1885 Buffalo Bisons season

March 2026 November 2013 Buffalo Bisons 1885 National League Olympic Park Buffalo, New York 38 74 y 7th Josiah Jewett Pud Galvin, Jack Chapman 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 Buffalo Bisons Record vs. opponents BUF Roster 1885 Buffalo Bisons Roster Pitchers John Connor Pete Conway John Fischer Pud Galvin Billy Serad Pete Wood Catchers Jim McCauley George Myers Fred Wood Infielders Dan Brouthers Dennis Driscoll Davy Force Gil Hatfield Moxie Hengel Jim McDonald Dick Phelan Hardy Richardson Charlie Ritter Jack Rowe Dan Stearns Deacon White Outfielders Scrappy Carroll Ed Crane Bill Crowley Buttercup Dickerson Dave Eggler Jim Lillie Joe Stabell Manager Jack Chapman Pud Galvin 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 George Myers George Myers (baseball) 89 326 67 .206 0 19 1B Dan Brouthers 98 407 146 .359 7 59 2B Davy Force 71 253 57 .225 0 15 SS Jack Rowe 98 421 122 .290 2 51 3B Deacon White 98 404 118 .292 0 57 OF Bill Crowley Bill Crowley (baseball) 92 344 83 .241 1 36 OF Jim Lillie 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 Jim McCauley 24 84 15 .179 0 7 Ed Crane Ed Crane (baseball) 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 Dennis Driscoll 7 19 3 .158 0 0 Dick Phelan 4 16 2 .125 1 3 Jim McDonald Jim McDonald (third baseman) 5 14 0 .000 0 0 Charlie Ritter 2 6 1 .167 0 0 Fred Wood Fred Wood (baseball) 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 Pud Galvin 33 284.0 13 19 4.09 93 Billy Serad 30 241.1 7 21 4.10 90 Pete Conway 27 210.0 10 17 4.67 94 Pete Wood 24 198.2 8 15 4.44 38 John Connor John Connor (baseball) 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 0 J. Fisher John Fischer (baseball) 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 Hardy Richardson 1 0 0 0 2.25 1 References 1885 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference Category:Buffalo Bisons (NL) seasons Buffalo Bisons season Buffalo