1885 National League

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The 1885 season of the National League was the tenth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Chicago White Stockings 113 87 25 1 .770 -.- 834 (7.38) 470 (4.16) 0.264 0.320 0.385 2.23 0.903
2 New York Giants 112 85 27 0 .759 2.0 691 (6.17) 370 (3.30) 0.269 0.307 0.359 1.72 0.929
3 Philadelphia Quakers 111 56 54 1 .505 30.0 513 (4.62) 511 (4.60) 0.229 0.270 0.302 2.39 0.905
4 Providence Grays 110 53 57 0 .482 33.0 442 (4.02) 531 (4.83) 0.220 0.272 0.272 2.71 0.903
5 Boston Beaneaters 113 46 66 1 .407 41.0 528 (4.67) 589 (5.21) 0.232 0.267 0.312 3.03 0.903
6 Detroit Wolverines 108 41 67 0 .380 44.0 514 (4.76) 582 (5.39) 0.243 0.284 0.337 2.88 0.903
7 Buffalo Bisons 112 38 74 0 .339 49.0 495 (4.42) 761 (6.79) 0.251 0.284 0.333 4.29 0.901
8 St. Louis Maroons 111 36 72 3 .324 49.0 390 (3.51) 593 (5.34) 0.221 0.263 0.270 3.37 0.916

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Abner Dalrymple
Ned Williamson
Chicago White Stockings
Chicago White Stockings
113
At Bats Abner Dalrymple Chicago White Stockings 492
Runs Scored King Kelly Chicago White Stockings 124
Hits Roger Connor New York Giants 169
Doubles Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 35
Triples Jim O'Rourke New York Giants 16
Home Runs Abner Dalrymple Chicago White Stockings 11
Total Bases Roger Connor New York Giants 225
Runs Batted In Cap Anson Chicago White Stockings 108
Walks Ned Williamson Chicago White Stockings 75
Strikeouts Charlie Bastian Philadelphia Quakers 82
Batting Average Roger Connor New York Giants 0.371
On-Base Percentage Roger Connor New York Giants 0.435
Slugging Percentage Dan Brouthers Buffalo Bisons 0.543
On-Base plus Slugging Dan Brouthers Buffalo Bisons 0.951
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Dan Brouthers Buffalo Bisons 201

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 53
Losses Jim Whitney Boston Beaneaters 32
Win-Loss Percentage Mickey Welch New York Giants 0.800
Appearances John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 70
Games Started John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 70
Complete Games John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 68
Shutouts John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 10
Games Finished Henry Boyle
Charlie Ferguson
Fred Pfeffer
St. Louis Maroons
Philadelphia Quakers
Chicago White Stockings
3
Saves Fred Pfeffer
Ned Williamson
Chicago White Stockings
Chicago White Stockings
2
Innings Pitched John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 623.0
Batters Faced John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 2487
Hits Allowed Jim Whitney Boston Beaneaters 503
Home Runs Allowed John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 21
Base-on-Balls Allowed Mickey Welch New York Giants 131
Hit Batsmen 51 players tied 0
Strikeouts John Clarkson Chicago White Stockings 308
Wild Pitches Ed Daily Philadelphia Quakers 40
Balks Charlie Ferguson Philadelphia Quakers 3
Runs Allowed Jim Whitney Boston Beaneaters 286
Earned Runs Allowed Jim Whitney Boston Beaneaters 146
Earned Run Average Tim Keefe New York Giants 1.58
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Lady Baldwin Detroit Wolverines 0.920

Postseason[edit]

In the World's Series, the National League champion Chicago White Stockings defeated the American Association's St. Louis Browns, 3 games to 3 with one tie.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

* Denotes a fill-in umpire