The Chicago White Stockings

Chicago Cubs

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 season was a season in American baseball. The team won the National League

National League

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 pennant

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 for the first time since , beating the New York Giants

1885 New York Gothams/Giants season

The New York Gothams/Giants season was the franchise's 3rd season.- Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :...

 by two games. They went on to face the St. Louis Browns

1885 St. Louis Browns season

The St. Louis Browns season was the team's 4th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 4th season in the American Association. The Browns went 79-33 during the season, best in the American Association, and won their first AA pennant. In the World Series, the Browns played the National League...

 in the 1885 World Series

1885 World Series

The 1885 World Series was an end-of-the-year playoff series between the National League champion Chicago White Stockings and American Association champion St. Louis Browns. The Series was played in four different cities...

. The series ended without a champion, with both teams winning three games with one tie.

Regular season

Roster

1885 Chicago White Stockings
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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
1B		112	464	144	.310	7	108
2B		112	469	113	.241	5	73
3B		113	407	97	.238	3	65

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
	1	4	1	.250	0	0

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
	70	623	53	16	1.85	308
	9	78.2	7	2	3.43	36
	7	59.1	5	2	3.64	10
	1	2	0	0	13.50	0

Other 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
	5	31.2	2	1	2.56	13

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	2	0	0	2	0.00	3

1885 World Series

The White Stockings tied the St. Louis Browns

1885 St. Louis Browns season

The St. Louis Browns season was the team's 4th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 4th season in the American Association. The Browns went 79-33 during the season, best in the American Association, and won their first AA pennant. In the World Series, the Browns played the National League...

 in the World Series 3-3-1.

• Game 1 (October 14): Darkness ends game one after 8 innings‚ with the teams tied 5-5.

• Game 2 (October 15): With Chicago leading 5-4 in the sixth inning, Browns manager Charles Comiskey
  Charles Comiskey
  Charles Albert "The Old Roman" Comiskey was a Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League and later owned the Chicago White Sox...
  
   calls his team off the field to protest a ruling made by umpire Dave Sullivan. The game is forfeited to Chicago.

• Game 6 (October 23): The series moves from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati‚ setting a record for the series played in the most cities. (It was also played in New York and St. Louis.) Chicago takes a 3-2 series lead by beating the Browns 9-2.

• Game 7 (October 24): Behind pitcher Dave Foutz
  Dave Foutz
  David Luther Foutz was a pitcher for the Saint Louis Browns of the American Association and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms of the National League from to , compiling a 147-66 career record. He also played first base and the outfield...
  
  , St. Louis defeats Chicago 13-4 in the 7th and last game. The Browns claim the game 2 forfeit didn't count and therefore claim the championship. The two clubs split the $1000 prize.