1886 New York Metropolitans season explained

New York Metropolitans
Season:	1886
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	St. George Cricket Grounds
City:	New York, New York
Owner:	Erastus Wiman
Managers:	Jim Gifford, Bob Ferguson

The 1886 New York Metropolitans (under new management) finished with a 53–82 record, seventh place in the American Association.

Regular season

Roster

1886 New York Metropolitans
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		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		65	232	49	.211	0	25
1B		136	571	193	.338	7	91
2B		67	251	49	.195	1	20
SS		109	413	93	.225	0	23
3B		136	522	126	.241	2	63
OF		134	559	127	.227	5	53
OF		59	224	46	.205	0	17
OF		124	466	112	.240	0	39

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
	74	250	34	.136	0	16
	49	186	37	.199	0	9
	45	186	44	.237	2	21
	48	171	35	.205	0	13
	35	125	23	.184	0	7
	14	47	8	.170	0	2
	6	19	3	.158	0	1
	1	5	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	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
	51	432.2	20	30	3.95	193
	41	350.0	11	27	3.89	163
	38	325.2	17	21	3.12	167
	8	69.0	5	3	1.96	36
	1	2.0	0	1	36.00	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1886 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference