1885 Boston Beaneaters season

1885 Boston Beaneaters
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (since 1871)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	46–66 (.411)
League place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	Arthur Soden
Manager(s)	John Morrill
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The 1885 Boston Beaneaters season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a record of 46–66, 41 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	87	25	0.777	—	42–14	45–11
New York Giants	85	27	0.759	2	51–10	34–17
Philadelphia Quakers	56	54	0.509	30	29–26	27–28
Providence Grays	53	57	0.482	33	31–20	22–37
Boston Beaneaters	46	66	0.411	41	24–34	22–32
Detroit Wolverines	41	67	0.380	44	29–23	12–44
Buffalo Bisons	38	74	0.339	49	19–34	19–40
St. Louis Maroons	36	72	0.333	49	23–33	13–39

Record vs. opponents

1885 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	DET	NYG	PHI	PRV	STL
Boston	—	10–6	2–14	7–9	3–13	7–9	9–7	8–8–1
Buffalo	6–10	—	0–16	11–5	1–15	5–11	3–13	12–4
Chicago	14–2	16–0	—	15–1	6–10	11–5	11–5	14–2–1
Detroit	9–7	5–11	1–15	—	4–12	7–9	6–9	9–4
New York	13–3	15–1	10–6	12–4	—	11–5	12–4	12–4
Philadelphia	9–7	11–5	5–11	9–7	5–11	—	8–7	9–6–1
Providence	7–9	13–3	5–11	9–6	4–12	7–8	—	8–8
St. Louis	8–8–1	4–12	2–14–1	4–9	4–12	6–9–1	8–8	—

Roster

1885 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
Pitchers Charlie Buffinton Daisy Davis Bill Stemmyer Jim Whitney Catchers Pat Dealy Tom Gunning Mert Hackett Pop Tate		Infielders Jack Burdock Walter Hackett John Morrill Billy Nash Ezra Sutton Sam Wise		Outfielders Bill Collver Mike Hines Joe Hornung Dick Johnston Jim Manning Tommy McCarthy Tom Poorman Blondie Purcell Guerdon Whiteley		Manager John Morrill

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Gunning, TomTom Gunning	48	174	32	.184	0	15
1B	Morrill, JohnJohn Morrill	111	438	114	.260	3	61
OF	Manning, JimJim Manning	84	306	63	.206	2	27

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Buffinton, CharlieCharlie Buffinton	82	338	81	.240	1	33
Dealy, PatPat Dealy	35	130	29	.223	1	9
Hackett, WalterWalter Hackett	35	125	23	.184	0	9
Tate, PopPop Tate	4	13	2	.154	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Whitney, JimJim Whitney	51	441.1	18	32	2.98	200
Buffinton, CharlieCharlie Buffinton	51	434.1	22	27	2.88	242
Davis, DaisyDaisy Davis	11	94.1	5	6	4.29	30
Stemmeyer, BillBill Stemmeyer	2	11	1	1	0.00	8

References

• 1885 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference