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1885 Chicago White Stockings

87-25 • .777 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1885 Chicago White Stockings went 87-25 (.777) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 834 runs, allowed 470, and played home games at West Side Park I. Team leaders included Abner Dalrymple (11 HR, 61 RBI) and John Clarkson (53-16, 1.85 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

87 Wins
25 Losses
.777 Win %
1st Rank
834 R 470 RA
Diff +364

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834 Runs Scored
470 Runs Allowed
+364 Run Diff
154K Attendance

📈 vs. 1885 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 9% above the 1885 league average (.241)
OBP .320 13% above the 1885 league average (.283)
SLG .384 19% above the 1885 league average (.322)
Team ERA 2.23 21% better than the 1885 league average (2.83)
Runs Scored 834 51% above the 1885 league average (551 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park I
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Home Games 56
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Total Attendance 154,677
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Avg per Game 2,762

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1885

Batting Avg

1 George Gore 0.313 2 Cap Anson 0.310 3 King Kelly 0.288 4 Abner Dalrymple 0.274 5 Tom Burns 0.272

Home Runs

1 Abner Dalrymple 11 2 King Kelly 9 3 Cap Anson 7 4 Tom Burns 7 5 George Gore 5

RBI

1 Cap Anson 108 2 King Kelly 75 3 Fred Pfeffer 73 4 Tom Burns 71 5 Ed Williamson 65
1885 Chicago White Stockings — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Abner Dalrymple 113 492 109 135 27 12 11 61 46 42 0 0.274
Fred Pfeffer 112 469 90 113 12 7 5 73 26 47 0 0.241
Cap Anson 112 464 100 144 35 7 7 108 34 13 0 0.310
Tom Burns 111 445 82 121 23 9 7 71 16 48 0 0.272
George Gore 109 441 115 138 21 13 5 57 68 25 0 0.313
King Kelly 107 438 124 126 24 7 9 75 46 24 0 0.288
Ed Williamson 113 407 87 97 16 5 3 65 75 60 0 0.238
John Clarkson 72 283 34 61 11 5 4 32 3 44 0 0.216
Silver Flint 68 249 27 52 8 2 1 17 2 52 0 0.209
Billy Sunday 46 172 36 44 3 3 2 20 12 33 0 0.256
Jim McCormick 25 103 13 23 1 4 0 16 1 18 0 0.223
Elmer Sutcliffe 11 43 5 8 1 1 0 4 2 5 0 0.186
Ted Kennedy 9 36 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.083
Larry Corcoran 7 22 6 6 1 0 0 4 6 1 0 0.273
Jimmy Ryan 3 13 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.462
Jim McCauley 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.167
Wash Williams 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ed Gastfield 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Krieg 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1885

ERA

1 John Clarkson 1.85 2 Jim McCormick 2.43 3 Fred Pfeffer 2.56 4 Ted Kennedy 3.43 5 Larry Corcoran 3.64

Wins

1 John Clarkson 53 2 Jim McCormick 20 3 Ted Kennedy 7 4 Larry Corcoran 5 5 Fred Pfeffer 2

Strikeouts

1 John Clarkson 308 2 Jim McCormick 88 3 Ted Kennedy 36 4 Fred Pfeffer 13 5 Larry Corcoran 10
1885 Chicago White Stockings — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Clarkson 53 16 1.85 70 70 0 623.0 497 128 97 308
Jim McCormick 20 4 2.43 24 24 0 215.0 187 58 40 88
Ted Kennedy 7 2 3.43 9 9 0 78.2 91 30 28 36
Larry Corcoran 5 2 3.64 7 7 0 59.1 63 24 24 10
Fred Pfeffer 2 1 2.56 5 2 2 31.2 26 9 8 13
Ed Williamson 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 6.0 2 0 0 3
Wash Williams 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 2.0 2 3 5 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
CHN def. SL4 3-3

👥 Roster (19)

Cap Anson Tom Burns John Clarkson Larry Corcoran Abner Dalrymple Silver Flint Ed Gastfield George Gore King Kelly Ted Kennedy Bill Krieg Jim McCauley +7 more

19 players

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The 1885 Chicago White Stockings in brief

The 1885 Chicago White Stockings finished 87-25, a .777 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL. That season the Chicago White Stockings won the pennant. Runs came in at 834 scored against 470 allowed (+364). Against a league average of .241, the 1885 Chicago White Stockings batted .263. Pitchers allowed 2.23 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.83.

Measured against the 551-run league average, the offense was 51% ahead. Attendance at West Side Park I totaled 154,677 for the year. The home run leader was Abner Dalrymple, who hit 11. Cap Anson drove in a team-high 108 runs. John Clarkson was the top winner, with 53 victories. In the World Series, the Chicago White Stockings beat SL4 3-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1885 Chicago White Stockings

What was the 1885 Chicago White Stockings record?
The 1885 Chicago White Stockings finished 87-25 (.777 win pct).
Did the 1885 Chicago White Stockings win the World Series?
Yes. The 1885 Chicago White Stockings won the World Series.
Who led the 1885 Chicago White Stockings in home runs?
Abner Dalrymple led the 1885 Chicago White Stockings with 11 home runs.
What was the 1885 Chicago White Stockings team ERA?
The 1885 Chicago White Stockings posted a team ERA of 2.23.
Where did the 1885 Chicago White Stockings play?
The 1885 Chicago White Stockings played home games at West Side Park I.
Who led the 1885 Chicago White Stockings in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Abner Dalrymple (11 HR, 61 RBI) and John Clarkson (53-16, 1.85 ERA).
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