1885 St. Louis Browns season

Major League Baseball season

American Association (19th century)|American Association team season

1885 St. Louis Browns

American Association Champions
League| American Association
Ballpark| Sportsman's Park
City| St. Louis, Missouri
Record| 79–33 (.705)
League place| 1st
Owner| Chris von der Ahe
Manager| Charlie Comiskey
Stats| ESPN.com
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The 1885 St. Louis Browns season was the team's fourth season in St. Louis, Missouri, and the fourth season in the American Association. The Browns went 79–33 during the season, best in the American Association, and won their first AA pennant. In the World Series, the Browns played the National League champion Chicago White Stockings. The series ended in dispute, with each club winning 3 games with 1 tie.

## Regular season[edit]

1885 St. Louis Browns

Manager Charlie Comiskey finally was able to assemble and direct a team from start to finish the way he wanted.[citation needed] The result: a runaway championship.

The team was built on daring baserunning, clutch hitting, and the best pitching in the league. The team as a whole led the league in both earned run average (ERA) and overall runs allowed by a healthy margin over second-best Louisville.[1] Individually, Dave Foutz was outstanding, as he won 33 of the 46 games he started and ranked fifth in ERA. His teammate Bob Caruthers was even better, compiling league-leading totals in wins (40), ERA (2.07) and winning percentage (a stellar .755).[2]

The Browns took over first place to stay in the second week of May, but they made a joke of the race in July. On successive home stands, they had winning streaks of 17 and 12 games, combining for a major-league record 27-game winning streak at home that still stands as the best ever.[3] They finished games laps ahead of the second-place Cincinnati Red Stockings and earned a berth in the World Series against the National League champion Chicago White Stockings.

### Season standings[edit]

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American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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St. Louis Browns | 79 | 33  | 0.705  | —  | 44–11  | 35–22
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 63 | 49  | 0.562  | 16  | 35–21  | 28–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 56 | 55  | 0.505  | 22½  | 37–19  | 19–36
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 57  | 0.491  | 24  | 33–23  | 22–34
Brooklyn Grays | 53 | 59  | 0.473  | 26  | 35–22  | 18–37
Louisville Colonels | 53 | 59  | 0.473  | 26  | 37–19  | 16–40
New York Metropolitans | 44 | 64  | 0.407  | 33  | 28–24  | 16–40
Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 68  | 0.376  | 36½  | 29–26  | 12–42

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1885 American Association record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team  | BAL  | BR  | CIN  | LOU  | NY  | PHI  | PIT  | STL
Baltimore | — | 7–9 | 6–10 | 7–9 | 7–6 | 6–10–1 | 6–10 | 2–14
Brooklyn | 9–7 | — | 5–11 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 11–5 | 6–10 | 4–12
Cincinnati | 10–6 | 11–5 | — | 8–8 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 9–7 | 6–10
Louisville | 9–7 | 6–10 | 8–8 | — | 9–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9
New York | 6–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9 | — | 5–11 | 8–7 | 4–12
Philadelphia | 10–6–1 | 5–11 | 7–9 | 8–8 | 11–5 | — | 10–6 | 4–12
Pittsburgh | 10–6 | 10–6 | 7–9 | 10–6 | 7–8 | 6–10 | — | 6–10
St. Louis | 14–2 | 12–4 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 12–4 | 12–4 | 10–6 | —

### Roster[edit]

1885 St. Louis Browns

Roster
Pitchers

* Bob Caruthers
* Dave Foutz
* Jumbo McGinnis

|  | Catchers

* Cal Broughton
* Doc Bushong
* Mike Drissel
* Dan Sullivan

Infielders

* Sam Barkley
* Charlie Comiskey
* Bill Gleason
* Arlie Latham

|  | Outfielders

* Hugh Nicol
* Tip O'Neill
* Yank Robinson
* Curt Welch

|  | Manager

* Charles Comiskey

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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 | Doc Bushong | 85 | 300 | 80 | .267 | 0 | 21
1B | Charlie Comiskey | 83 | 340 | 87 | .256 | 2 | 44
2B | Sam Barkley | 106 | 418 | 112 | .268 | 3 | 53
SS | Bill Gleason | 112 | 472 | 119 | .252 | 3 | 53
3B | Arlie Latham | 110 | 485 | 100 | .206 | 1 | 35
OF | Curt Welch | 112 | 432 | 117 | .271 | 3 | 69
OF | Yank Robinson | 78 | 287 | 75 | .261 | 0 | 35
OF | Hugh Nicol | 112 | 425 | 88 | .207 | 0 | 45

#### Other batters[edit]

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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Tip O'Neill | 52 | 206 | 72 | .350 | 3 | 38
Dan Sullivan | 17 | 60 | 7 | .117 | 0 | 3
Mike Drissel | 6 | 20 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 0
Cal Broughton | 4 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 1

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

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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Bob Caruthers | 53 | 482.1 | 40 | 13 | 2.07 | 190
Dave Foutz | 47 | 407.2 | 33 | 14 | 2.63 | 147
Jumbo McGinnis | 13 | 112.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.38 | 41

## World Series[edit]

Main article: 1885 World Series

* 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.[3]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ 1885 American Association Team Statistics and Standings
2. ^ 1885 American Association Pitching Leaders
3. ^ a b 1885 Chronology at The Baseball Library Archived October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

## References[edit]

* 1885 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
* 1885 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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