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1884 New York Metropolitans Season
The 1884 New York Metropolitans finished with a 75–32 record, first place in the American Association (19th century), American Association. After the season, they played the National League champion 1884 Providence Grays season, Providence Grays in the 1884 World Series and lost three games to zero. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day lineup Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' The World Series of 1884 1884 Providence Grays season, Providence Grays (NL) (84–28) vs New York Metropolitans (AA) (75–32) Game 1 Friday, October 23, at the Polo Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 through 1885, and the New York Giants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Reipschlager
Charles W. Reipschlager (February 7, 1856 – March 16, 1910), was a Major League Baseball catcher who played from to with the New York Metropolitans and the Cleveland Blues in the American Association. He batted and threw right-handed. Early career Reipschlager began his baseball career playing for a club in Newark, New Jersey in 1873 and 1874. He moved to the Flyaway Baseball Club of New York in 1875 as a catcher before joining a club in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1876 as a pitcher. Reipschlager caught for the Alaskas and the Brooklyn Chelsea team in the League Alliance in 1876. In 1878, he moved to the International Association, playing for the Lynn Live Oaks and the Worcester team. In 1879, Reipschlager played for the New Bedford team of the National Association. He played for a club in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1880. Reipschlager then played in the Eastern Championship Association in 1881 with the Washington Nationals, Albany club, and the Brooklyn Atlantics. He moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 In Sports In New York City
Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's '' Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * February 1 – ''A New English Dictionary on historical principles, part 1'' (edited by James A. H. Murray), the first fascicle of what will become ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', is published in England. * February 5 – Derby County Football Club is founded in England. * March 13 – The siege of Khartoum, Sudan, begins (ends on January 26, 1885). * March 28 – Prince Leopold, the youngest son and the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Major League Baseball Season
Champions *First World's Championship Series: Providence Grays over New York Metropolitans (3–0) *National League: Providence Grays *American Association: New York Metropolitans *Union Association: St. Louis Maroons Major league baseball final standings National League final standings American Association final standings Union Association final standings Statistical leaders National League statistical leaders American Association statistical leaders Union Association statistical leaders All-Time Statistical Leaders (Strikeouts) The 1884 season was memorable in that six of the top 10 all-time Major League Baseball single season strikeout totals were set that season: Notable seasons Old Hoss Radbourn won a record 59 or 60 games (depending on the sources), a record that will almost certainly never be broken. In addition to wins, Radbourn led the National League in games (75), games started (73), complete games (73), ERA (1.38), saves (2), strikeouts (441), and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Metropolitans Seasons
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Chief Roseman
James John "Chief" Roseman (July 4, 1856 – July 4, 1938) was an American Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York. He played in the outfield for six teams, mainly in American Association, during his seven-season career. In he was the player-manager over a short period for the St. Louis Browns. Roseman died on his 82nd birthday in 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, and is interred at St. John Cemetery in Middle Village, New York. See also *List of Major League Baseball player-managers
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Gracie Pierce
Grayson S. "Gracie" Pierce (before 1865— August 28, 1894) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and center fielder for three seasons, playing for five teams from 1882 to 1884. He later became a regular umpire in both the National League and the Players' League. Playing career 1882 Pierce began his major league career on May 2, 1882 for the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association. He played a total of nine games, all as a second baseman, and batted .303 in 33 at bats. He scored three runs, and hit one double. Later that season, he played in 41 games for the Baltimore Orioles, also of the American Association. His batting average dropped to .199 in 151 at bats with Orioles, as well as his production, scoring just eight runs, two doubles, and one triple. His season average between the two teams was .217, and he led the league among second basemen with 65 errors. 1883 He began the season with the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Kennedy (outfielder)
Edward Kennedy (April 1, 1856 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States – May 20, 1905 in New York City), was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the major leagues from 1883 to 1886. He played for the New York Metropolitans and Brooklyn Grays The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi .... External links 1856 births 1905 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Pennsylvania 19th-century baseball players New York Metropolitans players Brooklyn Grays players Binghamton Crickets (1870s) players Utica (minor league baseball) players Utica Pent Ups players Capital City of Albany players Rochester Hop Bitters players New Bedford (minor league baseball) players Rochester (minor league baseball) players New York Metropoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Brady (baseball)
Stephen A. Brady (July 14, 1851 – November 1, 1917) was a Major League Baseball player who was both an infielder and outfielder from 1874 to 1890. He would play for the Hartford Dark Blues, Washington Nationals, and New York Metropolitans The Metropolitan Club (New York Metropolitans or the Mets) was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887. (The ''New York Metropolitan Baseball Club'' was the name chosen in 1961 for the New York .... External links * 1851 births 1917 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Worcester, Massachusetts Hartford Dark Blues players Washington Nationals (NA) players New York Metropolitans players 19th-century baseball players Rochester (minor league baseball) players Springfield (minor league baseball) players Worcester Grays players New York Metropolitans (minor league) players Hartford Dark Blues (minor league) players Jersey City Skeeters players Jersey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasher Troy
John Joseph "Dasher" Troy (May 8, 1856 – March 30, 1938), was an American professional baseball player from 1877 to 1888. He played five seasons of Major League Baseball, principally as a second baseman, for the Detroit Wolverines (1881–82), Providence Grays (1882), New York Gothams (1883), and the New York Metropolitans (1884-85). He appeared in 292 major league games, 257 of them as a second baseman, and compiled a .243 batting average with 42 doubles, 20 triples, four home runs and 51 runs batted in. After retiring from baseball, Troy operated the beer concession at the Polo Grounds in the 1890s and later opened a café in his old home neighborhood at Tenth Avenue and 39th Street in Manhattan. Early years Troy was born in New York City in 1856. He was raised in the Tenth Avenue Gashouse District on the Lower West Side of Manhattan. Professional baseball career Minor leagues Troy began his professional baseball career in 1877 with the New York Alaskas team in the Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Orr
David L. Orr (September 29, 1859 – June 2, 1915) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1890. Orr played most of his career in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans (1883–1887), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888) and Columbus Solons (1889). He also played for the New York Gothams in the National League for one game in 1883 and for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders of the Players' League in 1890. Orr was one of the best hitters in baseball during his major league career. He never hit below .305 for a full season, and his career batting average of .342 is the eleventh highest in major league history, and the third highest for a right-handed hitter. He was also regarded as the hardest-hitting batsman of his era. His 31 triples in 1886 was a major league record that stood for 25 years and has only been exceeded once. He was also the first batter to compile more than 300 total bases in a season. Despite his weight (250 pounds at ), Orr was also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Nelson
John W. "Candy" Nelson (March 14, 1849 – September 4, 1910) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played 13 seasons between and for nine teams in three leagues. Biography A native of Maine, Nelson entered professional baseball in Brooklyn in 1867. He made his major league debut in the National Association with the Troy Haymakers in 1872. In 1890, he was the oldest player in the American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ... at age 41. A couple of years later, major publications described him as owning a milk route in Brooklyn. On the 1900 U.S. Census, Nelson listed "ball player" for his occupation. He died of heart problems at home in Brooklyn in 1910. Sources * Major League Baseball shortstops Brooklyn Eckfords (NABBP) players New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
