1885 Buffalo Bisons season
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.
| 1885 Buffalo Bisons | |
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| Owner(s) | Josiah Jewett |
| Manager(s) | Pud Galvin, Jack Chapman |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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| 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
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | George Myers | 89 | 326 | 67 | .206 | 0 | 19 |
| 1B | Dan Brouthers | 98 | 407 | 146 | .359 | 7 | 59 |
| 2B | Hardy Richardson | 96 | 426 | 136 | .319 | 6 | 44 |
| SS | Jack Rowe | 98 | 421 | 122 | .290 | 2 | 51 |
| 3B | Deacon White | 98 | 404 | 118 | .292 | 0 | 57 |
| OF | Scrappy Carroll | 13 | 40 | 3 | .075 | 0 | 1 |
| OF | Bill Crowley | 92 | 344 | 83 | .241 | 1 | 36 |
| OF | Jim 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 |
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| Davy Force | 71 | 253 | 57 | .225 | 0 | 15 |
| Jim McCauley | 24 | 84 | 15 | .179 | 0 | 7 |
| Ed Crane | 13 | 51 | 14 | .275 | 2 | 9 |
| Dennis Driscoll | 7 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McDonald | 5 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Wood | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Pud Galvin | 33 | 284 | 13 | 19 | 4.09 | 93 |
| Billy Serad | 30 | 241.1 | 7 | 21 | 4.10 | 90 |
| Pete Conway | 27 | 210 | 10 | 17 | 4.67 | 94 |
| Pete Wood | 24 | 198.2 | 8 | 15 | 4.44 | 38 |
| John Connor | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 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 |
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| Hardy Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |