1885 New York Metropolitans season explained

New York Metropolitans
Season:	1885
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Owners:	John B. Day, Jim Mutrie
Manager:	Jim Gifford

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

Roster

1885 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; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		72	268	65	.243	0	21
1B		107	444	152	.342	6	77
2B		57	213	47	.221	0	18
SS		107	420	107	.255	1	30
3B		94	362	81	.224	2	44
OF		101	410	114	.278	4	46
OF		108	434	128	.295	3	58
OF		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
	56	202	35	.173	0	13
	45	177	39	.220	2	12
	11	41	6	.146	0	1
	10	40	7	.175	0	3
	3	9	1	.111	0	0
	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
	44	379.0	23	21	3.61	177
	22	191.0	8	14	2.78	133
	18	154.0	7	11	5.08	40
	15	115.0	4	9	4.93	44
	10	85.0	2	8	6.25	13
	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
	3	0	0	0	7.20	1
	1	0	0	0	4.50	0

References

• 1885 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference