1885 Brooklyn Grays season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Grays 1885 American Association (19th century)American Association Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 53 59 y T–5th Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell Charles Byrne Charlie Hackett, Charlie Byrne 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics season 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 Brooklyn Grays Record vs. opponents BRO Roster 1885 Brooklyn Grays Roster Pitchers John Harkins Henry Porter Phenomenal Smith Catchers Frank Bell Jackie Hayes Mike Hines Bill Krieg Dave Oldfield Jimmy Peoples Charlie Robinson Infielders Bill McClellan George McVey Bill Phillips George Pinkney Bill Schenck Germany Smith Outfielders John Cassidy Pete Hotaling Jim McTamany Ed Swartwood Adonis Terry Managers Charlie Byrne Charlie Hackett 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 Jackie Hayes Jackie Hayes (catcher) 42 137 10 18 .131 0 10 1B Bill Phillips Bill Phillips (first baseman) 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 John Cassidy (baseball) 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 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 Charlie Robinson (baseball) 11 40 5 6 .150 0 4 Frank Bell Frank Bell (baseball) 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 baseball 3 13 1 1 .077 0 1 Bill Schenck 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 Henry Porter Henry Porter (baseball) 54 54 481.7 33 21 2.78 107 197 53 John Harkins baseball 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 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Brooklyn Grays season Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Category:19th century in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope