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1886 New York Metropolitans season

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1886 New York Metropolitans
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkSt. George Cricket Grounds
CityNew York, New York
OwnerErastus Wiman
ManagersJim Gifford, Bob Ferguson
← 1885
1887 →

The 1886 New York Metropolitans (under new management) finished with a 53–82 record, seventh place in the American Association.

Regular season

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Season standings

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American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 93 46 .669 52‍–‍18 41‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 80 57 .584 12 45‍–‍28 35‍–‍29
Brooklyn Grays 76 61 .555 16 44‍–‍25 32‍–‍36
Louisville Colonels 66 70 .485 25½ 37‍–‍30 29‍–‍40
Cincinnati Red Stockings 65 73 .471 27½ 40‍–‍31 25‍–‍42
Philadelphia Athletics 63 72 .467 28 38‍–‍31 25‍–‍41
New York Metropolitans 53 82 .393 38 30‍–‍33 23‍–‍49
Baltimore Orioles 48 83 .366 41 30‍–‍32 18‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore 6–14–1 5–13–2 7–12–2 8–9 8–10–1 7–12–2 7–13
Brooklyn 14–6–1 13–7 13–7 10–9–1 11–7–2 8–12 7–13
Cincinnati 13–5–2 7–13 10–10 13–7–1 10–10 7–13 5–15
Louisville 12–7–2 7–13 10–10 11–8 9–11 7–12 10–9
New York 9–8 9–10–1 7–13–1 8–11 8–12 8–12 4–16
Philadelphia 10–8–1 7–11–2 10–10 11–9 12–8 8–11–1 5–15
Pittsburgh 12–7–2 12–8 13–7 12–7 12–8 11–8–1 8–12
St. Louis 13–7 13–7 15–5 9–10 16–4 15–5 12–8


Roster

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1886 New York Metropolitans
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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 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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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

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