 After spending the 1885 season with the Grays , and tying Andy Cusick for the MLB lead in errors committed as a catcher , the Grays management sold out in November of that year . The NL bought the Grays for $ 6 @,@ 000 , while Gilligan was assigned to the Washington Nationals . He served as captain of the team for the 1886 season , catching 71 games and batting .190 . Before the 1887 season , he established a restaurant in the District of Columbia . 
