1885 Chicago White Stockings Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 87-25
Finished 1st in the NL
Ballpark: West Side Park I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Defeated St. Louis Browns 3-3
Manager: Cap Anson (87-25)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1885 Chicago White Stockings RosterTeam Record: 87-25
Finished 1st in the NL
Ballpark: West Side Park I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Defeated St. Louis Browns 3-3
Manager: Cap Anson (87-25)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1885 Chicago White Stockings Results
The Chicago White Stockings of the National League ended the 1885 season with a record of 87 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The White Stockings led the league with 834 runs, ignited by 54 home runs. Chicago allowed 470 runs. Abner Dalrymple paced the team with 11 home runs Cap Anson recorded 108 runs batted in. George Gore topped all regular hitters with a .313 average. John Clarkson notched 53 wins for the squad, while Jim McCormick, too added 15 or more wins, too John Clarkson recorded a 1.85 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Cap Anson coached the team. The 1885 Chicago White Stockings won the League Championship Series.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Clarkson | 53 | 16 | .768 | 1.85 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 623.0 | 497 | 255 | 128 | 21 | 97 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2487 |
| Jim McCormick | 20 | 4 | .833 | 2.43 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 215.0 | 187 | 103 | 58 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 873 |
| Ted Kennedy | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.43 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78.7 | 91 | 54 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 344 |
| Larry Corcoran | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.64 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59.3 | 63 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 267 |
| Fred Pfeffer | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.56 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31.7 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 125 |
| Ed Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wash Williams | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Totals | 87 | 25 | .777 | 2.23 | 118 | 113 | 5 | 108 | 14 | 4 | 1015.7 | 868 | 470 | 252 | 37 | 202 | 0 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4131 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Anson | 112 | 498 | 464 | 100 | 144 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | .310 | .357 | .461 | .819 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gore | 109 | 509 | 441 | 115 | 138 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 25 | .313 | .405 | .454 | .858 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abner Dalrymple | 113 | 538 | 492 | 109 | 135 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 42 | .274 | .336 | .445 | .782 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Kelly | 107 | 484 | 438 | 124 | 126 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 24 | .288 | .355 | .436 | .791 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burns | 111 | 461 | 445 | 82 | 121 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 48 | .272 | .297 | .411 | .708 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Pfeffer | 112 | 495 | 469 | 90 | 113 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 47 | .241 | .281 | .328 | .609 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Williamson | 113 | 482 | 407 | 87 | 97 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 60 | .238 | .357 | .324 | .681 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Clarkson | 72 | 286 | 283 | 34 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | .216 | .224 | .332 | .556 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver Flint | 68 | 251 | 249 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | .209 | .215 | .269 | .484 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sunday | 46 | 184 | 172 | 36 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33 | .256 | .304 | .343 | .647 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McCormick | 25 | 104 | 103 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .223 | .231 | .311 | .541 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Sutcliffe | 11 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .186 | .222 | .256 | .478 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Ryan | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .462 | .500 | .538 | 1.038 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Corcoran | 7 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .273 | .429 | .318 | .747 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kennedy | 9 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wash Williams | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McCauley | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Krieg | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Gastfield | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1024 | 4433 | 4093 | 834 | 1079 | 184 | 75 | 54 | 606 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 429 | .264 | .320 | .385 | .705 | 1575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Anson | 1B | 112 | 0 | 1001.0 | 1253 | 39 | 57 | 62 | .958 | 11.616 | 11.536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | 1B | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 9.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | 2B | 109 | 0 | 978.0 | 325 | 391 | 86 | 66 | .893 | 6.589 | 6.569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | 2B | 6 | 0 | 32.0 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .880 | 6.188 | 3.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Burns | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Williamson | 3B | 113 | 0 | 988.0 | 113 | 258 | 45 | 18 | .892 | 3.380 | 3.283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | 3B | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2.368 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kennedy | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Clarkson | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver Flint | C | 68 | 0 | 585.0 | 356 | 100 | 36 | 2 | .927 | 7.015 | 6.706 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | C | 37 | 0 | 303.0 | 146 | 64 | 30 | 2 | .875 | 6.238 | 5.676 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Sutcliffe | C | 11 | 0 | 87.0 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .838 | 5.897 | 5.182 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McCauley | C | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 4.800 | 4.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Gastfield | C | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.900 | 11.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Williamson | C | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Krieg | C | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 9.000 | 8.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cap Anson | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abner Dalrymple | OF | 113 | 0 | 1008.0 | 180 | 16 | 27 | 2 | .879 | 1.750 | 1.735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Gore | OF | 109 | 0 | 948.0 | 204 | 17 | 29 | 2 | .884 | 2.098 | 2.028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | OF | 69 | 0 | 648.0 | 95 | 29 | 19 | 2 | .867 | 1.722 | 1.797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Sunday | OF | 46 | 0 | 342.0 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 2 | .825 | 1.368 | 1.130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | OF | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1.227 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Sutcliffe | OF | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | OF | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wash Williams | OF | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.125 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McCormick | OF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Clarkson | OF | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McCauley | OF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver Flint | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Clarkson | P | 70 | 0 | 623.0 | 26 | 174 | 20 | 8 | .909 | 2.889 | 2.857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McCormick | P | 24 | 0 | 215.0 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 3 | .949 | 3.098 | 3.083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kennedy | P | 9 | 0 | 79.0 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 2.278 | 2.222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Corcoran | P | 7 | 0 | 59.0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 2.898 | 2.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Pfeffer | P | 5 | 0 | 32.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.969 | 1.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Williamson | P | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wash Williams | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Burns | SS | 111 | 0 | 987.0 | 151 | 370 | 96 | 35 | .844 | 4.751 | 4.694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ryan | SS | 2 | 0 | 23.0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .737 | 5.478 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Corcoran | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1049 | 0 | 9091.0 | 3033 | 1607 | 497 | 206 | .903 | 4.594 | 4.423 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Player | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCormick | WS | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Clarkson | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.73 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Player | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Anson | WS | 7 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .423 | .464 | .538 | 1.003 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Pfeffer | WS | 7 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .407 | .407 | .593 | 1.000 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Kelly | WS | 7 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .346 | .393 | .538 | .931 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abner Dalrymple | WS | 7 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .462 | .783 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sunday | WS | 7 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McCormick | WS | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Clarkson | WS | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver Flint | WS | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Williamson | WS | 7 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .087 | .222 | .087 | .309 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burns | WS | 7 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .080 | .160 | .240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gore | WS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bug Holliday | WS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 64 | 239 | 226 | 38 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .243 | .285 | .345 | .630 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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