1885 Philadelphia Quakers season

1885 Philadelphia Quakers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Recreation Park (since 1883)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Al Reach, John Rogers
Manager(s)	Harry Wright
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The 1885 Philadelphia Quakers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a record of 56–54, a distant third place in the National League, 30 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 Philadelphia Quakers
Roster
Pitchers Ed Daily Charlie Ferguson The Only Nolan Bill Vinton		Catchers Jack Clements Andy Cusick Charlie Ganzel Infielders Charlie Bastian Sid Farrar John Hiland Joe Mulvey Al Myers		Outfielders Ed Andrews Jim Fogarty Tom Lynch Jack Manning		Manager Harry Wright

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	Clements, JackJack Clements	52	188	36	.191	1	14
3B	Mulvey, JoeJoe Mulvey	107	443	119	.269	6	64
OF	Manning, JackJack Manning	107	445	114	.256	3	40
OF	Andrews, EdEd Andrews	103	421	112	.266	0	23

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
Cusick, AndyAndy Cusick	39	141	25	.177	0	5
Lynch, TomTom Lynch	13	53	10	.189	0	1

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
Daily, EdEd Daily	50	440	26	23	2.21	140
Ferguson, CharlieCharlie Ferguson	48	405	26	20	2.22	197
Vinton, BillBill Vinton	9	77	3	6	3.04	21
Nolan, The OnlyThe Only Nolan	7	54	1	5	4.17	20

References

• 1885 Philadelphia Quakers season at Baseball Reference