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1885 Brooklyn Grays | |
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League | American Association |
Ballpark | Washington Park |
City | Brooklyn, New York |
Owners | Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell |
President | Charles Byrne |
Managers | Charlie Hackett, Charlie Byrne |
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.
American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Browns | 79 | 33 | 0.705 | — | 44–11 | 35–22 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 63 | 49 | 0.562 | 16 | 35–21 | 28–28 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 22½ | 37–19 | 19–36 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 57 | 0.491 | 24 | 33–23 | 22–34 |
Brooklyn Grays | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 35–22 | 18–37 |
Louisville Colonels | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 37–19 | 16–40 |
New York Metropolitans | 44 | 64 | 0.407 | 33 | 28–24 | 16–40 |
Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 68 | 0.376 | 36½ | 29–26 | 12–42 |
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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 | — |
1885 Brooklyn Grays | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Managers |
Note: 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 |
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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 |
Note: 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 |
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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 |
Note: 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 |
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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 |