1885 Buffalo Bisons season
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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 96 | 426 | 136 | .319 | 6 | 44 |
| SS | | 98 | 421 | 122 | .290 | 2 | 51 |
| 3B | | 98 | 404 | 118 | .292 | 0 | 57 |
| OF | | 13 | 40 | 3 | .075 | 0 | 1 |
| OF | | 92 | 344 | 83 | .241 | 1 | 36 |
| OF | | 112 | 430 | 107 | .249 | 2 | 30 |
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 |
| 71 | 253 | 57 | .225 | 0 | 15 |
| 24 | 84 | 15 | .179 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | 51 | 14 | .275 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 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 | 13 | 19 | 4.09 | 93 |
| 30 | 241.1 | 7 | 21 | 4.10 | 90 |
| 27 | 210 | 10 | 17 | 4.67 | 94 |
| 24 | 198.2 | 8 | 15 | 4.44 | 38 |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
