1885 Chicago White Stockings season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Stockings 1885 National League champions National League West Side Park Chicago 87 25 y 1st Albert Spalding 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 350px|thumb|Members of the 1885 Chicago White Stockings Season standings Chicago White Stockings Record vs. opponents CHI Roster 1885 Chicago White Stockings Roster Pitchers John Clarkson Larry Corcoran Ted Kennedy Jim McCormick Catchers Silver Flint Ed Gastfield Jim McCauley Sy Sutcliffe Infielders Cap Anson Tom Burns Fred Pfeffer Jimmy Ryan Ned Williamson Outfielders Abner Dalrymple George Gore King Kelly Bill Krieg Billy Sunday Wash Williams Manager Cap Anson 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 Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Silver Flint 68 249 52 .209 1 17 1B Cap Anson 112 464 144 .310 7 108 2B Fred Pfeffer 112 469 113 .241 5 73 SS Tom Burns Tom Burns (baseball) 111 445 121 .272 7 71 3B Ned Williamson 113 407 97 .238 3 65 OF Abner Dalrymple 113 492 135 .274 11 61 OF George Gore 109 441 138 .313 5 57 OF King Kelly 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 Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Billy Sunday 46 172 44 .256 2 20 Sy Sutcliffe 11 43 8 .186 0 4 Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 3 13 6 .462 0 2 Jim McCauley 3 6 1 .167 0 0 Wash Williams 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Ed Gastfield 1 3 0 .000 0 0 Bill Krieg 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 Games played IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts John Clarkson 70 623.0 53 16 1.85 308 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick (pitcher) 24 215.0 20 4 2.43 88 Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy (baseball) 9 78.2 7 2 3.43 36 Larry Corcoran 7 59.1 5 2 3.64 10 Wash Williams 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 Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Fred Pfeffer 5 31.2 2 1 2.56 13 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Ned Williamson 2 0 0 2 0.00 3 1885 World Series 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.1885 Chronology at The Baseball Library https://web.archive.org/web/20121018155355/https://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1885&previous=yes October 18, 2012 References External links 1885 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago White Stockings season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Chicago Cubs