1883 New York Metropolitans season

1883 New York Metropolitans
League	American Association
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York, New York
Owners	John B. Day, Jim Mutrie
Manager	Jim Mutrie

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.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1883 American Association record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

Roster

1883 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers Tim Keefe Jack Lynch Catchers Bill Holbert Charlie Reipschlager		Infielders Steve Brady Sam Crane Dude Esterbrook Candy Nelson Dave Orr		Outfielders Ed Kennedy John O'Rourke Chief Roseman		Manager Jim Mutrie

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	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

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
Charlie Reipschlager	37	145	27	.186	0
Dave Orr	13	50	16	.320	2

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
Tim Keefe	68	619.0	41	27	2.41	361
Jack Lynch	29	255.0	15	13	4.09	119

References

• 1883 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference