1885 Chicago White Stockings season

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1885  Chicago White Stockings
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark West Side Park
City Chicago
Record87–25 (.777)
League place1st
Owner Albert Spalding
Manager Cap Anson
  1884
1886  

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.

Contents

Regular season

Members of the 1885 Chicago White Stockings 1885 Chicago White Stockings.jpg
Members of the 1885 Chicago White Stockings

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 8725.77742144511
New York Giants 8527.759251103417
Philadelphia Quakers 5654.5093029262728
Providence Grays 5357.4823331202237
Boston Beaneaters 4666.4114124342232
Detroit Wolverines 4167.3804429231244
Buffalo Bisons 3874.3394919341940
St. Louis Maroons 3672.3334923331339

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBSNBUFCHIDTNNYGPHIPRVSTM
Boston 10–62–147–93–137–99–78–8–1
Buffalo 6–100–1611–51–155–113–1312–4
Chicago 14–216–015–16–1011–511–514–2–1
Detroit 9–75–111–154–127–96–99–4
New York 13–315–110–612–411–512–412–4
Philadelphia 9–711–55–119–75–118–79–6–1
Providence 7–913–35–119–64–127–88–8
St. Louis 8–8–14–122–14–14–94–126–9–18–8

Roster

1885 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Silver Flint 6824952.209117
1B Cap Anson 112464144.3107108
2B Fred Pfeffer 112469113.241573
SS Tom Burns 111445121.272771
3B Ned Williamson 11340797.238365
OF Abner Dalrymple 113492135.2741161
OF George Gore 109441138.313557
OF King Kelly 107438126.288975

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Billy Sunday 4617244.256220
Sy Sutcliffe 11438.18604
Jimmy Ryan 3136.46202
Jim McCauley 361.16700
Wash Williams 141.25000
Ed Gastfield 130.00000
Bill Krieg 130.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
John Clarkson 70623.053161.85308
Jim McCormick 24215.02042.4388
Ted Kennedy 978.2723.4336
Larry Corcoran 759.1523.6410
Wash Williams 12.00013.500

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Fred Pfeffer 531.2212.5613

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Ned Williamson 20020.003

1885 World Series

The White Stockings tied the St. Louis Browns in the World Series 3–3–1.

References