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1883 New York Metropolitans

Roster (40-man)

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1884

54-42, Finished 4th in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Mutrie (54-42)
Scored 498 runs, Allowed 405 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-39

Ballparks: Polo Grounds II (Southwest Diamond) & Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 107, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 109, Pitching - 106


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1884 Roster (40-man)

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Steve Brady 31 5' 9" 165 Jul 14, 1851 3 97 97 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.4
Sam Crane 29 R R 6' 0" 190 Jan 2, 1854 2 96 96 0 0 0 96 0 0 0 1 0 1 -0.6
Dude Esterbrook 26 R R 5' 11" 167 Jun 9, 1857 3 97 97 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Bill Holbert 28 R R 197 Mar 14, 1855 7 73 73 0 68 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.6
Tim Keefe HOF 26 R R 5' 10" 185 Jan 1, 1857 4 70 70 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 20.0 $2,800
Ed Kennedy 27 5' 6" 150 Apr 1, 1856 1st 94 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 94 -1.0
Jack Lynch 26 R R 5' 8" 185 Feb 5, 1857 2 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7
Candy Nelson 34 L R 5' 6" 145 Mar 14, 1849 8 97 97 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 3.0
John O'Rourke 33 L L 6' 0" 190 Aug 23, 1849 3 77 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 76 0 76 0.6
Dave Orr 23 R R 5' 11" 250 Sep 29, 1859 1st 13 13 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Charlie Reipschlager 27 R R 5' 6" 160 Feb 7, 1856 1st 37 37 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 -0.6
Chief Roseman 26 R R 5' 7" 167 Jul 4, 1856 2 93 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 80 91 -0.5
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

1884 Roster (40-man)