1885 Buffalo Bisons

38-74 • .339 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1885 Buffalo Bisons went 38-74 (.339) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 495 runs, allowed 761, and played home games at Olympic Park I. Team leaders included Dan Brouthers (7 HR, 59 RBI) and Pud Galvin (13-19, 4.09 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

38 Wins
74 Losses
.339 Win %
7th Rank
495 R 761 RA
Diff -266

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⚡ Quick Stats

495 Runs Scored
761 Runs Allowed
-266 Run Diff
23 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1885 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 4% above the 1885 league average (.241)
OBP .284 equal to the 1885 league average (.283)
SLG .332 3% above the 1885 league average (.322)
Team ERA 4.29 52% worse than the 1885 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 495 10% below the 1885 league average (551 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOlympic Park I
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Home Games (est.) 56 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1885

Batting Avg

1 Dan Brouthers 0.359 2 Hardy Richardson 0.319 3 Deacon White 0.292 4 Jack Rowe 0.290 5 Ed Crane 0.275

Home Runs

1 Dan Brouthers 7 2 Hardy Richardson 6 3 Ed Crane 2 4 Jim Lillie 2 5 Jack Rowe 2

RBI

1 Dan Brouthers 59 2 Deacon White 57 3 Jack Rowe 51 4 Hardy Richardson 44 5 Bill Crowley 36
1885 Buffalo Bisons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Lillie 112 430 49 107 13 3 2 30 6 39 0 0.249
Hardy Richardson 96 426 90 136 19 11 6 44 20 22 0 0.319
Jack Rowe 98 421 62 122 28 8 2 51 13 19 0 0.290
Dan Brouthers 98 407 87 146 32 11 7 59 34 10 0 0.359
Deacon White 98 404 54 118 6 6 0 57 12 11 0 0.292
Bill Crowley 92 344 29 83 14 1 1 36 21 32 0 0.241
George Myers 89 326 40 67 7 2 0 19 23 40 0 0.206
Davy Force 71 253 20 57 6 1 0 15 13 19 0 0.225
Pud Galvin 33 122 14 23 4 2 1 10 1 27 0 0.189
Dan Stearns 30 105 7 21 6 1 0 9 8 23 0 0.200
Billy Serad 30 104 8 16 3 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.154
Pete Wood 28 104 10 23 3 1 0 5 0 18 0 0.221
Pete Conway 29 90 7 10 5 0 1 7 5 28 0 0.111
Jim McCauley 24 84 4 15 2 1 0 7 11 12 0 0.179
Ed Crane 13 51 5 14 0 1 2 9 3 8 0 0.275
John Carroll 13 40 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.075
Gil Hatfield 11 30 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0.133
Moxie Hengel 7 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.154
Dave Eggler 6 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.083
Joe Stabell 7 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.045
Buttercup Dickerson 5 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.048
Dennis Driscoll 7 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.158
Dick Phelan 4 16 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.125
Jim McDonald 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Charlie Ritter 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
John Fischer 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Wood 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
John Connor 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1885

ERA

1 Pud Galvin 4.09 2 Billy Serad 4.10 3 Pete Wood 4.44 4 Pete Conway 4.67

Wins

1 Pud Galvin 13 2 Pete Conway 10 3 Pete Wood 8 4 Billy Serad 7

Strikeouts

1 Pete Conway 94 2 Pud Galvin 93 3 Billy Serad 90 4 Pete Wood 38 5 John Fischer 4
1885 Buffalo Bisons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pud Galvin 13 19 4.09 33 32 1 284.0 356 129 37 93
Billy Serad 7 21 4.10 30 29 0 241.1 299 110 80 90
Pete Conway 10 17 4.67 27 27 0 210.0 256 109 44 94
Pete Wood 8 15 4.44 24 22 0 198.2 235 98 66 38
John Connor 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 14 4 2 0
John Fischer 0 1 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 10 5 2 4
Hardy Richardson 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 4.0 5 1 3 1

👥 Roster (28)

Dan Brouthers John Carroll John Connor Pete Conway Ed Crane Bill Crowley Buttercup Dickerson Dennis Driscoll Dave Eggler John Fischer Davy Force Pud Galvin +16 more

28 players

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The 1885 Buffalo Bisons in brief

The 1885 Buffalo Bisons won 38 games and lost 74, ending up 7th in the NL. The run column shows 495 for and 761 against. Against a league average of .241, the 1885 Buffalo Bisons batted .251. The staff ERA of 4.29 was 52% worse than the league average of 2.83. The 1885 Buffalo Bisons scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (495 against 551).

Olympic Park I served as the home ballpark. The home run leader was Dan Brouthers, who hit 7. The pitching staff's wins leader was Pud Galvin (13). Pete Conway struck out 94, the most on the club. The 1885 roster runs to 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1885 Buffalo Bisons

What was the 1885 Buffalo Bisons record?
The 1885 Buffalo Bisons finished 38-74 (.339 win pct).
Who led the 1885 Buffalo Bisons in home runs?
Dan Brouthers led the 1885 Buffalo Bisons with 7 home runs.
What was the 1885 Buffalo Bisons team ERA?
The 1885 Buffalo Bisons posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 1885 Buffalo Bisons win the World Series?
No. The 1885 Buffalo Bisons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1885 Buffalo Bisons play?
The 1885 Buffalo Bisons played home games at Olympic Park I.
Who led the 1885 Buffalo Bisons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dan Brouthers (7 HR, 59 RBI) and Pud Galvin (13-19, 4.09 ERA).
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