1885 Chicago White Stockings | |
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National League Champions | |
League | National League |
Ballpark | West Side Park |
City | Chicago |
Owner | Albert Spalding |
Manager | Cap Anson |
The 1885 Chicago White Stockings season was the 14th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the tenth in the National League and the first at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings won the National League pennant for the first time since 1882, beating the New York Giants by two games. They went on to face the St. Louis Browns in the 1885 World Series. The series ended without a champion, with both teams winning three games with one tie.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Stockings | 87 | 25 | 0.777 | — | 42–14 | 45–11 |
New York Giants | 85 | 27 | 0.759 | 2 | 51–10 | 34–17 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 56 | 54 | 0.509 | 30 | 29–26 | 27–28 |
Providence Grays | 53 | 57 | 0.482 | 33 | 31–20 | 22–37 |
Boston Beaneaters | 46 | 66 | 0.411 | 41 | 24–34 | 22–32 |
Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 67 | 0.380 | 44 | 29–23 | 12–44 |
Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 74 | 0.339 | 49 | 19–34 | 19–40 |
St. Louis Maroons | 36 | 72 | 0.333 | 49 | 23–33 | 13–39 |
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Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | DTN | NYG | PHI | PRV | STM | |||||||||
Boston | — | 10–6 | 2–14 | 7–9 | 3–13 | 7–9 | 9–7 | 8–8–1 | |||||||||
Buffalo | 6–10 | — | 0–16 | 11–5 | 1–15 | 5–11 | 3–13 | 12–4 | |||||||||
Chicago | 14–2 | 16–0 | — | 15–1 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | |||||||||
Detroit | 9–7 | 5–11 | 1–15 | — | 4–12 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 9–4 | |||||||||
New York | 13–3 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 12–4 | — | 11–5 | 12–4 | 12–4 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 9–7 | 11–5 | 5–11 | 9–7 | 5–11 | — | 8–7 | 9–6–1 | |||||||||
Providence | 7–9 | 13–3 | 5–11 | 9–6 | 4–12 | 7–8 | — | 8–8 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 8–8–1 | 4–12 | 2–14–1 | 4–9 | 4–12 | 6–9–1 | 8–8 | — |
1885 Chicago White Stockings | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | Silver Flint | 68 | 249 | 52 | .209 | 1 | 17 |
1B | Cap Anson | 112 | 464 | 144 | .310 | 7 | 108 |
2B | Fred Pfeffer | 112 | 469 | 113 | .241 | 5 | 73 |
SS | Tom Burns | 111 | 445 | 121 | .272 | 7 | 71 |
3B | Ned Williamson | 113 | 407 | 97 | .238 | 3 | 65 |
OF | Abner Dalrymple | 113 | 492 | 135 | .274 | 11 | 61 |
OF | George Gore | 109 | 441 | 138 | .313 | 5 | 57 |
OF | King Kelly | 107 | 438 | 126 | .288 | 9 | 75 |
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 |
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Billy Sunday | 46 | 172 | 44 | .256 | 2 | 20 |
Sy Sutcliffe | 11 | 43 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 4 |
Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 13 | 6 | .462 | 0 | 2 |
Jim McCauley | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Wash Williams | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Gastfield | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Krieg | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Clarkson | 70 | 623.0 | 53 | 16 | 1.85 | 308 |
Jim McCormick | 24 | 215.0 | 20 | 4 | 2.43 | 88 |
Ted Kennedy | 9 | 78.2 | 7 | 2 | 3.43 | 36 |
Larry Corcoran | 7 | 59.1 | 5 | 2 | 3.64 | 10 |
Wash Williams | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Fred Pfeffer | 5 | 31.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.56 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ned Williamson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 |
The White Stockings tied the St. Louis Browns in the World Series 3–3–1.
1885 Chicago White Stockings | |
---|---|
National League Champions | |
League | National League |
Ballpark | West Side Park |
City | Chicago |
Owner | Albert Spalding |
Manager | Cap Anson |
The 1885 Chicago White Stockings season was the 14th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the tenth in the National League and the first at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings won the National League pennant for the first time since 1882, beating the New York Giants by two games. They went on to face the St. Louis Browns in the 1885 World Series. The series ended without a champion, with both teams winning three games with one tie.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago White Stockings | 87 | 25 | 0.777 | — | 42–14 | 45–11 |
New York Giants | 85 | 27 | 0.759 | 2 | 51–10 | 34–17 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 56 | 54 | 0.509 | 30 | 29–26 | 27–28 |
Providence Grays | 53 | 57 | 0.482 | 33 | 31–20 | 22–37 |
Boston Beaneaters | 46 | 66 | 0.411 | 41 | 24–34 | 22–32 |
Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 67 | 0.380 | 44 | 29–23 | 12–44 |
Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 74 | 0.339 | 49 | 19–34 | 19–40 |
St. Louis Maroons | 36 | 72 | 0.333 | 49 | 23–33 | 13–39 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | BSN | BUF | CHI | DTN | NYG | PHI | PRV | STM | |||||||||
Boston | — | 10–6 | 2–14 | 7–9 | 3–13 | 7–9 | 9–7 | 8–8–1 | |||||||||
Buffalo | 6–10 | — | 0–16 | 11–5 | 1–15 | 5–11 | 3–13 | 12–4 | |||||||||
Chicago | 14–2 | 16–0 | — | 15–1 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 11–5 | 14–2–1 | |||||||||
Detroit | 9–7 | 5–11 | 1–15 | — | 4–12 | 7–9 | 6–9 | 9–4 | |||||||||
New York | 13–3 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 12–4 | — | 11–5 | 12–4 | 12–4 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 9–7 | 11–5 | 5–11 | 9–7 | 5–11 | — | 8–7 | 9–6–1 | |||||||||
Providence | 7–9 | 13–3 | 5–11 | 9–6 | 4–12 | 7–8 | — | 8–8 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 8–8–1 | 4–12 | 2–14–1 | 4–9 | 4–12 | 6–9–1 | 8–8 | — |
1885 Chicago White Stockings | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
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 | Silver Flint | 68 | 249 | 52 | .209 | 1 | 17 |
1B | Cap Anson | 112 | 464 | 144 | .310 | 7 | 108 |
2B | Fred Pfeffer | 112 | 469 | 113 | .241 | 5 | 73 |
SS | Tom Burns | 111 | 445 | 121 | .272 | 7 | 71 |
3B | Ned Williamson | 113 | 407 | 97 | .238 | 3 | 65 |
OF | Abner Dalrymple | 113 | 492 | 135 | .274 | 11 | 61 |
OF | George Gore | 109 | 441 | 138 | .313 | 5 | 57 |
OF | King Kelly | 107 | 438 | 126 | .288 | 9 | 75 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Sunday | 46 | 172 | 44 | .256 | 2 | 20 |
Sy Sutcliffe | 11 | 43 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 4 |
Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 13 | 6 | .462 | 0 | 2 |
Jim McCauley | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Wash Williams | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Gastfield | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Krieg | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Clarkson | 70 | 623.0 | 53 | 16 | 1.85 | 308 |
Jim McCormick | 24 | 215.0 | 20 | 4 | 2.43 | 88 |
Ted Kennedy | 9 | 78.2 | 7 | 2 | 3.43 | 36 |
Larry Corcoran | 7 | 59.1 | 5 | 2 | 3.64 | 10 |
Wash Williams | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Fred Pfeffer | 5 | 31.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.56 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ned Williamson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 |
The White Stockings tied the St. Louis Browns in the World Series 3–3–1.