The 1885 New York Metropolitans were hard hit as manager/co-owner Jim Mutrie moved over to manage the New York Giants and took several of the team's stars with him. The Metropolitans finished with a 44–64 record, seventh place in the American Association.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1885 New York Metropolitans Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 C Charlie Reipschlager 72 268 65 .243 0 21 1B 107 444 152 .342 6 77 2B Tom Forster 57 213 47 .221 0 18 SS Candy Nelson 107 420 107 .255 1 30 3B Frank Hankinson 94 362 81 .224 2 44 OF Chief Roseman 101 410 114 .278 4 46 OF Steve Brady 108 434 128 .295 3 58 OF Ed Kennedy 96 349 71 .203 2 21
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 Bill Holbert 56 202 35 .173 0 13 Dasher Troy 45 177 39 .220 2 12 Cal Broughton 11 41 6 .146 0 1 Joe Reilly 10 40 7 .175 0 3 Dick Pierson 3 9 1 .111 0 0 Jones 1 4 1 .250 0 0
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 Jack Lynch 44 379.0 23 21 3.61 177 Ed Cushman 22 191.0 8 14 2.78 133 Doug Crothers 18 154.0 7 11 5.08 40 15 115.0 4 9 4.93 44 10 85.0 2 8 6.25 13 Chief Roseman 1 3.0 0 1 27.00 0
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 3 0 0 0 7.20 1 Frank Hankinson 1 0 0 0 4.50 0
References
1885 New York Metropolitans team page at Baseball Reference