1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys

56-55 • .505 Win% • 3rd in AA

The 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys went 56-55 (.505) finishing 3rd in the AA. The club scored 547 runs, allowed 539, and played home games at Recreation Park. Team leaders included Tom Brown (4 HR, 68 RBI) and Ed Morris (39-24, 2.35 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

56 Wins
55 Losses
.505 Win %
3rd Rank
547 R 539 RA
Diff +8

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547 Runs Scored
539 Runs Allowed
+8 Run Diff
5 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1885 AA Average

Batting Avg .240 3% below the 1885 league average (.246)
OBP .282 3% below the 1885 league average (.291)
SLG .314 4% below the 1885 league average (.328)
Team ERA 2.92 10% better than the 1885 league average (3.25)
Runs Scored 547 10% below the 1885 league average (611 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRecreation Park
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Home Games 57

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1885

Batting Avg

1 Tom Brown 0.307 2 Fred Carroll 0.268 3 Charlie Eden 0.254 4 Fred Mann 0.253 5 Pop Smith 0.249

Home Runs

1 Tom Brown 4 2 Jim Field 1

RBI

1 Tom Brown 68 2 Bill Kuehne 43 3 Fred Mann 41 4 Charlie Eden 38 5 Pop Smith 35
1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pop Smith 106 453 85 113 11 13 0 35 25 0 0 0.249
Tom Brown 108 437 81 134 16 12 4 68 34 0 0 0.307
Bill Kuehne 104 411 54 93 9 19 0 43 15 0 0 0.226
Charlie Eden 98 405 57 103 18 6 0 38 17 0 0 0.254
Fred Mann 99 391 60 99 17 6 0 41 31 0 0 0.253
Art Whitney 90 373 53 87 10 4 0 28 16 0 0 0.233
Fred Carroll 71 280 45 75 13 8 0 30 7 0 0 0.268
Ed Morris 64 237 19 44 3 3 0 14 5 0 0 0.186
Milt Scott 55 210 15 52 7 1 0 18 5 0 0 0.248
Jim Field 56 209 28 50 9 1 1 15 13 0 0 0.239
George Miller 42 166 19 27 3 1 0 13 4 0 0 0.163
John Richmond 34 131 14 27 2 2 0 12 8 0 0 0.206
Pete Meegan 19 67 3 13 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.194
Rudy Kemmler 18 64 2 13 2 1 0 5 2 0 0 0.203
Hank O'Day 13 49 7 12 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.245
Pud Galvin 11 38 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.105
Frank Mountain 5 20 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.100
Marr Phillips 4 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.267
Frank Ringo 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.182
John Hofford 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1885

ERA

1 Ed Morris 2.35 2 Pete Meegan 3.39 3 Pud Galvin 3.67 4 Hank O'Day 3.67 5 Frank Mountain 4.30

Wins

1 Ed Morris 39 2 Pete Meegan 7 3 Hank O'Day 5 4 Pud Galvin 3 5 Charlie Eden 1

Strikeouts

1 Ed Morris 298 2 Pete Meegan 58 3 Hank O'Day 36 4 Pud Galvin 27 5 John Hofford 21
1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Morris 39 24 2.35 63 63 0 581.0 459 152 101 298
Pete Meegan 7 8 3.39 18 16 0 146.0 146 55 38 58
Hank O'Day 5 7 3.67 12 12 0 103.0 110 42 16 36
Pud Galvin 3 7 3.67 11 11 0 88.1 97 36 7 27
Frank Mountain 1 4 4.30 5 5 0 46.0 56 22 24 7
John Hofford 0 3 3.60 3 3 0 25.0 28 10 9 21
Charlie Eden 1 2 5.17 4 1 0 15.2 22 9 3 5
Tom Brown 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 6.0 0 2 3 2

👥 Roster (20)

Tom Brown Fred Carroll Charlie Eden Jim Field Pud Galvin John Hofford Rudy Kemmler Bill Kuehne Fred Mann Pete Meegan George Miller Ed Morris +8 more

20 players

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The 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys in brief

The 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys finished 56-55, a .505 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AA. The Pittsburg Alleghenys scored 547 runs and allowed 539, a run differential of +8. Against a league average of .246, the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys batted .240. The staff ERA of 2.92 was 10% better than the league average of 3.25. The 547 runs scored compare with a league average of 611 per club, 10% fewer.

The club's home park in 1885 was Recreation Park. Tom Brown topped the Pittsburg Alleghenys with 4 home runs. Ed Morris led the pitchers with 39 wins. The 1885 roster runs to 20 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1884 season and the 1886 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys

What was the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys record?
The 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys finished 56-55 (.505 win pct).
Who led the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys in home runs?
Tom Brown led the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys with 4 home runs.
What was the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys team ERA?
The 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys posted a team ERA of 2.92.
Did the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys win the World Series?
No. The 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys play?
The 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys played home games at Recreation Park.
Who led the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Brown (4 HR, 68 RBI) and Ed Morris (39-24, 2.35 ERA).
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