1885 World Series

Pre-modern baseball championship November 2013 March 2026 World's Championship 1885 Series Chicago White Stockings (3) Cap Anson 87 25 1 y, GA: 2 St. Louis Browns (3) Charles Comiskey 79 33 y, GA: 16 October 14–24 West Side Park (Chicago)Sportsman's Park (St. Louis)Recreation Park (Pittsburgh)American Park (Cincinnati) Dave Sullivan, Harry McCaffrey, William Medart, John Kelly Browns:Charles Comiskey (player-manager)Comiskey was inducted in 1939 as an executive owing to his 30 year tenure as owner of the Chicago White Sox, although his plaque mentions his decades of involvement in baseball as player and manager.White Stockings:Cap Anson (player-manager)‡John ClarksonKing Kelly‡ elected as a player. The 1885 World Series (the "World's Championship") was an end-of-the-year playoff series between the National League champion Chicago White Stockings and American Association champion St. Louis Browns. The Series was played in four cities (Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati). It ended in a disputed 3–3–1 tie; Chicago outscored St. Louis 36–32 in the seven games played. thumb|190px|Pitcher Jim McCormick started five of the seven games for Chicago, going 3–2. Summary Series tied, 3–3–1. GameDateScoreLocation 1 October 14 Chicago White Stockings – 5, St. Louis Browns – 5 West Side Park, ChicagoThe Chicago Champions and St. Louis Browns Play a Tie Game of Ball https://archive.org/details/per_chicago-daily-tribune_the-chicago-daily-tribun_1885-10-15_45/page/n5/mode/2up 2025-02-08 Chicago Tribune 1885-10-15 English 2 October 15 Chicago White Stockings – 5, St. Louis Browns – 4 Sportsman's Park, St. LouisThe St. Louis and Chicago Nines Did Not Finish Their Game Yesterday https://archive.org/details/per_chicago-daily-tribune_the-chicago-daily-tribun_1885-10-17_45/page/n1/mode/2up 2025-02-08 Chicago Tribune 1885-10-16 English 3 October 16 Chicago White Stocking – 2, St. Louis Browns – 3 Sportsman's Park, St. LouisChicago's Champion Ball-Players Taken Down a Peg by the St. Louis Club https://archive.org/details/per_chicago-daily-tribune_the-chicago-daily-tribun_1885-10-17_45/page/n1/mode/2up 2025-02-08 Chicago Tribune 1885-10-17 English 4 October 17 Chicago White Stockings – 2, St. Louis Browns – 3 Sportsman's Park, St. LouisThe Chicagos Deprived of a Game by a St. Louis Base-Ball Crank https://archive.org/details/per_chicago-daily-tribune_the-chicago-daily-tribun_1885-10-18_45/page/n9/mode/2up 2025-02-08 Chicago Tribune 1885-10-18 English 5 October 22 Chicago White Stockings – 9, St. Louis Browns – 2 Recreation Park, PittsburghChicago Easily Defeats the St. Louis Browns at Pittsburg, and Without a Quarrel https://archive.org/details/per_chicago-daily-tribune_the-chicago-daily-tribun_1885-10-23_45/page/n1/mode/2up 2025-02-08 Chicago Tribune 1885-10-23 English 6 October 23 Chicago White Stockings – 9, St. Louis Browns – 2 American Park, CincinnatiSt. Louis Drops Another Game to Chicago https://archive.org/details/per_chicago-daily-tribune_the-chicago-daily-tribun_1885-10-24_45/page/n1/mode/2up 2025-02-08 Chicago Tribune 1885-10-24 English 7 October 24 St. Louis Browns – 13, Chicago White Stockings – 4 American Park, CincinnatiOctober 25, 1885 THE CHICAGOS BADLY BEATEN; ST. LOUIS BROWNS WIN THE DECISIVE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/10/25/103640165.html?pageNumber=7 subscription 2025-02-08 The New York Times en 0362-4331 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/10/25/103640165.pdf Game summaries Game 1 Wednesday, October 14, 1885 West Side Park, Chicago, Illinois Chicago White Stockings CHI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 6 11 St. Louis Browns STL 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 7 4 John Clarkson (0–0–1) Bob Caruthers (0–0–1) Dave Sullivan 3,000 Notes: Game called on account of darkness, ending the game in a tie. Game 2 Thursday, October 15, 1885 Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri Chicago White Stockings CHI 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 6 5 St. Louis Browns STL 3 0 0 1 0 X 4 2 4 Jim McCormick Dave Foutz Jim McCormick (1–0) Dave Foutz (0–1) Dave Sullivan 3,000 Game forfeited to Chicago with 1 out in the top of the 6th inning. With Chicago leading 5–4 in the sixth inning, Browns manager Charles Comiskey called his team off the field to protest a ruling made by umpire Dave Sullivan. The game was forfeited to Chicago.October 16, 1885 A Row in St. Louis https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/10/16/103638450.pdf The New York Times July 16, 2019 Game 3 Friday, October 16, 1885 Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri Chicago White Stockings CHI 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 12 St. Louis Browns STL 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 7 8 4 John Clarkson Bob Caruthers Bob Caruthers (1–0–1) John Clarkson (0–1–1) Harry McCaffrey 3,000 Game 4 Saturday, October 17, 1885 Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri Chicago White Stockings CHI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 St. Louis Browns STL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 3 6 7 Jim McCormick Dave Foutz Dave Foutz (1–1) Jim McCormick (1–1) Abner Dalrymple (1) William Medart Game 5 Friday, October 23, 1885 Recreation Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chicago White Stockings CHI 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 7 1 St. Louis Browns STL 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 7 Jim McCormick Dave Foutz Jim McCormick (2–1) Dave Foutz (1–2) John Kelly Less than 500 Notes: Game called on account of darkness. The fifth game was played at Pittsburgh. The weather was cold and not over 500 people were present. Chicago won easily (9–2) through superior batting and fielding. At the end of the seventh inning, the game was called on account of darkness.https://thisgameofgames.blogspot.com/search/label/1885%20World%20Series This Game Of Games: 1885 World Series Thisgameofgames.blogspot.com September 1, 2012 Game 6 Saturday, October 24, 1885 American Park in Cincinnati, Ohio Chicago White Stockings CHI 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 9 11 10 St. Louis Browns STL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 Jim McCormick Bob Caruthers Jim McCormick (3–1) Bob Caruthers (1–1–1) John Kelly 1,500 Friday, October 23, American Park, Cincinnati — The series moved from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati‚ setting a record for most host cities in a World Series. (The 1887 series was later staged in 10 cities.) Chicago took a 3–2 series lead by beating the Browns 9–2. Game 7 Saturday, October 24, 1885 American Park in Cincinnati, Ohio Chicago White Stockings CHI 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 9 17 St. Louis Browns STL 0 0 4 6 2 1 0 X 13 12 10 Jim McCormick Dave Foutz Dave Foutz (2–2) Jim McCormick (3–2) John Kelly 1,200 Behind pitcher Dave Foutz, St. Louis defeated Chicago 13–4 in the 7th and final game. The Browns claim the game 2 forfeit didn't count and therefore claim the championship. The two clubs split the $1,000 prize.http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1885&previous=yes The Chronology – 1885 BaseballLibrary.com September 1, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121018155355/https://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1885&previous=yes October 18, 2012 Unplayed games There were five originally planned games to be played after Game 7; in Baltimore on the 27th, Philadelphia the 28th and 29th, and Brooklyn the 30th and 31st. 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