1885 Buffalo Bisons Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 38-74
Finished 7th in the NL
Ballpark: Olympic Park I
Manager: Pud Galvin (7-17)
Manager: Jack Chapman (31-57)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1885 Buffalo Bisons StatisticsTeam Record: 38-74
Finished 7th in the NL
Ballpark: Olympic Park I
Manager: Pud Galvin (7-17)
Manager: Jack Chapman (31-57)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1885 Buffalo Bisons Results
The Buffalo Bisons of the National League ended the 1885 season with a record of 38 wins and 74 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Bisons scored 495 runs and allowed 761 runs, most in the circuit. Dan Brouthers drove in 59 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .359. Pud Galvin led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 4.09 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Pud Galvin and Jack Chapman coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Brouthers | P | L | L | May 8, 1858 | 6'2" | 207 | Sylvan Lake, NY USA |
| John Carroll | P | R | August 27, 1860 | 5'7" | 160 | Buffalo, NY USA | |
| John Connor | P | July 0, 1861 | 6'1" | 170 | Nashua, NH USA | ||
| Pete Conway | P | R | R | October 30, 1866 | 5'10" | 162 | Burmont, PA USA |
| Ed Crane | P | R | R | May 27, 1862 | 5'10" | 204 | Boston, MA USA |
| Bill Crowley | P | R | R | April 8, 1857 | 5'7" | 159 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Buttercup Dickerson | P | L | R | October 11, 1858 | 5'6" | 140 | Tyaskin, MD USA |
| Dennis Driscoll | P | October 10, 1862 | 0'0" | 0 | Providence, RI USA | ||
| Dave Eggler | P | R | R | April 30, 1849 | 5'9" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| John Fischer | P | August 15, 1856 | 0'0" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Davy Force | P | R | R | July 27, 1849 | 5'4" | 130 | New York, NY USA |
| Pud Galvin | P | R | R | December 25, 1856 | 5'8" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Gil Hatfield | P | R | R | January 27, 1855 | 5'9" | 168 | Hoboken, NJ USA |
| Moxie Hengel | P | R | October 7, 1857 | 5'8" | 144 | Chicago, IL USA | |
| Jim Lillie | P | R | July 27, 1861 | 0'0" | 0 | New Haven, CT USA | |
| Jim McCauley | P | L | R | March 24, 1863 | 6'0" | 180 | Stanley, NY USA |
| Jim McDonald | P | R | R | August 6, 1860 | 5'9" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| George Myers | P | R | R | November 13, 1860 | 5'8" | 170 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Dick Phelan | P | R | December 10, 1854 | 0'0" | 0 | Towanda, PA USA | |
| Hardy Richardson | P | R | R | April 21, 1855 | 5'9" | 170 | Clarksboro, NJ USA |
| Charlie Ritter | P | 0'0" | 0 | ||||
| Jack Rowe | P | L | R | December 8, 1856 | 5'8" | 170 | Cold Spring, PA USA |
| Billy Serad | P | R | R | April 0, 1862 | 5'7" | 156 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Joe Stabell | P | 5'11" | 0 | Buffalo, NY USA | |||
| Dan Stearns | P | L | R | October 17, 1861 | 6'1" | 185 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Deacon White | P | L | R | December 2, 1847 | 5'11" | 175 | Caton, NY USA |
| Fred Wood | P | R | July 21, 1861 | 5'5" | 150 | Dundas, ON CAN | |
| Pete Wood | P | R | R | February 1, 1867 | 5'7" | 185 | Dundas, ON CAN |
