1883 Brooklyn Grays season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969‎
name = Brooklyn Grays
season = 1883
misc = 1883 Interstate Association Champions

current league = Interstate Association
y1 = 1883
Uniform
ballpark = Washington Park
y4 = 1883
city = Brooklyn, New York
y5 = 1883
owners = Charles Byrne, Ferdinand Abell
managers = Joseph Doyle
television = none
radio = none|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. The team won the league title after the Camden Merritt club disbanded on July 20th and Brooklyn picked up some of its better players. The Grays were invited to join the American Association for the following season. [http://books.google.com/books?id=o3V21Ug-9t0C&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=interstate+association+1883+brooklyn&source=web&ots=lnxrWQurDQ&sig=rfQGzn7xGNH_YwmrRXbx2rzscPY#PPA12,M1]

eason standings

External links

* [http://www.ballparkwatch.com/leagues/interstate_association_1883.htm Interstate Association roster]