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1885 Buffalo Bisons

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1884

38-74, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Pud Galvin (7-17) and Jack Chapman (31-57)
Scored 495 runs, Allowed 761 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 35-77

Ballparks: Olympic Park I, Maple Avenue Driving Park & Wright Street Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 103


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1884 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Dan Brouthers HOF 27 L L 6' 2" 207 May 8, 1858 7 98 98 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3 $2,500
Scrappy Carroll 24 R 5' 7" Aug 27, 1860 2 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 13 -0.7 $
John Connor 23 6' 0" Jul, 1861 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Pete Conway 18 R R 5' 10" 162 Oct 30, 1866 1st 29 29 27 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 -2.5 $
Ed Crane 23 R R 5' 10" 204 May 27, 1862 2 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 13 0.0 $
Bill Crowley 28 R R 5' 7" 159 Apr 8, 1857 8 92 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 1 20 92 -1.3 $
Buttercup Dickerson 26 L R 5' 6" 140 Oct 11, 1858 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 -0.3 $
Dennis Driscoll 22 Oct 10, 1862 1st 7 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Dave Eggler 36 R R 5' 9" 165 Apr 30, 1849 11 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 -0.3 $
John Fischer 29 Aug, 1855 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Davy Force 35 R R 5' 4" 130 Jul 27, 1849 14 71 71 0 0 0 42 6 24 0 0 0 0 -1.1 $
Pud Galvin HOF 28 R R 5' 8" 190 Dec 25, 1856 8 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $2,600
Gil Hatfield 30 R 5' 9" 168 Jan 27, 1855 1st 11 11 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $
Moxie Hengel 27 R 5' 8" 144 Oct 7, 1857 2 7 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 -0.4 $
Jim Lillie 23 R Jul 27, 1861 3 112 112 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 4 89 112 -1.8 $
Jim McCauley 22 L R 6' 0" 180 Mar 24, 1863 2 24 24 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 -0.4 $
Jim McDonald 24 R 5' 9" 180 Aug 6, 1860 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 -0.3 $
George Myers 24 R R 5' 8" 170 Nov 13, 1860 2 89 89 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 23 -0.9 $
Dick Phelan 30 R Dec 10, 1854 2 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Hardy Richardson 30 R R 5' 9" 170 Apr 21, 1855 7 96 96 1 0 0 50 0 1 1 47 0 48 2.6 $2,100
Charlie Ritter Unknown 1st 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
Jack Rowe 28 L R 5' 8" 170 Dec 8, 1856 7 98 98 0 23 0 0 0 65 0 12 0 12 1.1 $2,100
Billy Serad 22 R R 5' 7" 156 1863 2 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.2 $
Joe Stabell 5' 11" Unknown 1st 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 6 -0.6 $
Dan Stearns 23 L R 6' 1" 185 Oct 17, 1861 6 30 30 0 2 12 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 -1.1 $
Deacon White 37 L R 5' 11" 175 Dec 7, 1847 15 98 98 0 0 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 $2,500
Fred Wood 19 R 5' 5" 150 Jul 21, 1865 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $
Pete Wood 18 R 5' 7" 185 Feb 1, 1867 1st 28 28 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 -2.5 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

1884 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers