 1st in the AA
Ballpark: Polo Grounds I West Diamond
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Providence Grays 3-0
Manager: Jim Mutrie (75-32)
Location: New York, New York
1884 New York Metropolitans RosterTeam Record: 75-32
Finished 1st in the AA
Ballpark: Polo Grounds I West Diamond
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Providence Grays 3-0
Manager: Jim Mutrie (75-32)
Location: New York, New York
1884 New York Metropolitans Results
The New York Metropolitans of the American Association ended the 1884 season with a record of 75 wins and 32 losses, finishing first in the AA.
The Metropolitans scored 734 runs and surrendered 423 runs. Dave Orr recorded 112 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .354 average. Tim Keefe and Jack Lynch apiece recorded 37 wins for the team, while Tim Keefe earned a 2.25 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Mutrie coached the team. The 1884 New York Metropolitans won the League Championship Series.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 37 | 15 | .712 | 2.67 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 496.0 | 420 | 225 | 147 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 292 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2002 |
| Tim Keefe | 37 | 17 | .685 | 2.25 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 483.0 | 380 | 196 | 121 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 334 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 1950 |
| Buck Becannon | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 75 | 32 | .701 | 2.46 | 114 | 112 | 2 | 110 | 9 | 0 | 985.0 | 802 | 423 | 269 | 15 | 115 | 0 | 628 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 3976 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Orr | 110 | 464 | 458 | 82 | 162 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .354 | .362 | .539 | .901 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dude Esterbrook | 112 | 499 | 477 | 110 | 150 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .314 | .345 | .428 | .772 | 204 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Roseman | 107 | 463 | 436 | 97 | 130 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .298 | .339 | .413 | .752 | 180 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brady | 112 | 506 | 485 | 102 | 122 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .252 | .283 | .293 | .575 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasher Troy | 107 | 443 | 421 | 80 | 111 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .264 | .300 | .378 | .678 | 159 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Candy Nelson | 111 | 515 | 432 | 114 | 110 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | .255 | .375 | .310 | .685 | 134 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kennedy | 103 | 395 | 378 | 49 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .190 | .225 | .225 | .450 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Reipschlager | 59 | 236 | 233 | 21 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .250 | .313 | .563 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Holbert | 65 | 264 | 255 | 28 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .208 | .235 | .227 | .462 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Keefe | 62 | 229 | 210 | 27 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .238 | .301 | .352 | .654 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 55 | 207 | 198 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .152 | .188 | .192 | .380 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gracie Pierce | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .300 | .550 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Murphy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Oxley | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Becannon | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1011 | 4250 | 4012 | 734 | 1052 | 155 | 64 | 22 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | .262 | .304 | .349 | .653 | 1401 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Orr | 1B | 110 | 0 | 954.0 | 1161 | 24 | 49 | 29 | .960 | 11.179 | 1.773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brady | 1B | 5 | 0 | 30.0 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .947 | 1.800 | 7.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dasher Troy | 2B | 107 | 0 | 938.0 | 224 | 314 | 74 | 25 | .879 | 5.162 | 5.028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gracie Pierce | 2B | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 3.667 | 3.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Candy Nelson | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.250 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kennedy | 2B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.429 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brady | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dude Esterbrook | 3B | 112 | 0 | 984.0 | 126 | 208 | 43 | 11 | .886 | 3.055 | 2.982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Holbert | C | 59 | 0 | 512.0 | 374 | 142 | 45 | 7 | .920 | 9.070 | 8.746 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Reipschlager | C | 51 | 0 | 458.0 | 369 | 109 | 39 | 3 | .925 | 9.393 | 9.373 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Oxley | C | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 9.000 | 8.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Murphy | C | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kennedy | C | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Brady | OF | 110 | 0 | 955.0 | 154 | 26 | 16 | 1 | .918 | 1.696 | 1.636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Roseman | OF | 107 | 0 | 939.0 | 157 | 12 | 22 | 0 | .885 | 1.620 | 1.579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kennedy | OF | 100 | 0 | 869.0 | 138 | 13 | 14 | 4 | .915 | 1.564 | 1.510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Reipschlager | OF | 8 | 0 | 70.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .786 | 1.414 | 1.375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Keefe | OF | 5 | 0 | 57.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 1.579 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Holbert | OF | 5 | 0 | 48.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Orr | OF | 3 | 0 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gracie Pierce | OF | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Lynch | P | 55 | 0 | 496.0 | 24 | 75 | 38 | 3 | .723 | 1.796 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Keefe | P | 58 | 0 | 483.0 | 18 | 93 | 29 | 2 | .793 | 2.068 | 1.914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Becannon | P | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Candy Nelson | SS | 110 | 0 | 970.0 | 113 | 292 | 56 | 16 | .879 | 3.758 | 3.682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Holbert | SS | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3.750 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kennedy | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1020 | 0 | 8864.0 | 2952 | 1328 | 441 | 106 | .907 | 4.346 | 4.196 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Player | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Becannon | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Keefe | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Player | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Roseman | WS | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dude Esterbrook | WS | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .400 | .700 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Becannon | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Keefe | WS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasher Troy | WS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Orr | WS | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Candy Nelson | WS | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brady | WS | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Forster | WS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kennedy | WS | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Reipschlager | WS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 75 | 75 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .147 | .147 | .160 | .307 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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