1885 Baltimore Orioles

41-68 • .376 Win% • 8th in AA

The 1885 Baltimore Orioles went 41-68 (.376) finishing 8th in the AA. The club scored 541 runs, allowed 683, and played home games at Oriole Park. Team leaders included Thomas Burns (5 HR, 37 RBI) and Hardie Henderson (25-35, 3.19 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

41 Wins
68 Losses
.376 Win %
8th Rank
541 R 683 RA
Diff -142

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541 Runs Scored
683 Runs Allowed
-142 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1885 AA Average

Batting Avg .219 11% below the 1885 league average (.246)
OBP .279 4% below the 1885 league average (.291)
SLG .295 10% below the 1885 league average (.328)
Team ERA 3.90 20% worse than the 1885 league average (3.25)
Runs Scored 541 11% below the 1885 league average (611 R)

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StadiumOriole Park
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Home Games 55

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1885

Batting Avg

1 Dennis Casey 0.288 2 Sam Trott 0.273 3 Tom York 0.264 4 Mike Muldoon 0.251 5 Joe Sommer 0.251

Home Runs

1 Thomas Burns 5 2 Dennis Casey 3 3 Jimmy Macullar 3 4 Mike Muldoon 2 5 Hardie Henderson 1

RBI

1 Mike Muldoon 52 2 Joe Sommer 44 3 Thomas Burns 37 4 Dennis Casey 29 5 Dan Stearns 29
1885 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Sommer 110 471 84 118 23 6 1 44 24 0 0 0.251
Mike Muldoon 102 410 47 103 20 6 2 52 20 0 0 0.251
Thomas Burns 78 321 47 74 11 6 5 37 16 0 0 0.231
Jimmy Macullar 100 320 52 61 7 6 3 26 49 0 0 0.191
Dennis Casey 63 264 50 76 10 5 3 29 21 0 0 0.288
Bill Traffley 69 254 27 39 4 5 1 20 17 0 0 0.154
Dan Stearns 67 253 40 47 3 8 1 29 38 0 0 0.186
Hardie Henderson 61 229 23 51 5 2 1 21 12 0 0 0.223
Ed Greer 56 211 32 42 7 0 0 21 8 0 0 0.199
Gid Gardner 44 170 22 37 5 4 0 17 12 0 0 0.218
Tim Manning 43 157 17 32 8 1 0 16 10 0 0 0.204
Jim Field 38 144 16 30 3 2 0 10 13 0 0 0.208
Sam Trott 21 88 12 24 2 2 0 12 5 0 0 0.273
Tom York 22 87 6 23 4 2 0 12 8 0 0 0.264
Jake Evans 20 77 18 17 1 1 0 7 7 0 0 0.221
Bob Emslie 13 51 6 12 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0.235
Harry Jacoby 11 43 4 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.140
John Henry 10 34 4 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.265
Phil Powers 9 34 6 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.118
Tom O'Brien 8 33 4 7 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.212
Gene Derby 10 31 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.129
Sandy Nava 8 27 2 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.185
Joe Brown 5 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.158
George Mappes 6 19 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.211
Bill Mountjoy 7 18 5 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.056
Frank Foreman 3 14 4 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.286
Joe Visner 4 13 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.231
Oscar Walker 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
George Wetzell 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Charlie Levis 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
John Tener 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sandy McDermott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1885

ERA

1 Hardie Henderson 3.19 2 Thomas Burns 3.58 3 Bob Emslie 4.29 4 John Henry 4.31 5 Bill Mountjoy 5.43

Wins

1 Hardie Henderson 25 2 Thomas Burns 7 3 Bob Emslie 3 4 Frank Foreman 2 5 John Henry 2

Strikeouts

1 Hardie Henderson 263 2 John Henry 31 3 Thomas Burns 30 4 Bob Emslie 27 5 Bill Mountjoy 15
1885 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hardie Henderson 25 35 3.19 61 61 0 539.1 539 191 117 263
Bob Emslie 3 10 4.29 13 13 0 107.0 131 51 30 27
Thomas Burns 7 4 3.58 15 11 3 105.2 112 42 21 30
John Henry 2 7 4.31 9 9 0 71.0 71 34 13 31
Bill Mountjoy 2 4 5.43 6 6 0 53.0 72 32 13 15
Joe Brown 0 4 5.68 4 4 0 38.0 52 24 4 9
Frank Foreman 2 1 6.00 3 3 0 27.0 33 18 9 11
George Wetzell 0 2 8.47 2 2 0 17.0 27 16 9 6
Gid Gardner 0 1 10.00 1 1 0 9.0 16 10 6 3
Joe Sommer 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 3.0 6 3 0 0
Jimmy Macullar 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (32)

Joe Brown Thomas Burns Dennis Casey Gene Derby Bob Emslie Jake Evans Jim Field Frank Foreman Gid Gardner Ed Greer Hardie Henderson John Henry +20 more

32 players

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The 1885 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1885 Baltimore Orioles won 41 games and lost 68, ending up 8th in the AA. Runs came in at 541 scored against 683 allowed (-142). Against a league average of .246, the 1885 Baltimore Orioles batted .219. Pitchers allowed 3.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.25. The 541 runs scored compare with a league average of 611 per club, 11% fewer. Home games were played at Oriole Park.

The home run leader was Thomas Burns, who hit 5. Mike Muldoon drove in a team-high 52 runs. Joe Sommer collected the most hits, 118. On the mound, Hardie Henderson won 25 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1884 season and the 1886 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1885 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1885 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1885 Baltimore Orioles finished 41-68 (.376 win pct).
Who led the 1885 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Thomas Burns led the 1885 Baltimore Orioles with 5 home runs.
What was the 1885 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1885 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.90.
Did the 1885 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1885 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1885 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1885 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Oriole Park.
Who led the 1885 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Thomas Burns (5 HR, 37 RBI) and Hardie Henderson (25-35, 3.19 ERA).
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