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.
1883 New York Metropolitans | |
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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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Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 32 | 0.673 | — | 37–14 | 29–18 |
St. Louis Browns | 65 | 33 | 0.663 | 1 | 35–14 | 30–19 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 61 | 37 | 0.622 | 5 | 38–13 | 23–24 |
New York Metropolitans | 54 | 42 | 0.562 | 11 | 29–17 | 25–25 |
Louisville Eclipse | 52 | 45 | 0.536 | 13½ | 29–18 | 23–27 |
Columbus Buckeyes | 32 | 65 | 0.330 | 33½ | 18–29 | 14–36 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 31 | 67 | 0.316 | 35 | 18–31 | 13–36 |
Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 68 | 0.292 | 37 | 18–31 | 10–37 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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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 edit
Roster edit
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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 | 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 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 | 37 | 145 | 27 | .186 | 0 |
Dave Orr | 13 | 50 | 16 | .320 | 2 |
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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Tim Keefe | 68 | 619.0 | 41 | 27 | 2.41 | 361 |
Jack Lynch | 29 | 255.0 | 15 | 13 | 4.09 | 119 |
References edit