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.
Offseason Prior to 1885 season: Ed Swartwood was purchased by the Grays from the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.Ed Swartwood page at Baseball Reference January 3, 1885: Doc Bushong was purchased by the Grays from the Cleveland Blues, and subsequently assigned to the St. Louis Browns.Doc Bushong page at Baseball Reference January 3, 1885: John Harkins,John Harkins page at Baseball Reference Pete Hotaling,Pete Hotaling page at Baseball Reference Bill Krieg,Bill Krieg page at Baseball Reference Bill Phillips,Bill Phillips page at Baseball Reference George PinkneyGeorge Pinkney page at Baseball Reference and Germany SmithGermany Smith page at Baseball Reference were purchased by the Grays from the Cleveland Blues. January 15, 1885: Bill McClellan was purchased by the Grays from the Philadelphia Phillies.Bill McClellan page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1885 Brooklyn Grays Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Managers
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position 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 C 42 137 10 18 .131 0 10 1B 99 391 65 118 .302 3 63 2B 110 447 77 124 .277 0 42 3B 112 464 85 124 .267 0 46 SS 108 419 62 108 .258 4 62 OF 99 399 80 106 .266 0 49 OF 94 370 73 95 .257 1 34 OF 54 221 36 47 .213 1 28
Other batters 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 71 264 23 45 .170 1 20 41 151 21 30 .199 1 15 35 131 21 36 .275 1 13 17 60 7 9 .150 1 5 11 40 5 6 .150 0 4 10 29 5 5 .172 0 2 10 25 2 8 .320 0 2 6 21 2 3 .143 0 1 3 13 1 1 .077 0 1 1 4 0 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers 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 54 54 481.7 33 21 2.78 107 197 53 34 34 293.0 14 20 3.75 56 141 33 25 23 209.0 6 17 4.26 42 96 23 1 1 8.0 0 1 12.38 6 2 1
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet