1883 New York Metropolitans

Roster (40-man)

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)

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