1885 Chicago White Stockings season explained

Chicago White Stockings
Season:	1885
Misc:	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.

Regular season

Roster

1885 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		68	249	52	.209	1	17
1B		112	464	144	.310	7	108
2B		112	469	113	.241	5	73
SS		111	445	121	.272	7	71
3B		113	407	97	.238	3	65
OF		113	492	135	.274	11	61
OF		109	441	138	.313	5	57
OF		107	438	126	.288	9	75

Other batters

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
	46	172	44	.256	2	20
	11	43	8	.186	0	4
	3	13	6	.462	0	2
	3	6	1	.167	0	0
	1	4	1	.250	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	70	623.0	53	16	1.85	308
	24	215.0	20	4	2.43	88
	9	78.2	7	2	3.43	36
	7	59.1	5	2	3.64	10
	1	2.0	0	0	13.50	0

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

1885 World Series

See main article: 1885 World Series.

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

• Game 1 (October 14): Darkness ends game one after 8 innings‚ with the teams tied 5–5.
• Game 2 (October 15): With Chicago leading 5–4 in the sixth inning, Browns manager Charles Comiskey calls his team off the field to protest a ruling made by umpire Dave Sullivan. The game is forfeited to Chicago.
• Game 6 (October 23): The series moves from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati‚ setting a record for the series played in the most cities. (It was also played in New York and St. Louis.) Chicago takes a 3–2 series lead by beating the Browns 9–2.
• Game 7 (October 24): Behind pitcher Dave Foutz, St. Louis defeats Chicago 13–4 in the 7th and last game. The Browns claim the game 2 forfeit didn't count and therefore claim the championship. The two clubs split the $1000 prize.^[1]

References

• 1885 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1885&previous=yes 1885 Chronology at The Baseball Library