1887 New York Metropolitans

44-89 • .331 Win% • 7th in AA

The 1887 New York Metropolitans went 44-89 (.331) finishing 7th in the AA. The club scored 754 runs, allowed 1,093, and played home games at St. George Cricket Grounds. Team leaders included Darby O'Brien (5 HR, 73 RBI) and Al Mays (17-34, 4.73 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

44 Wins
89 Losses
.331 Win %
7th Rank
754 R 1093 RA
Diff -339

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⚡ Quick Stats

754 Runs Scored
1093 Runs Allowed
-339 Run Diff
21 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1887 AA Average

Batting Avg .248 9% below the 1887 league average (.272)
OBP .317 6% below the 1887 league average (.336)
SLG .328 10% below the 1887 league average (.367)
Team ERA 5.28 23% worse than the 1887 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 754 17% below the 1887 league average (904 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSt. George Cricket Grounds
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Home Games (est.) 69 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1887

Batting Avg

1 Dave Orr 0.368 2 Darby O'Brien 0.301 3 Jim Donahue 0.282 4 Frank Hankinson 0.268 5 Paul Radford 0.265

Home Runs

1 Darby O'Brien 5 2 Paul Radford 4 3 Charley Jones 3 4 Al Mays 2 5 Dave Orr 2

RBI

1 Darby O'Brien 73 2 Frank Hankinson 71 3 Dave Orr 66 4 Paul Radford 45 5 Bill Holbert 32
1887 New York Metropolitans — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Darby O'Brien 127 522 97 157 30 13 5 73 40 42 49 0.301
Frank Hankinson 127 512 79 137 29 11 1 71 38 43 19 0.268
Paul Radford 128 486 127 129 15 5 4 45 106 40 73 0.265
Dave Orr 84 345 63 127 25 10 2 66 22 21 17 0.368
Joe Gerhardt 85 307 40 68 13 2 0 27 24 43 15 0.221
Candy Nelson 68 257 61 63 5 1 0 24 48 11 29 0.245
Bill Holbert 69 255 20 58 4 3 0 32 7 23 12 0.227
Charley Jones 62 247 30 63 11 3 3 29 12 15 8 0.255
James Roseman 60 241 30 55 10 1 1 27 9 18 3 0.228
Al Mays 62 221 23 45 15 4 2 23 10 25 7 0.204
Jim Donahue 60 220 33 62 4 1 1 29 21 16 6 0.282
John Meister 39 158 24 35 6 2 1 21 16 12 9 0.222
Tom O'Brien 31 129 13 25 3 2 0 18 2 14 10 0.194
Mortimer Hogan 32 120 22 24 6 1 0 5 30 26 12 0.200
Andy Sommers 33 116 9 21 3 0 1 12 7 19 6 0.181
Dude Esterbrook 26 101 11 17 1 0 0 7 6 2 8 0.168
Ed Cushman 26 93 14 23 4 2 0 9 10 20 2 0.247
Jack Lynch 23 83 4 14 1 0 0 6 7 18 3 0.169
Jimmy Knowles 16 60 12 15 1 1 0 6 1 2 6 0.250
Clarence Cross 16 55 9 11 2 1 0 5 2 3 0 0.200
John Shaffer 13 48 4 8 1 1 0 3 1 13 1 0.167
George Weidman 14 46 5 7 1 1 0 1 4 2 2 0.152
Jon Morrison 9 34 7 4 0 0 0 3 6 4 0 0.118
Sadie Houck 10 33 3 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0.152
Cyclone Ryan 8 32 4 7 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 0.219
Fred O'Neill 6 26 4 8 1 1 0 3 1 4 3 0.308
Bill Fagan 6 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.143
Charlie Parsons 4 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.200
Charlie Hall 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.083
James McMullin 3 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.083
Tom Kinslow 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bill Collins 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Lip Pike 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1887

ERA

1 Bill Fagan 4.00 2 Charlie Parsons 4.50 3 George Weidman 4.64 4 Al Mays 4.73 5 Jack Lynch 5.10

Wins

1 Al Mays 17 2 Ed Cushman 10 3 Jack Lynch 7 4 George Weidman 4 5 James McMullin 2

Strikeouts

1 Al Mays 124 2 Ed Cushman 64 3 Jack Lynch 45 4 George Weidman 37 5 John Shaffer 22
1887 New York Metropolitans — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Mays 17 34 4.73 52 52 0 441.1 551 232 136 124
Ed Cushman 10 15 5.97 26 26 0 220.0 310 146 83 64
Jack Lynch 7 14 5.10 21 21 0 187.0 245 106 36 45
John Shaffer 2 11 6.19 13 13 0 112.0 148 77 53 22
George Weidman 4 8 4.64 12 12 0 97.0 122 50 25 37
Bill Fagan 1 4 4.00 6 6 0 45.0 55 20 24 12
Charlie Parsons 1 1 4.50 4 4 0 34.0 51 17 6 5
James McMullin 2 1 7.71 3 3 0 21.0 25 18 19 2
James Roseman 0 0 7.88 2 0 0 8.0 11 7 5 1
Paul Radford 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 5.0 15 10 3 4
Tom O'Brien 0 0 7.36 1 0 0 3.2 4 3 5 0
Charley Jones 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 4 0
Cyclone Ryan 0 1 23.14 2 1 0 2.1 5 6 6 0
Darby O'Brien 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Bill Collins Clarence Cross Ed Cushman Jim Donahue Dude Esterbrook Bill Fagan Joe Gerhardt Charlie Hall Frank Hankinson Mortimer Hogan Bill Holbert Sadie Houck +21 more

33 players

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The 1887 New York Metropolitans in brief

The 1887 New York Metropolitans finished 44-89, a .331 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AA. The New York Metropolitans scored 754 runs and allowed 1093, a run differential of -339. Against a league average of .272, the 1887 New York Metropolitans batted .248. The staff ERA of 5.28 was 23% worse than the league average of 4.29.

League clubs averaged 904 runs that year, so the New York Metropolitans scored 17% fewer. The club's home park in 1887 was St. George Cricket Grounds. The home run leader was Darby O'Brien, who hit 5. Al Mays led the pitchers with 17 wins. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1887 New York Metropolitans

What was the 1887 New York Metropolitans record?
The 1887 New York Metropolitans finished 44-89 (.331 win pct).
Who led the 1887 New York Metropolitans in home runs?
Darby O'Brien led the 1887 New York Metropolitans with 5 home runs.
What was the 1887 New York Metropolitans team ERA?
The 1887 New York Metropolitans posted a team ERA of 5.28.
Did the 1887 New York Metropolitans win the World Series?
No. The 1887 New York Metropolitans did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1887 New York Metropolitans play?
The 1887 New York Metropolitans played home games at St. George Cricket Grounds.
Who led the 1887 New York Metropolitans in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darby O'Brien (5 HR, 73 RBI) and Al Mays (17-34, 4.73 ERA).
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