New York Metropolitans
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The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887.
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St. George Cricket Grounds
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St. George Cricket Grounds or more properly just St. George Grounds is a former baseball venue located on Staten Island, New York. St. George was the home park for the New York Metropolitans of the Am
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…Mets slumped to seventh place in the AA. Prior to the 1886 season, Day and Mutrie sold the Mets to developer Erastus Wiman who moved the team to the St. George Cricket Grounds on Staten Island. Wiman, who also owned a ferry line, hoped to promote ferry trade across New York Harbor and further development of Staten Island…
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