1885 Season

Final standings for the 1885 season · All-Star Game Box Score

American Association

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RS	RA	Home	Away	1-Run
St. Louis Browns	103	59	0.636	-	1072	748	52-29	51-30	21-11
Cincinnati Red Stockings	101	61	0.623	2	1055	869	55-26	46-35	24-17
Louisville Colonels	81	81	0.500	22	863	911	40-41	41-40	20-18
Baltimore Orioles	77	85	0.475	26	979	911	40-41	37-44	15-23
Philadelphia Athletics	76	86	0.469	27	1050	1083	35-46	41-40	22-22
Brooklyn Grays	48	114	0.296	55	689	1186	30-51	18-63	16-27

National League

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RS	RA	Home	Away	1-Run
Boston Beaneaters	97	65	0.599	-	1117	963	53-28	44-37	28-19
Philadelphia Quakers	90	72	0.556	7	925	809	47-34	43-38	31-30
Chicago White Stockings	87	75	0.537	10	1082	880	49-32	38-43	22-25
Detroit Wolverines	84	78	0.519	13	881	857	41-40	43-38	26-22
New York Giants	82	80	0.506	15	853	845	42-39	40-41	22-29
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	46	116	0.284	51	676	1180	24-57	22-59	16-20

Postseason

World's Championship Series - St. Louis Browns defeat Boston Beaneaters, 4 games to 2 · Full results & box scores

Awards

Full voting order and every position winner: 1885 Awards

Most Valuable Player

AA: Roger Connor (STL)

NL: Cap Anson (CHC)

Champion Hurler Award

AA: Bob Caruthers (STL)

NL: John Clarkson (CHC)

Fireman Award

AA: Larry McKeon (BLN)

NL: Billy Taylor (BSN)

Silver Slugger Award

Pos	Player	Team
P	Bob Caruthers	STL
C	Buck Ewing	CIN
1B	Roger Connor	STL
2B	Bid McPhee	CIN
3B	Hick Carpenter	BLN
SS	Sam Wise	BLN
LF	Ned Hanlon	BLN
CF	George Gore	STL
RF	Chicken Wolf	STL

Pos	Player	Team
P	Charlie Ferguson	PHI
C	Jim O'Rourke	BSN
1B	Dan Brouthers	BSN
2B	Hardy Richardson	DTN
3B	Ezra Sutton	BSN
SS	Candy Nelson	PHI
LF	Pete Gillespie	NYG
CF	Charley Jones	CHC
RF	Abner Dalrymple	CHC

Gold Glove Award

Pos	Player	Team
P	Jim Whitney	PAT
C	John Kerins	BLN
1B	Bill Phillips	CIN
2B	Sam Barkley	STL
3B	Charley Bassett	BRO
SS	Germany Smith	STL
LF	Ned Hanlon	BLN
CF	Curt Welch	BLN
RF	Hugh Nicol	BLN

Pos	Player	Team
P	John Clarkson	CHC
C	Charlie Bennett	DTN
1B	Cap Anson	CHC
2B	Bill McClellan	CHC
3B	Dude Esterbrook	NYG
SS	Art Whitney	DTN
LF	Pete Hotaling	BSN
CF	Jim Fogarty	PHI
RF	Ed Andrews	BSN

Transactions

1885 Draft Results

Trades

Cincinnati Red Stockings trade Pick 2.11, 3.02, & 4.11 in 1885 to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for Pick 1.01 in 1885.
Boston Beaneaters trade Pick 1.03 in 1885 and the draft rights to Charlie Radbourne to the Cincinnati Red Stockings for Pick 1.01 in 1885.
Boston Beaneaters trade Pick 7.03 in 1885 and the draft rights to John Clarkson to the Chicago White Stockings for Pick 3.07 and 6.06 in 1885.
Cincinnati Red Stockings trade Pick 1.02 in 1885 to the New York Giants for 1.08 and 3.08 in 1885 and the draft rights to Buck Ewing.
Brooklyn Grays trade Pick 1.05 and 3.05 in 1885 to the St. Louis Browns for Pick 4.09 in 1885, the draft rights to Dave Foutz, the Browns 1st Round pick in 1886, and the Browns 1st Round Pick in 1887.
Boston Beaneaters trade Pick 2.10 in 1885 and their 1st Round Pick in 1886 to the Philadelphia Quakers for Pick 2.07 in 1885.
Brooklyn Grays trade Pick 2.08 in 1885 to the Cincinnati Red Stockings for Pick 11.02 in 1885 and the Red Stockings 1st Round Pick in 1887.
Pittsburgh Alleghenys trade Pick 3.02 in 1885 to the Philadelphia Quakers for Picks 4.07, 6.07, 11.07 in 1885 and the Quakers 1st Round Pick in 1887.
Boston Beaneaters trade Jack Clements, Pick 11.03 in 1885 and the Beaneaters 3rd Round Pick in 1887 to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for Guy Hecker.
Pittsburgh Alleghenys trade Pick 3.01 in 1885 to the Boston Beaneaters for Pick 3.03 in 1885 and the Beaneaters 1st Round Pick in 1886.
Cincinnati Red Stockings trade Pick 5.02 in 1885 to the New York Giants for Pick 5.08 in 1885, and the Giants 2nd Round Pick in 1886.
Cincinnati Red Stockings trade Pick 15.02 in 1885, the Red Stockings 2nd Round Pick in 1886, and the draft rights to Hick Carpenter to the St. Louis Browns for the Browns Picks 10.09 and 11.04 in 1885.
Brooklyn Grays trade Dave Foutz and Dave Orr to the Philadelphia Quakers for the Quakers Picks 13.06, 15.06, 19.05 in 1885, the Beaneaters 1st Round Pick in 1886, and the Quakers 1st Round Pick in 1887.