1886 New York Metropolitans season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Metropolitans 1886 American Association (19th century)American Association St. George Cricket Grounds New York, New York 53 82 y 7th Erastus Wiman 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 Season standings New York Metropolitans Record vs. opponents NYM Roster 1886 New York Metropolitans Roster Pitchers Ed Cushman Jack Lynch Al Mays John Shaffer Catchers Joe Crotty Bill Holbert Charlie Reipschlager Chief Zimmer Infielders Peter Connell Tom Forster Elmer Foster Frank Hankinson Tom McLaughlin John Meister Candy Nelson Dave Orr Outfielders Steve Behel Steve Brady Jim Donahue Fred Mauer Chief Roseman Manager Bob Ferguson Jim Gifford 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 Charlie Reipschlager 65 232 49 .211 0 25 1B Dave Orr 136 571 193 .338 7 91 2B Tom Forster 67 251 49 .195 1 20 SS Candy Nelson 109 413 93 .225 0 23 3B Frank Hankinson 136 522 126 .241 2 63 OF Chief Roseman 134 559 127 .227 5 53 OF Steve Behel 59 224 46 .205 0 17 OF Steve Brady 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 Tom McLaughlin Tom McLaughlin (baseball) 74 250 34 .136 0 16 Jim Donahue 49 186 37 .199 0 9 John Meister 45 186 44 .237 2 21 Bill Holbert 48 171 35 .205 0 13 Elmer Foster 35 125 23 .184 0 7 Joe Crotty 14 47 8 .170 0 2 Chief Zimmer 6 19 3 .158 0 1 Peter Connell 1 5 0 .000 0 0 Fred Mauer 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 Jack Lynch 51 432.2 20 30 3.95 193 Al Mays 41 350.0 11 27 3.89 163 Ed Cushman 38 325.2 17 21 3.12 167 John Shaffer 8 69.0 5 3 1.96 36 Fred Mauer 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO Chief Roseman 1 0 0 0 5.14 0 References 1886 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference Category:New York Metropolitans seasons New York Metropolitans season New York Metropolitans season Category:History of Staten Island Category:Sports in Staten Island Category:St. George, Staten Island