1885 Buffalo Bisons season

1885 Buffalo Bisons
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Olympic Park (since 1884)
Buffalo, New York (since 1879)
Other information
Owner(s)	Josiah Jewett
Manager(s)	Pud Galvin, Jack Chapman
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The 1885 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 38–74 record, good for seventh place in the National League. As things continued to implode on the field, the team ownership sold the whole franchise to the Detroit Wolverines. With all their players gone, the team finished out the season with local amateurs filling in.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	87	25	0.777	—	42–14	45–11
New York Giants	85	27	0.759	2	51–10	34–17
Philadelphia Quakers	56	54	0.509	30	29–26	27–28
Providence Grays	53	57	0.482	33	31–20	22–37
Boston Beaneaters	46	66	0.411	41	24–34	22–32
Detroit Wolverines	41	67	0.380	44	29–23	12–44
Buffalo Bisons	38	74	0.339	49	19–34	19–40
St. Louis Maroons	36	72	0.333	49	23–33	13–39

Record vs. opponents

1885 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	DET	NYG	PHI	PRV	STL
Boston	—	10–6	2–14	7–9	3–13	7–9	9–7	8–8–1
Buffalo	6–10	—	0–16	11–5	1–15	5–11	3–13	12–4
Chicago	14–2	16–0	—	15–1	6–10	11–5	11–5	14–2–1
Detroit	9–7	5–11	1–15	—	4–12	7–9	6–9	9–4
New York	13–3	15–1	10–6	12–4	—	11–5	12–4	12–4
Philadelphia	9–7	11–5	5–11	9–7	5–11	—	8–7	9–6–1
Providence	7–9	13–3	5–11	9–6	4–12	7–8	—	8–8
St. Louis	8–8–1	4–12	2–14–1	4–9	4–12	6–9–1	8–8	—

Roster

1885 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers John Connor Pete Conway John Fischer Pud Galvin Billy Serad Pete Wood Catchers Jim McCauley George Myers Fred Wood		Infielders Dan Brouthers Dennis Driscoll Davy Force Gil Hatfield Moxie Hengel Jim McDonald Dick Phelan Hardy Richardson Charlie Ritter Jack Rowe Dan Stearns Deacon White		Outfielders Scrappy Carroll Ed Crane Bill Crowley Buttercup Dickerson Dave Eggler Jim Lillie Joe Stabell		Manager Jack Chapman Pud Galvin

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	Myers, GeorgeGeorge Myers	89	326	67	.206	0	19
1B	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers	98	407	146	.359	7	59
2B	Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson	96	426	136	.319	6	44
SS	Rowe, JackJack Rowe	98	421	122	.290	2	51
3B	White, DeaconDeacon White	98	404	118	.292	0	57
OF	Carroll, ScrappyScrappy Carroll	13	40	3	.075	0	1
OF	Crowley, BillBill Crowley	92	344	83	.241	1	36
OF	Lillie, JimJim Lillie	112	430	107	.249	2	30

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
Force, DavyDavy Force	71	253	57	.225	0	15
McCauley, JimJim McCauley	24	84	15	.179	0	7
Crane, EdEd Crane	13	51	14	.275	2	9
Driscoll, DennisDennis Driscoll	7	19	3	.158	0	0
McDonald, JimJim McDonald	5	14	0	.000	0	0
Wood, FredFred Wood	1	4	1	.250	0	0

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
Galvin, PudPud Galvin	33	284	13	19	4.09	93
Serad, BillyBilly Serad	30	241.1	7	21	4.10	90
Conway, PetePete Conway	27	210	10	17	4.67	94
Wood, PetePete Wood	24	198.2	8	15	4.44	38
Connor, JohnJohn Connor	1	9	0	1	4.00	0
Fisher, J.J. Fisher	1	9	0	1	5.00	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson	1	0	0	0	2.25	1

References

• 1885 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference