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
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1885 Buffalo Bisons Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 89 326 67 .206 0 19 1B 98 407 146 .359 7 59 2B 71 253 57 .225 0 15 SS 98 421 122 .290 2 51 3B 98 404 118 .292 0 57 OF 92 344 83 .241 1 36 OF 112 430 107 .249 2 30 OF Hardy Richardson 96 426 136 .319 6 44
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 Dan Stearns 30 105 21 .200 0 9 24 84 15 .179 0 7 13 51 14 .275 2 9 Scrappy Carroll 13 40 3 .075 0 1 Gil Hatfield 11 30 4 .133 0 0 Moxie Hengel 7 26 4 .154 0 0 Dave Eggler 6 24 2 .083 0 0 Joe Stabell 7 22 1 .045 0 0 Buttercup Dickerson 5 21 1 .048 0 0 7 19 3 .158 0 0 Dick Phelan 4 16 2 .125 1 3 5 14 0 .000 0 0 Charlie Ritter 2 6 1 .167 0 0 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 33 284.0 13 19 4.09 93 30 241.1 7 21 4.10 90 27 210.0 10 17 4.67 94 24 198.2 8 15 4.44 38 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 0 1 9.0 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 1 0 0 0 2.25 1
References 1885 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference