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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1885 St. Louis Maroons Roster Pitchers
Catchers 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 Rooney Sweeney 3 11 1 .091 0 0 3 10 1 .100 0 1 3 9 2 .222 0 0 2 8 1 .125 0 0 Jack Gleason 2 7 1 .143 0 0 Trick McSorley 2 6 3 .500 0 1 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Dick Phelan 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 0 0 0 9.00 2
References 1885 St. Louis Maroons team page at Baseball Reference