1887 New York Metropolitans season
The 1887 New York Metropolitans finished with a 44–89 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded operations at the conclusion of the season. What was left of the team was purchased by the Brooklyn Grays, who were interested in several of the Metropolitans' players. The Kansas City Cowboys inherited the Metropolitans' place in the American Association for the 1888 season.
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 | Bill Holbert | 69 | 255 | 58 | .227 | 0 | 32 |
| 1B | 84 | 345 | 127 | .368 | 2 | 66 | |
| 2B | Joe Gerhardt | 85 | 307 | 68 | .221 | 0 | 27 |
| SS | Paul Radford | 128 | 486 | 129 | .265 | 4 | 45 |
| 3B | Frank Hankinson | 127 | 512 | 137 | .268 | 1 | 71 |
| OF | Darby O'Brien | 127 | 522 | 157 | .301 | 5 | 73 |
| OF | Charley Jones | 62 | 247 | 63 | .255 | 3 | 29 |
| OF | Chief Roseman | 60 | 241 | 55 | .228 | 1 | 27 |
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 |
| Candy Nelson | 68 | 257 | 63 | .245 | 0 | 24 |
| Jim Donahue | 60 | 220 | 62 | .282 | 1 | 29 |
| John Meister | 39 | 158 | 35 | .222 | 1 | 21 |
| Tom O'Brien | 31 | 129 | 25 | .194 | 0 | 18 |
| Mortimer Hogan | 32 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 0 | 5 |
| Andy Sommers | 33 | 116 | 21 | .181 | 1 | 12 |
| Dude Esterbrook | 26 | 101 | 17 | .168 | 0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Knowles | 16 | 60 | 15 | .250 | 0 | 6 |
| Clarence Cross | 16 | 55 | 11 | .200 | 0 | 5 |
| Jon Morrison | 9 | 34 | 4 | .118 | 0 | 3 |
| Sadie Houck | 10 | 33 | 5 | .152 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 3 | |
| Fred O'Neill | 6 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Hall | 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kinslow | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Lip Pike | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Al Mays | 52 | 441.1 | 17 | 34 | 4.73 | 124 |
| 26 | 220.0 | 10 | 15 | 5.97 | 64 | |
| Jack Lynch | 21 | 187.0 | 7 | 14 | 5.10 | 45 |
| John Shaffer | 13 | 112.0 | 2 | 11 | 6.19 | 22 |
| Stump Weidman | 12 | 97.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.64 | 37 |
| Bill Fagan | 6 | 45.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 12 |
| Charlie Parsons | 4 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 5 |
| James McMullin | 3 | 21.0 | 2 | 1 | 7.71 | 2 |
Other 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 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 23.14 | 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 |
| Chief Roseman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 1 |
| Paul Radford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 4 |
| Charley Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 0 |
| Darby O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |