1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season explained

Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Season:	1885
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Recreation Park
City:	Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Owner:	Denny McKnight
Manager:	Horace Phillips

The 1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the fourth season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished third in the American Association with a record of 56–55.

Offseason

• October 30, 1884: Rudy Kemmler was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Columbus Buckeyes.^[1]

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || Saturday, Apr 18 || @ St. Louis Browns || 7–0 || 1–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2 || Sunday, Apr 19 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–3 || 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || Tuesday, Apr 21 || @ Louisville Colonels || 4–3 || 2–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4 || Wednesday, Apr 22 || @ Louisville Colonels || 0–11 || 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || Friday, Apr 24 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 7–6 || 3–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6 || Saturday, Apr 25 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–8 || 3–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 7 || Sunday, Apr 26 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–2 || 3–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || Tuesday, Apr 28 || Louisville Colonels || 4–0 || 4–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 9 || Wednesday, Apr 29 || Louisville Colonels || 3–4 || 4–5|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || Saturday, May 2 || St. Louis Browns || 3–2 || 5–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 11 || Sunday, May 3 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–7 || 5–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 12 || Monday, May 4 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 0–3 || 5–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13 || Tuesday, May 5 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 8–1 || 6–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 14 || Thursday, May 7 || New York Metropolitans || 1–3 || 6–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || Friday, May 8 || New York Metropolitans || 13–3 || 7–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || Saturday, May 9 || New York Metropolitans || 16–3 || 8–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17 || Monday, May 11 || New York Metropolitans || 13–4 || 9–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18 || Tuesday, May 12 || Brooklyn Grays || 8–4 || 10–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 19 || Wednesday, May 13 || Brooklyn Grays || 2–6 || 10–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || Thursday, May 14 || Brooklyn Grays || 5–2 || 11–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || Saturday, May 16 || Brooklyn Grays || 13–4 || 12–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 22 || Monday, May 18 || Philadelphia Athletics || 0–7 || 12–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || Tuesday, May 19 || Philadelphia Athletics || 11–8 || 13–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || Wednesday, May 20 || Philadelphia Athletics || 9–8 || 14–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || Thursday, May 21 || Philadelphia Athletics || 8–3 || 15–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || Saturday, May 23 || Baltimore Orioles || 5–0 || 16–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || Monday, May 25 || Baltimore Orioles || 7–3 || 17–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28 || Tuesday, May 26 || Baltimore Orioles || 2–1 || 18–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || Wednesday, May 27 || Baltimore Orioles || 6–2 || 19–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 30 || Saturday, May 30 || New York Metropolitans || 6–8 || 19–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 31 || Saturday, May 30 || New York Metropolitans || 2–6 || 19–12|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || Thursday, Jun 4 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 5–4 || 20–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || Friday, Jun 5 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 3–2 || 21–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 34 || Saturday, Jun 6 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 2–13 || 21–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || Monday, Jun 8 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 2–0 || 22–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 36 || Tuesday, Jun 9 || @ New York Metropolitans || 2–10 || 22–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 37 || Wednesday, Jun 10 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 5–10 || 22–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || Thursday, Jun 11 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 12–8 || 23–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39 || Friday, Jun 12 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–2 || 24–15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 40 || Saturday, Jun 13 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 10–11 || 24–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 41 || Tuesday, Jun 16 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 1–14 || 24–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42 || Wednesday, Jun 17 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 9–7 || 25–17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 43 || Thursday, Jun 18 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 5–6 || 25–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 44 || Saturday, Jun 20 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 3–10 || 25–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 45 || Monday, Jun 22 || St. Louis Browns || 2–6 || 25–20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 46 || Tuesday, Jun 23 || St. Louis Browns || 6–7 || 25–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 47 || Wednesday, Jun 24 || St. Louis Browns || 6–7 || 25–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48 || Thursday, Jun 25 || St. Louis Browns || 6–1 || 26–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49 || Friday, Jun 26 || Louisville Colonels || 7–5 || 27–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50 || Saturday, Jun 27 || Louisville Colonels || 4–3 || 28–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 51 || Monday, Jun 29 || Louisville Colonels || 3–4 || 28–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || Tuesday, Jun 30 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–4 || 29–23|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53 || Wednesday, Jul 1 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 11–9 || 30–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54 || Thursday, Jul 2 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–4 || 31–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 55 || Saturday, Jul 4 || Philadelphia Athletics || 4–8 || 31–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 56 || Saturday, Jul 4 || Philadelphia Athletics || 6–11 || 31–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 57 || Monday, Jul 6 || Philadelphia Athletics || 0–8 || 31–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || Tuesday, Jul 7 || Philadelphia Athletics || 5–1 || 32–26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 59 || Thursday, Jul 9 || New York Metropolitans || 17–0 || 33–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 60 || Friday, Jul 10 || New York Metropolitans || 5–7 || 33–27|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61 || Saturday, Jul 11 || New York Metropolitans || 2–0 || 34–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 62 || Tuesday, Jul 14 || Baltimore Orioles || 2–5 || 34–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || Wednesday, Jul 15 || Baltimore Orioles || 5–0 || 35–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || Thursday, Jul 16 || Baltimore Orioles || 12–1 || 36–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || Saturday, Jul 18 || Baltimore Orioles || 6–1 || 37–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66 || Monday, Jul 20 || Brooklyn Grays || 4–3 || 38–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || Tuesday, Jul 21 || Brooklyn Grays || 7–5 || 39–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68 || Wednesday, Jul 22 || Brooklyn Grays || 5–3 || 40–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || Thursday, Jul 23 || Brooklyn Grays || 6–5 || 41–28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || Saturday, Jul 25 || @ St. Louis Browns || 2–1 || 42–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 71 || Sunday, Jul 26 || @ St. Louis Browns || 1–8 || 42–29|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72 || Friday, Jul 31 || @ Louisville Colonels || 8–2 || 43–29|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 73 || Saturday, Aug 1 || @ Louisville Colonels || 5–7 || 43–30|- style="background:#fbb;"| 74 || Sunday, Aug 2 || @ Louisville Colonels || 1–4 || 43–31|- style="background:#fbb;"| 75 || Tuesday, Aug 4 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 1–4 || 43–32|- style="background:#fbb;"| 76 || Friday, Aug 7 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–3 || 43–33|- style="background:#fbb;"| 77 || Saturday, Aug 8 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–7 || 43–34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || Sunday, Aug 9 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–3 || 44–34|- style="background:#fbb;"| 79 || Tuesday, Aug 11 || @ St. Louis Browns || 1–3 || 44–35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 80 || Thursday, Aug 13 || @ Louisville Colonels || 2–1 || 45–35|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81 || Saturday, Aug 15 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–2 || 46–35|- style="background:#fbb;"| 82 || Sunday, Aug 16 || @ Louisville Colonels || 10–11 || 46–36|- style="background:#fbb;"| 83 || Tuesday, Aug 18 || St. Louis Browns || 1–3 || 46–37|- style="background:#fbb;"| 84 || Wednesday, Aug 19 || St. Louis Browns || 4–6 || 46–38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 85 || Thursday, Aug 20 || St. Louis Browns || 11–10 || 47–38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 86 || Saturday, Aug 22 || Louisville Colonels || 3–2 || 48–38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 87 || Monday, Aug 24 || Louisville Colonels || 9–5 || 49–38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 88 || Wednesday, Aug 26 || Louisville Colonels || 7–5 || 50–38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 89 || Thursday, Aug 27 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 8–2 || 51–38|- style="background:#fbb;"| 90 || Friday, Aug 28 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–14 || 51–39|- style="background:#fbb;"| 91 || Sunday, Aug 30 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 0–10 || 51–40|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 92 || Wednesday, Sep 2 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–6 || 52–40|- style="background:#fbb;"| 93 || Thursday, Sep 3 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 5–6 || 52–41|- style="background:#fbb;"| 94 || Saturday, Sep 5 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–6 || 52–42|- style="background:#cfc;"| 95 || Tuesday, Sep 8 || @ New York Metropolitans || 4–2 || 53–42|- style="background:#fbb;"| 96 || Wednesday, Sep 9 || @ New York Metropolitans || 2–3 || 53–43|- style="background:#fbb;"| 97 || Friday, Sep 11 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 0–3 || 53–44|- style="background:#fbb;"| 98 || Saturday, Sep 12 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 1–4 || 53–45|- style="background:#cfc;"| 99 || Tuesday, Sep 15 || @ New York Metropolitans || 1–0 || 54–45|- style="background:#fbb;"| 100 || Wednesday, Sep 16 || @ New York Metropolitans || 1–5 || 54–46|- style="background:#fbb;"| 101 || Thursday, Sep 17 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 1–2 || 54–47|- style="background:#fbb;"| 102 || Friday, Sep 18 || @ New York Metropolitans || 8–9 || 54–48|- style="background:#fbb;"| 103 || Saturday, Sep 19 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 2–8 || 54–49|- style="background:#cfc;"| 104 || Wednesday, Sep 23 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 11–3 || 55–49|- style="background:#fbb;"| 105 || Thursday, Sep 24 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 2–4 || 55–50|- style="background:#fbb;"| 106 || Friday, Sep 25 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 5–10 || 55–51|- style="background:#fbb;"| 107 || Saturday, Sep 26 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 4–5 || 55–52|- style="background:#fbb;"| 108 || Monday, Sep 28 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 4–6 || 55–53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 109 || Tuesday, Sep 29 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–3 || 56–53|- style="background:#fbb;"| 110 || Wednesday, Sep 30 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 2–5 || 56–54|-|- style="background:#fbb;"| 111 || Thursday, Oct 1 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 3–4 || 56–55|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss

Player stats

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

Regular Season^[3]

Player
	108	437	134	0.307	4	68
	71	280	75	0.268	0	30
	4	15	4	0.267	0	2
	98	405	103	0.254	0	38
	99	391	99	0.253	0	41
	106	453	113	0.249	0	35
	55	210	52	0.248	0	18
	13	49	12	0.245	0	3
	56	209	50	0.239	1	15
	90	373	87	0.233	0	28
	104	411	93	0.226	0	43
	34	131	27	0.206	0	12
	18	64	13	0.203	0	5
	19	67	13	0.194	0	3
	64	237	44	0.186	0	14
	3	11	2	0.182	0	0
	42	166	27	0.163	0	13
	3	8	1	0.125	0	0
	11	38	4	0.105	0	2
	5	20	2	0.100	0	1

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

Regular Season^[4]

Player
	63	581	39	24	2.35	298
	2	6	0	0	3.00	2
	18	146	7	8	3.39	58
	3	25	0	3	3.60	21
	11	88	3	7	3.67	27
	12	103	5	7	3.67	36
	5	46	1	4	4.30	7
	4	15	1	2	5.17	5

Notable transactions

• June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Detroit Wolverines.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kemmlru01.shtml Rudy Kemmler page at Baseball Reference
2. Web site: 1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac. Baseball Almanac.
3. Web site: Major League Baseball Stats Regular Season Batting Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. June 6, 2016. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1885&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1459735338488&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0. dead.
4. Web site: Major League Baseball Stats Regular Season Pitching Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates. June 6, 2016. October 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1885&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1459736214766&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0. dead.
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scottmi01.shtml Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference