James J. Mutrie was an American baseball pioneer who was the co-founder and first manager of both the original New York Metropolitans and the New York Giants. He had a winning percentage of .611, the highest for the 19th century for managers. It remains the third highest by any major league manager with at least 600 wins, trailing only Joe McCarthy's mark of .615 and Dave Roberts.
Mutrie in 1888
The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887.
The 1882 New York Metropolitans
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