New York Metropolitans

This article is about the 19th-century baseball team. For the current New York National League baseball team, see New York Mets. For the private social club, see Metropolitan Club (New York City).
New York Metropolitans
Information
LeagueAmerican Association
LocationNew York City
BallparkSt. George Cricket Grounds
(1886–1887)
Founded1880 (1880)
Nickname(s)The Mets
Former ballparks
ColorsTeal, black, white
     
MascotNone
1883–1887270-309 W-L
American Association Pennant (1)
Ownership
ManagerSee list
The 1882 New York Metropolitans

The Metropolitan Club[1] (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 Mets, who began play in 1962.)[2]

  1. ^ NYTimes 1850s articles did not use the word "The." "YES, EIGHTEEN-58". The New York Times. October 4, 1858. p. POLITICAL.
  2. ^ "Mets Timeline | Mets.com: History". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2013-01-27.