1883 New York Metropolitans season
The 1883 New York Metropolitans finished with a 54–42 record, fourth place in the American Association. This was the first season in the Association for the Metropolitans, who had previously played as an independent team from 1880–1882.
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| Owner(s) | John B. Day, Jim Mutrie |
| Manager(s) | Jim Mutrie |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 32 | 0.673 | — | 37–14 | 29–18 |
| St. Louis Browns | 65 | 33 | 0.663 | 1 | 35–14 | 30–19 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 61 | 37 | 0.622 | 5 | 38–13 | 23–24 |
| New York Metropolitans | 54 | 42 | 0.562 | 11 | 29–17 | 25–25 |
| Louisville Eclipse | 52 | 45 | 0.536 | 13½ | 29–18 | 23–27 |
| Columbus Buckeyes | 32 | 65 | 0.330 | 33½ | 18–29 | 14–36 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 31 | 67 | 0.316 | 35 | 18–31 | 13–36 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 68 | 0.292 | 37 | 18–31 | 10–37 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | CIN | CLB | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 3–11 | 6–7 | 6–8 | 3–10 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 11–3 | — | 11–3 | 10–4 | 4–10 | 9–5 | 8–6 | 8–6 | |||||||||
| Columbus | 7–6 | 3–11 | — | 5–9 | 3–11 | 1–13 | 10–4 | 3–11 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 8–6 | 4–10 | 9–5 | — | 7–6–1 | 7–7 | 11–3 | 6–8 | |||||||||
| New York | 10–3 | 10–4 | 11–3 | 6–7–1 | — | 5–9 | 9–5 | 3–11 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 11–3 | 5–9 | 13–1 | 7–7 | 9–5 | — | 12–2 | 9–5 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–5 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12 | — | 2–12 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 12–2 | 6–8 | 11–3 | 8–6 | 11–3 | 5–9 | 12–2 | — | |||||||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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| C | Bill Holbert | 73 | 299 | 71 | .237 | 0 |
| 1B | Steve Brady | 97 | 432 | 117 | .271 | 0 |
| 2B | Sam Crane | 96 | 349 | 82 | .235 | 0 |
| 3B | Dude Esterbrook | 97 | 407 | 103 | .253 | 0 |
| SS | Candy Nelson | 97 | 417 | 127 | .305 | 0 |
| OF | Chief Roseman | 93 | 398 | 100 | .251 | 0 |
| OF | John O'Rourke | 77 | 315 | 85 | .270 | 2 |
| OF | Ed Kennedy | 94 | 356 | 78 | .219 | 2 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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| Charlie Reipschlager | 37 | 145 | 27 | .186 | 0 |
| Dave Orr | 13 | 50 | 16 | .320 | 2 |
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 |
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| Tim Keefe | 68 | 619 | 41 | 27 | 2.41 | 361 |
| Jack Lynch | 29 | 255 | 15 | 13 | 4.09 | 119 |
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