1884 New York Gothams season

1884 New York Gothams
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (Since 1883) New York, New York (Since 1883)
1884 Information
Owner(s)	John B. Day
Manager(s)	Jim Price, John Montgomery Ward
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The 1884 New York Gothams season was the franchise's 2nd season. The team finished in fourth place, 22 games behind the pennant-winning Providence Grays.

Regular season

1884 New York Gothams team photo

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Providence Grays	84	28	0.750	—	45–11	39–17
Boston Beaneaters	73	38	0.658	10½	40–16	33–22
Buffalo Bisons	64	47	0.577	19½	37–18	27–29
New York Gothams	62	50	0.554	22	34–22	28–28
Chicago White Stockings	62	50	0.554	22	39–17	23–33
Philadelphia Quakers	39	73	0.348	45	19–37	20–36
Cleveland Blues	35	77	0.312	49	22–34	13–43
Detroit Wolverines	28	84	0.250	56	18–38	10–46

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	Ewing, BuckBuck Ewing	94	382	106	.277	3	41
OF	Ward, JohnJohn Ward	113	482	122	.253	2	51

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
Humphries, JohnJohn Humphries	20	64	6	.094	0	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
Bagley, EdEd Bagley	31	266	12	18	4.16	104
Brown, JimJim Brown	1	9	0	1	5.00	2
Ewing, BuckBuck Ewing	1	8	0	1	1.13	3

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
Ward, JohnJohn Ward	9	60.2	3	3	3.41	23

References

• 1884 New York Gothams season at Baseball Reference