The 1885 Brooklyn Grays finished the season in fifth place. The team added several players from the defunct Cleveland Blues team after team owner Charlie Byrne bought the Blues assets for $10,000 after the 1884 season.
| 1885 Brooklyn Grays | |
|---|---|
| League | American Association |
| Ballpark | Washington Park |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Owners | Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell |
| President | Charles Byrne |
| Managers | Charlie Hackett, Charlie Byrne |
Offseason
edit- Prior to 1885 season: Ed Swartwood was purchased by the Grays from the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.[1]
- January 3, 1885: Doc Bushong was purchased by the Grays from the Cleveland Blues, and subsequently assigned to the St. Louis Browns.[2]
- January 3, 1885: John Harkins,[3] Pete Hotaling,[4] Bill Krieg,[5] Bill Phillips,[6] George Pinkney[7] and Germany Smith[8] were purchased by the Grays from the Cleveland Blues.
- January 15, 1885: Bill McClellan was purchased by the Grays from the Philadelphia Phillies.[9]
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 33 | .705 | — | 44–11 | 35–22 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 63 | 49 | .562 | 16 | 35–21 | 28–28 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 56 | 55 | .505 | 22½ | 37–19 | 19–36 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 57 | .491 | 24 | 33–23 | 22–34 |
| Brooklyn Grays | 53 | 59 | .473 | 26 | 35–22 | 18–37 |
| Louisville Colonels | 53 | 59 | .473 | 26 | 37–19 | 16–40 |
| New York Metropolitans | 44 | 64 | .407 | 33 | 28–24 | 16–40 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 68 | .376 | 36½ | 29–26 | 12–42 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BR | CIN | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 7–9 | 6–10 | 7–9 | 7–6 | 6–10–1 | 6–10 | 2–14 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 9–7 | — | 5–11 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 11–5 | 6–10 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 10–6 | 11–5 | — | 8–8 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 9–7 | 6–10 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 9–7 | 6–10 | 8–8 | — | 9–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9 | |||||||||
| New York | 6–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9 | — | 5–11 | 8–7 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10–6–1 | 5–11 | 7–9 | 8–8 | 11–5 | — | 10–6 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–6 | 10–6 | 7–9 | 10–6 | 7–8 | 6–10 | — | 6–10 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 14–2 | 12–4 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 12–4 | 12–4 | 10–6 | — | |||||||||
Roster
edit| 1885 Brooklyn Grays | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Managers | ||||||
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jackie Hayes | 42 | 137 | 10 | 18 | .131 | 0 | 10 |
| 1B | Bill Phillips | 99 | 391 | 65 | 118 | .302 | 3 | 63 |
| 2B | George Pinkney | 110 | 447 | 77 | 124 | .277 | 0 | 42 |
| 3B | Bill McClellan | 112 | 464 | 85 | 124 | .267 | 0 | 46 |
| SS | Germany Smith | 108 | 419 | 62 | 108 | .258 | 4 | 62 |
| OF | Ed Swartwood | 99 | 399 | 80 | 106 | .266 | 0 | 49 |
| OF | Pete Hotaling | 94 | 370 | 73 | 95 | .257 | 1 | 34 |
| OF | John Cassidy | 54 | 221 | 36 | 47 | .213 | 1 | 28 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonis Terry | 71 | 264 | 23 | 45 | .170 | 1 | 20 |
| Jimmy Peoples | 41 | 151 | 21 | 30 | .199 | 1 | 15 |
| Jim McTamany | 35 | 131 | 21 | 36 | .275 | 1 | 13 |
| Bill Krieg | 17 | 60 | 7 | 9 | .150 | 1 | 5 |
| Charlie Robinson | 11 | 40 | 5 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Bell | 10 | 29 | 5 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Oldfield | 10 | 25 | 2 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 2 |
| George McVey | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hines | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Schenck | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Porter | 54 | 54 | 481.7 | 33 | 21 | 2.78 | 107 | 197 | 53 |
| John Harkins | 34 | 34 | 293.0 | 14 | 20 | 3.75 | 56 | 141 | 33 |
| Adonis Terry | 25 | 23 | 209.0 | 6 | 17 | 4.26 | 42 | 96 | 23 |
| Phenomenal Smith | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.38 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Notes
edit- ^ Ed Swartwood page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Doc Bushong page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Harkins page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pete Hotaling page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Krieg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Phillips page at Baseball Reference
- ^ George Pinkney page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Germany Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill McClellan page at Baseball Reference
References
editExternal links
edit- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet
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