1885 St. Louis Maroons season explained

The 1885 St. Louis Maroons season was the team's first season in the National League after winning the Union Association championship in 1884. This season was not nearly as successful, as the Maroons finished with a 36–72 record, worst in the eight-team league.

Regular season

Roster

1885 St. Louis Maroons
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		62	215	42	.195	1	17
1B		100	411	121	.294	1	44
2B		106	423	114	.270	2	25
3B		71	262	47	.179	0	12
SS		111	446	125	.280	1	40
OF		69	257	50	.195	0	18
OF		59	216	35	.162	1	14
OF		97	343	73	.213	0	15

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
	71	267	55	.206	0	24
	45	181	53	.293	1	27
	38	131	16	.122	0	5
	16	62	10	.161	0	3
	14	54	12	.222	0	4
	16	49	6	.122	0	4
	3	11	1	.091	0	0
	3	10	1	.100	0	1
	3	9	2	.222	0	0
	2	8	1	.125	0	0
	2	7	1	.143	0	0
	2	6	3	.500	0	1
	2	5	0	.000	0	0
	2	4	1	.250	0	1
	1	3	0	.000	0	0

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
	42	366.2	16	24	2.75	133
	35	275.0	11	21	3.93	84
	14	129.1	5	8	3.55	46
	11	91.1	3	8	3.94	31
	8	66.0	1	7	3.00	32
	4	34.0	0	4	3.44	9

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1885 St. Louis Maroons team page at Baseball Reference