1887 New York Metropolitans Statistics

American Association (AA)
Team Record: 44-89
Finished 7th in the AA
Ballpark: St. George Cricket Grounds
Manager: Bob Ferguson (6-24)
Manager: Dave Orr (3-5)
Manager: Ollie Caylor (35-60)
Location: New York, New York
1887 New York Metropolitans Roster
1887 New York Metropolitans Results

The New York Metropolitans of the American Association ended the 1887 season with a record of 44 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.

The Metropolitans scored 754 runs and surrendered 1093 runs. Darby O'Brien drove in 73 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .301 average. Al Mays led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 4.73 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bob Ferguson, Dave Orr and Ollie Caylor coached the team.

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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
Al Mays1734.3334.73525215000441.3551359232111360124200362002
Ed Cushman1015.4005.97262602500220.031023214698306492131047
Jack Lynch714.3335.10212102100187.02451581068360454013843
George Weidman48.3334.6412120111097.01228450325037107444
James McMullin21.6677.7133120021.025251821902006112
John Shaffer211.1546.19131301300112.01481197735302211014542
Charlie Parsons11.5004.5044040034.05136170605100167
Bill Fagan14.2004.0066060045.0553420124012202206
Darby O'Brien000.001000001.010001000004
Charley Jones003.002010003.0221040000011
Tom O'Brien007.361000003.7453050000024
James Roseman007.882010008.011147050120034
Paul Radford0018.002010005.0151610130400022
Cyclone Ryan01.00023.142110002.3596160000117
Totals4489.3315.281471386132101180.315451093693394060316502925475

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
Darby O'Brien1275665229715730135734904042.301.355.437.79222804000
Frank Hankinson1275505127913729111711903843.268.318.373.69119100000
Paul Radford12859848612712915544573010640.265.403.342.74516606000
Dave Orr843683456312725102661702221.368.408.516.92417801000
Joe Gerhardt8533230740681320271502443.221.280.277.5578501000
Charley Jones622652473063113329801215.255.306.360.6668906000
Candy Nelson683132576163510242904811.245.380.272.6537008000
Jim Donahue60243220336241129602116.282.350.323.6737102000
Bill Holbert69262255205843032120723.227.248.267.5156800000
James Roseman60253241305510112730918.228.265.290.5557003000
Al Mays622322212345154223701025.204.241.335.5767401000
John Meister39176158243562121901612.222.301.304.6054802000
Tom O'Brien31132129132532018100214.194.212.248.4603201000
Mortimer Hogan32153120222461051203026.200.373.267.6393203000
Ed Cushman261059314234209201020.247.333.333.6673102000
Andy Sommers331241169213011260719.181.234.233.4672701000
Dude Esterbrook26108101111710078062.168.222.178.4001801000
Jimmy Knowles166160121511066012.250.262.300.5621800000
Jack Lynch239283414100630718.169.250.181.4311502000
Clarence Cross16605591121050023.200.267.273.5391503000
Fred O'Neill628264811033014.308.357.423.7801101000
John Shaffer13494848110310113.167.184.229.4131100000
Cyclone Ryan835324710031032.219.286.250.536800000
George Weidman1450465711012042.152.220.217.4371000000
Sadie Houck1037333510002032.152.243.182.425601000
Jon Morrison941347400030064.118.268.118.386401000
Charlie Parsons416153300001010.200.250.200.450300000
Bill Fagan621210300000007.143.143.143.286300000
Bill Collins1440100000000.250.250.250.500100000
Charlie Hall314121100001023.083.214.083.298100000
James McMullin312122100010001.083.083.083.167100000
Lip Pike1440000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Tom Kinslow2660000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Totals125453104821754119719366215493050439456.248.318.329.6461585050000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Dave Orr1B810693.0806282741.9691.8311.2960000
Tom O'Brien1B200152.0177579.9631.7769.1000000
Cyclone Ryan1B8066.072457.9381.3649.5000000
Dude Esterbrook1B9066.073344.9501.3648.4440000
Bill Holbert1B8062.072634.96311.3239.7500000
Darby O'Brien1B10061.067455.9341.4757.1000000
Jim Donahue1B4034.040220.95511.1181.5000000
James Roseman1B3019.022011.9571.4217.3330000
Jack Lynch1B2017.020020.9091.5881.0000000
Andy Sommers1B108.0100021.00011.2501.0000000
Al Mays1B102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Charley Jones1B102.00010.000.000.0000000
Joe Gerhardt2B840739.02882716548.8966.8086.6550000
Paul Radford2B180148.04657117.9046.2645.7220000
Jimmy Knowles2B160120.0493664.9346.3755.3130000
John Meister2B140106.0293576.9015.4344.5710000
Dude Esterbrook2B5038.0141042.8575.6844.8000000
Tom O'Brien2B2013.05411.9006.2314.5000000
Jim Donahue2B109.02140.4293.0003.0000000
Sadie Houck2B105.02111.7505.4003.0000000
Candy Nelson2B102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Bill Holbert2B102.00000.000.0000000
Frank Hankinson3B12701087.01612766926.8643.6183.4410000
Clarence Cross3B4028.06421.8333.2142.5000000
John Meister3B3025.02531.7002.5202.3330000
Mortimer Hogan3B1010.00220.5001.8002.0000000
Tom O'Brien3B209.02110.7503.0001.5000000
Jim Donahue3B109.02110.7503.0003.0000000
Darby O'Brien3B104.011001.0004.5002.0000000
Jimmy Knowles3B104.00110.5002.2501.0000000
Joe Gerhardt3B104.002001.0004.5002.0000000
Bill HolbertC600484.0237102409.8946.3045.65030000
Jim DonahueC510430.020890373.8906.2375.84349000
Andy SommersC310245.011244323.8305.7315.03217000
Tom KinslowC2013.063001.0006.2314.5002000
Bill CollinsC107.01030.2501.2861.0004000
Darby O'BrienOF12101030.024420254.9132.3072.1820000
Charley JonesOF620519.011418126.9172.2892.1290000
James RosemanOF590456.0996162.8682.0721.7800000
Candy NelsonOF370350.07411106.8952.1862.2970000
Paul RadfordOF370314.059881.8931.9201.8110000
Mortimer HoganOF290243.0375141.7501.5561.4480000
John MeisterOF220172.037332.9302.0931.8180000
Tom O'BrienOF8082.019020.9052.0852.3750000
Jon MorrisonOF9076.012080.6001.4211.3330000
Al MaysOF11074.014240.8001.9461.4550000
Dude EsterbrookOF7048.09030.7501.6881.2860000
Fred O'NeillOF6037.03110.800.973.6670000
Jim DonahueOF5033.06120.7781.9091.4000000
Charlie HallOF3030.090001.0002.7003.0000000
George WeidmanOF3024.052001.0002.6252.3330000
Dave OrrOF3019.04010.8001.8951.3330000
James McMullinOF1011.01020.333.8181.0000000
Lip PikeOF1010.020001.0001.8002.0000000
Andy SommersOF108.020001.0002.2502.0000000
Ed CushmanOF102.00000.000.0000000
Al MaysP520441.021121244.8552.8982.7310000
Ed CushmanP260220.044072.8631.8001.6920000
Jack LynchP210187.074861.9022.6472.6190000
John ShafferP130112.073240.9073.1343.0000000
George WeidmanP12097.092140.8822.7842.5000000
Bill FaganP6045.011120.8572.4002.0000000
Charlie ParsonsP4034.01820.8182.3822.2500000
James McMullinP3021.01630.7003.0002.3330000
James RosemanP208.010001.0001.125.5000000
Paul RadfordP205.00000.000.0000000
Tom O'BrienP104.00000.000.0000000
Charley JonesP203.00010.000.000.0000000
Cyclone RyanP202.00000.000.0000000
Darby O'BrienP101.00000.000.0000000
Paul RadfordSS760654.01212297028.8334.8174.6050000
Candy NelsonSS320261.0461001712.8965.0344.5630000
Clarence CrossSS13086.083281.8334.1863.0770000
Sadie HouckSS10084.0841103.8315.2504.9000000
Dude EsterbrookSS5050.0914110.6764.1404.6000000
Mortimer HoganSS4023.03640.6923.5222.2500000
Bill HolbertSS2013.026011.0005.5384.0000000
Darby O'BrienSS206.00310.7504.5001.5000000
John MeisterSS102.00000.000.0000000
Totals1295010620.035331794632259.8944.5144.114102000




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