1885 Buffalo Bisons season explained

Buffalo Bisons
Season:	1885
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Olympic Park
City:	Buffalo, New York
Owner:	Josiah Jewett
Managers:	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

Roster

1885 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
PitchersCatchers		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		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
	30	105	21	.200	0	9
	24	84	15	.179	0	7
	13	51	14	.275	2	9
	13	40	3	.075	0	1
	11	30	4	.133	0	0
	7	26	4	.154	0	0
	6	24	2	.083	0	0
	7	22	1	.045	0	0
	5	21	1	.048	0	0
	7	19	3	.158	0	0
	4	16	2	.125	1	3
	5	14	0	.000	0	0
	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

References

• 1885 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference