1886 Brooklyn Grays season
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The Brooklyn Grays
season was a season in American baseball. The team finished the season in third place with a record of 76-61, 16 games behind the St. Louis Browns
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Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
season was a season in American baseball. The team finished the season in third place with a record of 76-61, 16 games behind the St. Louis Browns
1886 St. Louis Browns season
The St. Louis Browns season was the team's 5th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 5th season in the American Association. The Browns went 93-46 during the season and finished first in the American Association, winning their second pennant in a row. In the World Series the Browns played the...
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Notable transactions
- September 1, 1886: Joe StraussJoe StraussJoseph Strauss , was a professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1884-86. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys, Brooklyn Grays, and Louisville Colonels....
was purchased by the Grays from the Louisville ColonelsLouisville ColonelsThe Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
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Roster
| 1886 Brooklyn Grays | |||||||||
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| valign="top" | Pitchers |
valign="top" | Catchers Infielders |
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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; SB = Stolen bases| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 93 | 340 | 43 | 74 | .218 | 3 | 38 | 20 | |
| 1B | 141 | 585 | 68 | 160 | .274 | 0 | 72 | 13 | |
| 2B | 141 | 595 | 131 | 152 | .255 | 1 | 68 | 43 | |
| 3B | 141 | 597 | 119 | 156 | .261 | 0 | 37 | 32 | |
| SS | 105 | 426 | 66 | 105 | .246 | 2 | 45 | 22 | |
| OF | 122 | 471 | 95 | 132 | .280 | 3 | 58 | 37 | |
| OF | 113 | 456 | 78 | 119 | .261 | 2 | 72 | 16 | |
| OF | 111 | 418 | 86 | 106 | .254 | 2 | 56 | 18 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted In; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 299 | 34 | 71 | .237 | 2 | 39 | 17 | |
| 71 | 269 | 37 | 58 | .216 | 0 | 26 | 14 | |
| 14 | 55 | 7 | 13 | .236 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 9 | 36 | 6 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 11 | 30 | 5 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 22 | 1 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 48 | 424.0 | 27 | 19 | 3.42 | 120 | 163 | 48 | |
| 34 | 34 | 288.3 | 18 | 16 | 3.09 | 115 | 162 | 32 | |
| 34 | 33 | 292.3 | 15 | 16 | 3.60 | 114 | 118 | 33 | |
| 14 | 14 | 124.0 | 10 | 4 | 2.90 | 51 | 49 | 14 | |
| 13 | 12 | 104.0 | 6 | 6 | 4.41 | 64 | 48 | 11 |
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 | 4.50 | 0 |