1887 New York Metropolitans season

1887 New York Metropolitans
Major League affiliations
Location
  • New York City (since 1880)
Other information
Owner(s) Erastus Wiman
Manager(s) Bob Ferguson, Dave Orr, O. P. Caylor
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The 1887 New York Metropolitans finished with a 44–89 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded operations at the conclusion of the season. What was left of the team was purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers, who were interested in several of the Metropolitans' players.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 95 40 0.704 — 58–15 37–25
Cincinnati Red Stockings 81 54 0.600 14 46–27 35–27
Baltimore Orioles 77 58 0.570 18 42–21 35–37
Louisville Colonels 76 60 0.559 19½ 45–23 31–37
Philadelphia Athletics 64 69 0.481 30 41–28 23–41
Brooklyn Grays 60 74 0.448 34½ 36–37 24–37
New York Metropolitans 44 89 0.331 50 26–33 18–56
Cleveland Blues 39 92 0.298 54 22–36 17–56

Record vs. opponents

1887 American Association Records

Sources:

Team BAL BR CIN CLE LOU NY PHI STL
Baltimore — 10–9–1 11–9 17–3 7–11–1 15–4–2 14–6 3–16–2
Brooklyn 9–10–1 — 7–13 13–6–1 8–12 9–9 10–8–2 4–16
Cincinnati 9–11 13–7 — 11–6 8–12 17–3–1 11–9 12–6
Cleveland 3–17 6–13–1 6–11 — 8–11–1 11–8 4–14 1–18
Louisville 11–7–1 12–8 12–8 11–8–1 — 12–8 11–8–1 7–13
New York 4–15–2 9–9 3–17–1 8–11 8–12 — 7–11–1 5–14–1
Philadelphia 6–14 8–10–2 9–11 14–4 8–11–1 11–7–1 — 8–12
St. Louis 16–3–2 16–4 6–12 18–1 13–7 14–5–1 12–8 —

Roster

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1887 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

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
1B Orr, DaveDave Orr 84 345 127 .368 2 66

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
Ryan, CycloneCyclone Ryan 8 32 7 .219 0 3

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
Cushman, EdEd Cushman 26 220 10 15 5.97 64

Other 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
Ryan, CycloneCyclone Ryan 2 2.1 0 1 23.14 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

References


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