1886 New York Metropolitans season

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

1886 New York Metropolitans
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1883)
Location
St. George Cricket Grounds (since 1886) New York, New York (since 1880)
Other information
Owner(s)	Erastus Wiman
Manager(s)	Jim Gifford, Bob Ferguson
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Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	93	46	0.669	—	52–18	41–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	80	57	0.584	12	45–28	35–29
Brooklyn Grays	76	61	0.555	16	44–25	32–36
Louisville Colonels	66	70	0.485	25½	37–30	29–40
Cincinnati Red Stockings	65	73	0.471	27½	40–31	25–42
Philadelphia Athletics	63	72	0.467	28	38–31	25–41
New York Metropolitans	53	82	0.393	38	30–33	23–49
Baltimore Orioles	48	83	0.366	41	30–32	18–51

Record vs. opponents

1886 American Association Records Sources:
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

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 Henry Brooks Jim Donahue 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
OF	Chief Roseman	134	559	127	.227	5	53

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	74	250	34	.136	0	16

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
Ed Cushman	38	325.2	17	21	3.12	167

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