1885 St. Louis Maroons season

March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Maroons 1885 National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 36 72 y 8th Henry Lucas Fred Dunlap, Alex McKinnon The 1885 St. Louis Maroons season was the team's first season in the National League after winning the Union Association championship in 1884. This season was not nearly as successful, as the Maroons finished with a 36–72 record, worst in the eight-team league. Regular season Season standings St. Louis Maroons Record vs. opponents SLM Opening Day lineup Roster 1885 St. Louis Maroons Roster Pitchers Henry Boyle Hugh Daily Egyptian Healy John Kirby Billy Palmer Catchers George Baker Fatty Briody Tom Dolan Charlie Krehmeyer Sy Sutcliffe Infielders Billy Alvord Ed Caskin Fred Dunlap Jack Glasscock Jack Gleason Alex McKinnon Trick McSorley Dick Phelan Outfielders Jack Brennan Dick Burns John Fogarty Fred Lewis Joe Quinn Dave Rowe Emmett Seery Orator Shafer Charlie Sweeney Rooney Sweeney Manager Fred Dunlap Alex McKinnon 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 Fatty Briody 62 215 42 .195 1 17 1B Alex McKinnon Alex McKinnon (baseball) 100 411 121 .294 1 44 2B Fred Dunlap 106 423 114 .270 2 25 3B Ed Caskin 71 262 47 .179 0 12 SS Jack Glasscock 111 446 125 .280 1 40 OF Orator Shafer 69 257 50 .195 0 18 OF Emmett Seery 59 216 35 .162 1 14 OF Joe Quinn Joe Quinn (second baseman) 97 343 73 .213 0 15 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 Charlie Sweeney 71 267 55 .206 0 24 Fred Lewis Fred Lewis (1880s outfielder) 45 181 53 .293 1 27 George Baker George Baker (baseball) 38 131 16 .122 0 5 Dave Rowe Dave Rowe (baseball) 16 62 10 .161 0 3 Dick Burns 14 54 12 .222 0 4 Sy Sutcliffe 16 49 6 .122 0 4 Rooney Sweeney 3 11 1 .091 0 0 Jack Brennan Jack Brennan (baseball) 3 10 1 .100 0 1 Tom Dolan Tom Dolan (baseball) 3 9 2 .222 0 0 John Fogarty John Fogarty (baseball) 2 8 1 .125 0 0 Jack Gleason 2 7 1 .143 0 0 Trick McSorley 2 6 3 .500 0 1 Billy Alvord 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Dick Phelan 2 4 1 .250 0 1 Charlie Krehmeyer 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 Henry Boyle Henry Boyle (baseball) 42 366.2 16 24 2.75 133 Charlie Sweeney 35 275.0 11 21 3.93 84 John Kirby John Kirby (baseball) 14 129.1 5 8 3.55 46 Hugh Daily 11 91.1 3 8 3.94 31 Egyptian Healy 8 66.0 1 7 3.00 32 Billy Palmer Billy Palmer (baseball) 4 34.0 0 4 3.44 9 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Dick Burns 1 0 0 0 9.00 2 References 1885 St. Louis Maroons team page at Baseball Reference Category:St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers seasons St. Louis Maroons season St Louis