1883 Brooklyn Grays
Interstate Association Champions
LeagueInterstate Association
BallparkWashington Park
CityBrooklyn, New York
OwnersCharles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell
PresidentCharles Byrne
ManagerJoseph Doyle

The Brooklyn baseball club was formed in 1883 by real estate magnate and baseball enthusiast Charles Byrne who convinced his brother-in-law Joseph Doyle and casino operator Ferdinand Abell to start the team with him. Byrne set up a grandstand on fifth avenue and named it Washington Park in honor of George Washington. The team played in the minor Inter-State Association of Professional Baseball Clubs.

Doyle became the first manager of the team, which drew 6,000 fans to its first home game on May 12, 1883, against the Trenton team. (This was actually the second game the club played in Brooklyn; three days earlier, with Washington Park not yet ready, the Greys beat Harrisburg 7–1 at the Parade Ground.[1] It was the only professional match ever held at the ground, with some 2,000 fans in attendance.) The team won the league title after the Camden Merritt club disbanded on July 20 and Brooklyn picked up some of its better players. The Grays were invited to join the American Association for the following season.[2]

Season standings

Interstate Association W L GB Pct.
Brooklyn Grays4428–.611
Camden Merritts278NA.711
Harrisburg43333.566
Reading Actives33359.485
Trenton343810.472
Pottsville Antharcites284617.378
Wilmington Quicksteps274818.5.360

Roster

1883 Brooklyn Grays
Roster
Manager

References

  1. ↑ "BrooklynBallParks.com – Parade Ground". covehurst.net. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Goldblatt, A. (2003). The Giants and the Dodgers: Four Cities, Two Teams, One Rivalry. McFarland & Company. p. 12. ISBN 9780786416400. Retrieved December 13, 2014.


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