1884 New York Metropolitans season explained

New York Metropolitans
Season:	1884
Misc:	1884 American Association Champions
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
City:	New York, New York
Owners:	John B. Day, Jim Mutrie
Manager:	Jim Mutrie

The 1884 New York Metropolitans finished with a 75–32 record, first place in the American Association. After the season, they played the National League champion Providence Grays in the 1884 World Series and lost three games to zero.

Regular season

Roster

1884 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		65	255	53	.280	0
1B		110	458	162	.354	9
2B		107	421	111	.264	2
SS		111	432	110	.255	1
3B		112	477	150	.314	1
OF		107	436	130	.298	4
OF		112	485	122	.252	1
OF		103	378	72	.190	1

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
	59	233	56	.240	0
	5	20	5	.250	0
	1	3	0	.000	0
	1	3	1	.333	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
	55	496.0	37	15	2.67	292
	58	483.0	37	17	2.25	334
	1	6.0	1	0	1.50	2

The World Series of 1884

See main article: 1884 World Series.

Providence Grays (NL) (84–28) vs New York Metropolitans (AA) (75–32)

Game 1

Friday, October 23, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 6–0

Game 2

Saturday, October 24, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 3–1 (7 innings)

Game 3

Sunday, October 25, at the Polo Grounds

Providence defeats New York 12–2 (6 innings)

References

• 1884 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference