1887 New York Metropolitans season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Metropolitans 1887 American Association (19th century)American Association St. George Cricket Grounds New York City 44 89 y 7th Erastus Wiman Bob Ferguson, Dave Orr, O. P. Caylor 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 Grays, who were interested in several of the Metropolitans' players. The Kansas City Cowboys inherited the Metropolitans' place in the American Association for the 1888 season. Regular season Season standings New York Metropolitans Record vs. opponents NYM Roster thumb|180px |Lip Pike 1887 New York Metropolitans Roster Pitchers Ed Cushman Bill Fagan Jack Lynch Al Mays James McMullin Charlie Parsons John Shaffer Stump Weidman Catchers Bill Collins Jim Donahue Bill Holbert Tom Kinslow Andy Sommers Infielders Clarence Cross Dude Esterbrook Joe Gerhardt Frank Hankinson Sadie Houck Jimmy Knowles Tom O'Brien Dave Orr Paul Radford Cyclone Ryan Outfielders Charlie Hall Mortimer Hogan Charley Jones John Meister Jon Morrison Candy Nelson Darby O'Brien Fred O'Neill Lip Pike Chief Roseman Manager O. P. Caylor Bob Ferguson Dave Orr 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 Bill Holbert 69 255 58 .227 0 32 1B Dave Orr 84 345 127 .368 2 66 2B Joe Gerhardt 85 307 68 .221 0 27 SS Paul Radford 128 486 129 .265 4 45 3B Frank Hankinson 127 512 137 .268 1 71 OF Darby O'Brien 127 522 157 .301 5 73 OF Charley Jones 62 247 63 .255 3 29 OF Chief Roseman 60 241 55 .228 1 27 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 Candy Nelson 68 257 63 .245 0 24 Jim Donahue 60 220 62 .282 1 29 John Meister 39 158 35 .222 1 21 Tom O'Brien 31 129 25 .194 0 18 Mortimer Hogan 32 120 24 .200 0 5 Andy Sommers 33 116 21 .181 1 12 Dude Esterbrook 26 101 17 .168 0 7 Jimmy Knowles 16 60 15 .250 0 6 Clarence Cross 16 55 11 .200 0 5 Jon Morrison 9 34 4 .118 0 3 Sadie Houck 10 33 5 .152 0 0 Cyclone Ryan 8 32 7 .219 0 3 Fred O'Neill 6 26 8 .308 0 3 Charlie Hall 3 12 1 .083 0 0 Tom Kinslow 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Bill Collins 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Lip Pike 1 4 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 Al Mays 52 441.1 17 34 4.73 124 Ed Cushman 26 220.0 10 15 5.97 64 Jack Lynch 21 187.0 7 14 5.10 45 John Shaffer 13 112.0 2 11 6.19 22 Stump Weidman 12 97.0 4 8 4.64 37 Bill Fagan 6 45.0 1 4 4.00 12 Charlie Parsons 4 34.0 1 1 4.50 5 James McMullin 3 21.0 2 1 7.71 2 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 Cyclone 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 Chief Roseman 2 0 0 0 7.88 1 Paul Radford 2 0 0 0 18.00 4 Charley Jones 2 0 0 0 3.00 0 Tom O'Brien 1 0 0 0 7.36 0 Darby O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 References 1887 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