1886 Brooklyn Grays season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Grays 1886 American Association (19th century)American Association Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 76 61 y 3rd Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell Charles Byrne Charlie Byrne The 1886 Brooklyn Grays season was a season in American baseball. The team finished the season in third place with a record of 76–61 (their first winning season), 16 games behind the St. Louis Browns. Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Grays Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions September 1, 1886: Joe Strauss was purchased by the Grays from the Louisville Colonels.Joe Strauss page at Baseball Reference Roster 1886 Brooklyn Grays Roster Pitchers John Harkins Hardie Henderson Henry Porter Adonis Terry Steve Toole Catchers Bob Clark Jim McCauley Dave Oldfield Jimmy Peoples Infielders Bill McClellan Bill Phillips George Pinkney Germany Smith Outfielders Ernie Burch Ed Kennedy Jim McTamany Pop Schriver Joe Strauss Ed Swartwood Manager Charlie Byrne 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; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Jimmy Peoples 93 340 43 74 .218 3 38 20 1B Bill Phillips Bill Phillips (first baseman) 141 585 68 160 .274 0 72 13 2B Bill McClellan 141 595 131 152 .255 1 68 43 3B George Pinkney 141 597 119 156 .261 0 37 32 SS Germany Smith 105 426 66 105 .246 2 45 22 OF Ed Swartwood 122 471 95 132 .280 3 58 37 OF Ernie Burch 113 456 78 119 .261 2 72 16 OF Jim McTamany 111 418 86 106 .254 2 56 18 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted In; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Adonis Terry 75 299 34 71 .237 2 39 17 Bob Clark Bob Clark (catcher) 71 269 37 58 .216 0 26 14 Dave Oldfield 14 55 7 13 .236 0 5 1 Joe Strauss 9 36 6 9 .250 0 5 4 Jim McCauley 11 30 5 7 .233 0 3 2 Ed Kennedy Ed Kennedy (outfielder) 6 22 1 4 .182 0 2 1 Pop Schriver 8 21 2 1 .048 0 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; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO CG Henry Porter Henry Porter (baseball) 48 48 424.0 27 19 3.42 120 163 48 John Harkins baseball 34 33 292.1 15 16 3.60 114 118 33 Adonis Terry 34 34 288.1 18 16 3.09 115 162 32 Hardie Henderson 14 14 124.0 10 4 2.90 51 49 14 Steve Toole 13 12 104.0 6 6 4.41 64 48 11 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 George Pinkney 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 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 Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Grays season Brooklyn Category:19th century in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope