1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season

The 1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the 4th season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished third in the American Association with a record of 56–55.

1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Recreation Park (since 1884) Allegheny, Pennsylvania (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Denny McKnight
Manager(s)	Horace B. Phillips
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Offseason

• October 30, 1884: Rudy Kemmler was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Columbus Buckeyes.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	79	33	0.705	—	44–11	35–22
Cincinnati Red Stockings	63	49	0.562	16	35–21	28–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	56	55	0.505	22½	37–19	19–36
Philadelphia Athletics	55	57	0.491	24	33–23	22–34
Brooklyn Grays	53	59	0.473	26	35–22	18–37
Louisville Colonels	53	59	0.473	26	37–19	16–40
New York Metropolitans	44	64	0.407	33	28–24	16–40
Baltimore Orioles	41	68	0.376	36½	29–26	12–42

Record vs. opponents

1885 American Association Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	CIN	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	STL
Baltimore	—	7–9	6–10	7–9	7–6	6–10–1	6–10	2–14
Brooklyn	9–7	—	5–11	10–6	8–8	11–5	6–10	4–12
Cincinnati	10–6	11–5	—	8–8	10–6	9–7	9–7	6–10
Louisville	9–7	6–10	8–8	—	9–7	8–8	6–10	7–9
New York	6–7	8–8	6–10	7–9	—	5–11	8–7	4–12
Philadelphia	10–6–1	5–11	7–9	8–8	11–5	—	10–6	4–12
Pittsburgh	10–6	10–6	7–9	10–6	7–8	6–10	—	6–10
St. Louis	14–2	12–4	10–6	9–7	12–4	12–4	10–6	—

Game log

1885 Game Log[2]
April: 4–5 (Home: 1–1 ; Away: 3–4) # Date Opponent Score Record 1 Saturday, Apr 18 @ St. Louis Browns 7–0 1–0 2 Sunday, Apr 19 @ St. Louis Browns 0–3 1–1 3 Tuesday, Apr 21 @ Louisville Colonels 4–3 2–1 4 Wednesday, Apr 22 @ Louisville Colonels 0–11 2–2 5 Friday, Apr 24 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 7–6 3–2 6 Saturday, Apr 25 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–8 3–3 7 Sunday, Apr 26 @ St. Louis Browns 0–2 3–4 8 Tuesday, Apr 28 Louisville Colonels 4–0 4–4 9 Wednesday, Apr 29 Louisville Colonels 3–4 4–5
May: 15–7 (Home: 15–5 ; Away: 0–2) # Date Opponent Score Record 10 Saturday, May 2 St. Louis Browns 3–2 5–5 11 Sunday, May 3 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 6–7 5–6 12 Monday, May 4 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 0–3 5–7 13 Tuesday, May 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 8–1 6–7 14 Thursday, May 7 New York Metropolitans 1–3 6–8 15 Friday, May 8 New York Metropolitans 13–3 7–8 16 Saturday, May 9 New York Metropolitans 16–3 8–8 17 Monday, May 11 New York Metropolitans 13–4 9–8 18 Tuesday, May 12 Brooklyn Grays 8–4 10–8 19 Wednesday, May 13 Brooklyn Grays 2–6 10–9 20 Thursday, May 14 Brooklyn Grays 5–2 11–9 21 Saturday, May 16 Brooklyn Grays 13–4 12–9 22 Monday, May 18 Philadelphia Athletics 0–7 12–10 23 Tuesday, May 19 Philadelphia Athletics 11–8 13–10 24 Wednesday, May 20 Philadelphia Athletics 9–8 14–10 25 Thursday, May 21 Philadelphia Athletics 8–3 15–10 26 Saturday, May 23 Baltimore Orioles 5–0 16–10 27 Monday, May 25 Baltimore Orioles 7–3 17–10 28 Tuesday, May 26 Baltimore Orioles 2–1 18–10 29 Wednesday, May 27 Baltimore Orioles 6–2 19–10 30 Saturday, May 30 New York Metropolitans 6–8 19–11 31 Saturday, May 30 New York Metropolitans 2–6 19–12
June: 10–11 (Home: 4–4 ; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Record 32 Thursday, Jun 4 @ Brooklyn Grays 5–4 20–12 33 Friday, Jun 5 @ Brooklyn Grays 3–2 21–12 34 Saturday, Jun 6 @ Brooklyn Grays 2–13 21–13 35 Monday, Jun 8 @ Brooklyn Grays 2–0 22–13 36 Tuesday, Jun 9 @ New York Metropolitans 2–10 22–14 37 Wednesday, Jun 10 @ Baltimore Orioles 5–10 22–15 38 Thursday, Jun 11 @ Baltimore Orioles 12–8 23–15 39 Friday, Jun 12 @ Baltimore Orioles 3–2 24–15 40 Saturday, Jun 13 @ Baltimore Orioles 10–11 24–16 41 Tuesday, Jun 16 @ Philadelphia Athletics 1–14 24–17 42 Wednesday, Jun 17 @ Philadelphia Athletics 9–7 25–17 43 Thursday, Jun 18 @ Philadelphia Athletics 5–6 25–18 44 Saturday, Jun 20 @ Philadelphia Athletics 3–10 25–19 45 Monday, Jun 22 St. Louis Browns 2–6 25–20 46 Tuesday, Jun 23 St. Louis Browns 6–7 25–21 47 Wednesday, Jun 24 St. Louis Browns 6–7 25–22 48 Thursday, Jun 25 St. Louis Browns 6–1 26–22 49 Friday, Jun 26 Louisville Colonels 7–5 27–22 50 Saturday, Jun 27 Louisville Colonels 4–3 28–22 51 Monday, Jun 29 Louisville Colonels 3–4 28–23 52 Tuesday, Jun 30 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–4 29–23
July: 14–6 (Home: 12–5 ; Away: 2–1) # Date Opponent Score Record 53 Wednesday, Jul 1 Cincinnati Red Stockings 11–9 30–23 54 Thursday, Jul 2 Cincinnati Red Stockings 6–4 31–23 55 Saturday, Jul 4 Philadelphia Athletics 4–8 31–24 56 Saturday, Jul 4 Philadelphia Athletics 6–11 31–25 57 Monday, Jul 6 Philadelphia Athletics 0–8 31–26 58 Tuesday, Jul 7 Philadelphia Athletics 5–1 32–26 59 Thursday, Jul 9 New York Metropolitans 17–0 33–26 60 Friday, Jul 10 New York Metropolitans 5–7 33–27 61 Saturday, Jul 11 New York Metropolitans 2–0 34–27 62 Tuesday, Jul 14 Baltimore Orioles 2–5 34–28 63 Wednesday, Jul 15 Baltimore Orioles 5–0 35–28 64 Thursday, Jul 16 Baltimore Orioles 12–1 36–28 65 Saturday, Jul 18 Baltimore Orioles 6–1 37–28 66 Monday, Jul 20 Brooklyn Grays 4–3 38–28 67 Tuesday, Jul 21 Brooklyn Grays 7–5 39–28 68 Wednesday, Jul 22 Brooklyn Grays 5–3 40–28 69 Thursday, Jul 23 Brooklyn Grays 6–5 41–28 70 Saturday, Jul 25 @ St. Louis Browns 2–1 42–28 71 Sunday, Jul 26 @ St. Louis Browns 1–8 42–29 72 Friday, Jul 31 @ Louisville Colonels 8–2 43–29
April: 8–11 (Home: 4–2 ; Away: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Record 73 Saturday, Aug 1 @ Louisville Colonels 5–7 43–30 74 Sunday, Aug 2 @ Louisville Colonels 1–4 43–31 75 Tuesday, Aug 4 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 1–4 43–32 76 Friday, Aug 7 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–3 43–33 77 Saturday, Aug 8 @ St. Louis Browns 0–7 43–34 78 Sunday, Aug 9 @ St. Louis Browns 6–3 44–34 79 Tuesday, Aug 11 @ St. Louis Browns 1–3 44–35 80 Thursday, Aug 13 @ Louisville Colonels 2–1 45–35 81 Saturday, Aug 15 @ Louisville Colonels 7–2 46–35 82 Sunday, Aug 16 @ Louisville Colonels 10–11 46–36 83 Tuesday, Aug 18 St. Louis Browns 1–3 46–37 84 Wednesday, Aug 19 St. Louis Browns 4–6 46–38 85 Thursday, Aug 20 St. Louis Browns 11–10 47–38 86 Saturday, Aug 22 Louisville Colonels 3–2 48–38 87 Monday, Aug 24 Louisville Colonels 9–5 49–38 88 Wednesday, Aug 26 Louisville Colonels 7–5 50–38 89 Thursday, Aug 27 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 8–2 51–38 90 Friday, Aug 28 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 6–14 51–39 91 Sunday, Aug 30 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 0–10 51–40
September: 5–14 (Home: 1–2 ; Away: 4–12) # Date Opponent Score Record 92 Wednesday, Sep 2 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–6 52–40 93 Thursday, Sep 3 Cincinnati Red Stockings 5–6 52–41 94 Saturday, Sep 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–6 52–42 95 Tuesday, Sep 8 @ New York Metropolitans 4–2 53–42 96 Wednesday, Sep 9 @ New York Metropolitans 2–3 53–43 97 Friday, Sep 11 @ Brooklyn Grays 0–3 53–44 98 Saturday, Sep 12 @ Brooklyn Grays 1–4 53–45 99 Tuesday, Sep 15 @ New York Metropolitans 1–0 54–45 100 Wednesday, Sep 16 @ New York Metropolitans 1–5 54–46 101 Thursday, Sep 17 @ Brooklyn Grays 1–2 54–47 102 Friday, Sep 18 @ New York Metropolitans 8–9 54–48 103 Saturday, Sep 19 @ Brooklyn Grays 2–8 54–49 104 Wednesday, Sep 23 @ Baltimore Orioles 11–3 55–49 105 Thursday, Sep 24 @ Baltimore Orioles 2–4 55–50 106 Friday, Sep 25 @ Baltimore Orioles 5–10 55–51 107 Saturday, Sep 26 @ Baltimore Orioles 4–5 55–52 108 Monday, Sep 28 @ Philadelphia Athletics 4–6 55–53 109 Tuesday, Sep 29 @ Philadelphia Athletics 6–3 56–53 110 Wednesday, Sep 30 @ Philadelphia Athletics 2–5 56–54
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–1) # Date Opponent Score Record 111 Thursday, Oct 1 @ Philadelphia Athletics 3–4 56–55
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Roster

1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys roster[3]
Pitchers Pud Galvin John Hofford Pete Meegan Ed Morris Frank Mountain Hank O'Day	Catchers Fred Carroll Rudy Kemmler Doggie Miller Frank Ringo Infielders Jim Field Bill Kuehne Marr Phillips John Richmond Milt Scott Pop Smith Art Whitney	Outfielders Tom Brown Charlie Eden Fred Mann	Manager Horace B. Phillips

Player stats

Batters

Regular Season[4] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Tom Brown 108 437 134 0.307 4 68 Fred Carroll 71 280 75 0.268 0 30 Marr Phillips 4 15 4 0.267 0 2 Charlie Eden 98 405 103 0.254 0 38 Fred Mann 99 391 99 0.253 0 41 Pop Smith 106 453 113 0.249 0 35 Milt Scott 55 210 52 0.248 0 18 Hank O'Day 13 49 12 0.245 0 3 Jim Field 56 209 50 0.239 1 15 Art Whitney 90 373 87 0.233 0 28 Bill Kuehne 104 411 93 0.226 0 43 John Richmond 34 131 27 0.206 0 12 Rudy Kemmler 18 64 13 0.203 0 5 Pete Meegan 19 67 13 0.194 0 3 Ed Morris 64 237 44 0.186 0 14 Frank Ringo 3 11 2 0.182 0 0 Doggie Miller 42 166 27 0.163 0 13 John Hofford 3 8 1 0.125 0 0 Pud Galvin 11 38 4 0.105 0 2 Frank Mountain 5 20 2 0.100 0 1

Pitchers

Regular Season[5] Player G IP W L ERA SO Ed Morris 63 581 39 24 2.35 298 Tom Brown 2 6 0 0 3.00 2 Pete Meegan 18 146 7 8 3.39 58 John Hofford 3 25 0 3 3.60 21 Pud Galvin 11 88​^1⁄3 3 7 3.67 27 Hank O'Day 12 103 5 7 3.67 36 Frank Mountain 5 46 1 4 4.30 7 Charlie Eden 4 15​^2⁄3 1 2 5.17 5

Notable transactions

• June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Detroit Wolverines.[6]

References

1. Rudy Kemmler page at Baseball Reference
2. "1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.
3. "1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
4. "Major League Baseball Stats | Regular Season Batting Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
5. "Major League Baseball Stats | Regular Season Pitching Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
6. Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference