The 1885 Brooklyn Grays finished the season in fifth place. The team added several players from the defunct Cleveland Blues team after team owner Charlie Byrne bought the Blues assets for $10,000 after the

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season.

Offseason

* Prior to 1885 season:

Ed Swartwood Cyrus Edward Swartwood (January 12, 1859 – May 15, 1924) was an American professional baseball player and umpire. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a right fielder and first baseman. Swartwood playe ...

was purchased by the Grays from the

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. * January 3, 1885:

Doc Bushong Albert John Bushong (September 15, 1856 – August 19, 1908), known as Doc Bushong, was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. Bushong also made appearances as an umpire and after his retirement from baseball, he practiced as a dentist. So ...

was purchased by the Grays from the Cleveland Blues, and subsequently assigned to the

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. * January 3, 1885: John Harkins,

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, Bill Krieg, Bill Phillips, George Pinkney and

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were purchased by the Grays from the Cleveland Blues. * January 15, 1885:

Bill McClellan William Henry McClellan (March 22, 1856 – July 3, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player for eight seasons, and primarily played as a second baseman and shortstop from 1878 to 1888. Born in Chicago, McClellan played one season fo ...

was purchased by the Grays from the Philadelphia Phillies.Bill McClellan page at Baseball Reference
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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games''

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

Acme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
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