1885 New York Metropolitans season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Metropolitans 1885 American Association (19th century)American Association Polo Grounds New York City 44 64 y 7th John B. Day, Jim Mutrie 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 Season standings New York Metropolitans Record vs. opponents NYM Opening Day lineup Roster 1885 New York Metropolitans Roster Pitchers Buck Becannon Ed Bagley Doug Crothers Ed Cushman Jack Lynch Catchers Cal Broughton Bill Holbert Charlie Reipschlager Infielders Tom Forster Frank Hankinson Jones Candy Nelson Dave Orr Dick Pierson Joe Reilly Dasher Troy Outfielders Steve Brady Ed Kennedy Chief Roseman Manager 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 72 268 65 .243 0 21 1B Dave Orr 107 444 152 .342 6 77 2B Tom Forster 57 213 47 .221 0 18 SS Candy Nelson 107 420 107 .255 1 30 3B Frank Hankinson 94 362 81 .224 2 44 OF Chief Roseman 101 410 114 .278 4 46 OF Steve Brady 108 434 128 .295 3 58 OF Ed Kennedy 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 Bill Holbert 56 202 35 .173 0 13 Dasher Troy 45 177 39 .220 2 12 Cal Broughton 11 41 6 .146 0 1 Joe Reilly 10 40 7 .175 0 3 Dick Pierson 3 9 1 .111 0 0 Jones 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 Jack Lynch 44 379.0 23 21 3.61 177 Ed Cushman 22 191.0 8 14 2.78 133 Doug Crothers 18 154.0 7 11 5.08 40 Ed Bagley Ed Bagley (baseball) 15 115.0 4 9 4.93 44 Buck Becannon 10 85.0 2 8 6.25 13 Chief Roseman 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 Dave Orr 3 0 0 0 7.20 1 Frank Hankinson 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 References 1885 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference Category:New York Metropolitans seasons New York Metropolitans season New York Metropolitans season Category:19th century in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan