1885 St. Louis Browns Statistics
American Association (AA)
Team Record: 79-33
Finished 1st in the AA
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Chicago White Stockings 3-3
Manager: Charlie Comiskey (79-33)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1885 St. Louis Browns RosterTeam Record: 79-33
Finished 1st in the AA
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Chicago White Stockings 3-3
Manager: Charlie Comiskey (79-33)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1885 St. Louis Browns Results
The St. Louis Browns of the American Association ended the 1885 season with a record of 79 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the AA.
The Browns allowed 461 runs, least in the league. St. Louis plated 677 runs. Curt Welch drove in 69 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .271. Bob Caruthers recorded 40 wins for the squad, while Dave Foutz added 15 or more wins, too Bob Caruthers recorded a 2.07 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Charlie Comiskey coached the team. The 1885 St. Louis Browns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Caruthers | 40 | 13 | .755 | 2.07 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 482.3 | 430 | 196 | 111 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 190 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 1948 |
| Dave Foutz | 33 | 14 | .702 | 2.63 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 407.7 | 351 | 200 | 119 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 147 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 1659 |
| Jumbo McGinnis | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.38 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 112.0 | 98 | 65 | 42 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 461 |
| Totals | 79 | 33 | .705 | 2.44 | 113 | 112 | 1 | 111 | 11 | 0 | 1002.0 | 879 | 461 | 272 | 12 | 168 | 0 | 378 | 43 | 0 | 58 | 4068 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gleason | 112 | 516 | 472 | 79 | 119 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | .252 | .316 | .311 | .627 | 147 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Welch | 112 | 462 | 432 | 84 | 117 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .271 | .318 | .370 | .689 | 160 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Barkley | 106 | 445 | 418 | 67 | 112 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .268 | .312 | .380 | .693 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arlie Latham | 110 | 508 | 485 | 84 | 100 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .206 | .242 | .256 | .498 | 124 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Nicol | 112 | 462 | 425 | 59 | 88 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | .207 | .271 | .238 | .508 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Comiskey | 83 | 358 | 340 | 68 | 87 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .256 | .293 | .359 | .652 | 122 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Bushong | 85 | 313 | 300 | 42 | 80 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .267 | .297 | .343 | .640 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Robinson | 78 | 323 | 287 | 63 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | .261 | .344 | .345 | .689 | 99 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tip O'Neill | 52 | 223 | 206 | 44 | 72 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .350 | .399 | .466 | .865 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Foutz | 65 | 249 | 238 | 42 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .248 | .281 | .307 | .588 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Caruthers | 60 | 242 | 222 | 37 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .225 | .289 | .302 | .591 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jumbo McGinnis | 13 | 51 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .235 | .280 | .515 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Sullivan | 17 | 66 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .117 | .197 | .150 | .347 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Broughton | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Drissel | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1015 | 4255 | 3972 | 677 | 979 | 132 | 57 | 17 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | .246 | .297 | .321 | .618 | 1276 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Comiskey | 1B | 83 | 0 | 736.0 | 879 | 24 | 29 | 34 | .969 | 11.042 | 1.880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Foutz | 1B | 15 | 0 | 127.0 | 160 | 5 | 6 | 12 | .965 | 11.693 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Barkley | 1B | 11 | 0 | 100.0 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .985 | 11.520 | 11.636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Sullivan | 1B | 4 | 0 | 30.0 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .923 | 1.800 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Robinson | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Barkley | 2B | 96 | 0 | 847.0 | 286 | 328 | 53 | 38 | .921 | 6.524 | 6.396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Robinson | 2B | 19 | 0 | 154.0 | 49 | 52 | 16 | 6 | .863 | 5.903 | 5.316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arlie Latham | 3B | 109 | 0 | 976.0 | 112 | 217 | 47 | 16 | .875 | 3.034 | 3.018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Robinson | 3B | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Nicol | 3B | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc Bushong | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doc Bushong | C | 85 | 0 | 736.0 | 429 | 122 | 40 | 10 | .932 | 6.738 | 6.482 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Sullivan | C | 13 | 0 | 117.0 | 64 | 22 | 4 | 1 | .956 | 6.615 | 6.615 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Robinson | C | 5 | 0 | 49.0 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .929 | 7.163 | 7.800 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Drissel | C | 6 | 0 | 45.0 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 6.600 | 5.500 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal Broughton | C | 4 | 0 | 37.0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 5.838 | 6.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arlie Latham | C | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 5.500 | 5.500 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Welch | OF | 112 | 0 | 1001.0 | 236 | 25 | 15 | 5 | .946 | 2.347 | 2.330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Nicol | OF | 111 | 0 | 994.0 | 213 | 33 | 31 | 2 | .888 | 2.227 | 2.216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tip O'Neill | OF | 52 | 0 | 476.0 | 83 | 6 | 12 | 1 | .881 | 1.683 | 1.712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Robinson | OF | 52 | 0 | 428.0 | 65 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .862 | 1.577 | 1.442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Caruthers | OF | 7 | 0 | 66.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1.500 | 1.571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Foutz | OF | 4 | 0 | 37.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1.216 | 1.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jumbo McGinnis | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Caruthers | P | 53 | 0 | 482.0 | 24 | 77 | 11 | 4 | .902 | 1.886 | 1.906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Foutz | P | 47 | 0 | 408.0 | 24 | 101 | 14 | 3 | .899 | 2.757 | 2.660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jumbo McGinnis | P | 13 | 0 | 112.0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | .727 | 1.286 | 1.231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Gleason | SS | 112 | 0 | 1001.0 | 115 | 303 | 63 | 18 | .869 | 3.758 | 3.732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1021 | 0 | 9014.0 | 3002 | 1384 | 381 | 163 | .920 | 4.379 | 4.296 | 132 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Foutz | WS | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.62 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Caruthers | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.47 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 55 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlie Latham | WS | 7 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .375 | .455 | .830 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Comiskey | WS | 7 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .292 | .292 | .583 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gleason | WS | 7 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .308 | .567 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tip O'Neill | WS | 7 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .208 | .417 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Robinson | WS | 7 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .174 | .208 | .261 | .469 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Welch | WS | 7 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .148 | .259 | .407 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Caruthers | WS | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Foutz | WS | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Bushong | WS | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Barkley | WS | 7 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .087 | .160 | .087 | .247 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Nicol | WS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 218 | 211 | 36 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .199 | .225 | .256 | .481 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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