1883 New York Gothams season
The 1883 New York Gothams season was the franchise's first season. The team replaced the Troy Trojans when the National League awarded its franchise rights to John B. Day. The team went 46–50, finishing in sixth place.
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| Owner(s) | John B. Day |
| Manager(s) | John Clapp |
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Regular season
1883 New York Gothams
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Beaneaters | 63 | 35 | 0.643 | — | 41–8 | 22–27 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 59 | 39 | 0.602 | 4 | 36–13 | 23–26 |
| Providence Grays | 58 | 40 | 0.592 | 5 | 34–15 | 24–25 |
| Cleveland Blues | 55 | 42 | 0.567 | 7½ | 31–18 | 24–24 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 49 | 45 | 0.521 | 12 | 36–13 | 13–32 |
| New York Gothams | 46 | 50 | 0.479 | 16 | 28–19 | 18–31 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 40 | 58 | 0.408 | 23 | 23–26 | 17–32 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 17 | 81 | 0.173 | 46 | 9–40 | 8–41 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | PRV | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–7 | 7–7 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 7–7 | 14–0 | 8–6 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 7–7 | — | 5–9 | 7–7 | 9–5–1 | 8–5 | 9–5 | 7–7 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 7–7 | 9–5 | — | 6–8 | 9–5 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 7–7 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 4–10 | 7–7 | 8–6 | — | 9–5–1 | 7–6–2 | 12–2 | 8–6 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 4–10 | 5–9–1 | 5–9 | 5–9–1 | — | 8–6 | 11–3–1 | 2–12 | |||||||||
| New York | 7–7 | 5–8 | 5–9 | 6–7–2 | 6–8 | — | 12–2 | 5–9 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 0–14 | 5–9 | 2–12 | 2–12 | 3–11–1 | 2–12 | — | 3–11 | |||||||||
| Providence | 6–8 | 7–7 | 7–7 | 6–8 | 12–2 | 9–5 | 11–3 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Buck Ewing | 88 | 376 | 114 | .303 | 10 | 41 |
| 1B | Roger Connor | 98 | 409 | 146 | .357 | 1 | 50 |
| 2B | Dasher Troy | 85 | 316 | 68 | .215 | 0 | 20 |
| 3B | Frank Hankinson | 94 | 337 | 74 | .220 | 2 | 30 |
| SS | Ed Caskin | 95 | 383 | 91 | .238 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | Mike Dorgan | 64 | 261 | 61 | .234 | 0 | 27 |
| OF | Patrick Gillespie | 98 | 411 | 129 | .314 | 1 | 62 |
| OF | John Ward | 88 | 380 | 97 | .255 | 7 | 54 |
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 |
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| John Humphries | 29 | 107 | 12 | .112 | 0 | 4 |
| John Clapp | 20 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 0 | 5 |
| Gracie Pierce | 18 | 62 | 5 | .081 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Cramer | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Orr | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Mickey Welch | 52 | 426 | 25 | 23 | 2.73 | 144 |
| John Ward | 34 | 277 | 16 | 13 | 2.70 | 121 |
| Tip O'Neill | 19 | 148 | 5 | 12 | 4.07 | 55 |
| Myron Allen | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 0 |
| Mike Dorgan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 3 |
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