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16 teams in AA, NL · 890 regular-season games · 1885-04-18 to 1885-10-10

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Pennants

St. Louis Browns Chicago White Stockings

Standings

NL

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Chicago White Stockings	87	25	.777	—	470		Cap Anson	Pennant
2	New York Giants	85	27	.759	2	370		Jim Mutrie
3	Philadelphia Quakers	56	54	.509	30	511		Harry Wright
4	Providence Grays	53	57	.482	33	531		Frank Bancroft
5	Boston Beaneaters	46	66	.411	41	589		John Morrill
6	Detroit Wolverines	41	67	.380	44	582		Charlie Morton, Bill Watkins
7	Buffalo Bisons	38	74	.339	49	761		Pud Galvin, Jack Chapman
8	St. Louis Maroons	36	72	.333	49	593		Fred Dunlap, Alex McKinnon, Fred Dunlap

American Association

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	St. Louis Browns	79	33	.705	—	461		Charlie Comiskey	Pennant
2	Cincinnati Red Stockings	63	49	.562	16	575		Ollie Caylor
3	Pittsburg Alleghenys	56	55	.505	22.5	539		Horace Phillips
4	Philadelphia Athletics	55	57	.491	24	691		Harry Stovey
5	Brooklyn Grays	53	59	.473	26	650		Charlie Hackett, Charlie Byrne
6	Louisville Colonels	53	59	.473	26	598		Jim Hart
7	New York Metropolitans	44	64	.407	33	688		Jim Gifford
8	Baltimore Orioles	41	68	.376	36.5	683		Billy Barnie

Leaders

NL

HR

1. 11Abner Dalrymple
2. 9King Kelly
3. 7Sam Thompson

RBI

1. 108Cap Anson
2. 75King Kelly
3. 73Fred Pfeffer

AVG

1. .371Roger Connor
2. .359Dan Brouthers
3. .326Mike Dorgan

W

1. 53John Clarkson
2. 44Mickey Welch
3. 32Tim Keefe

ERA

1. 1.57Tim Keefe
2. 1.66Mickey Welch
3. 1.85John Clarkson

SO

1. 308John Clarkson
2. 258Mickey Welch
3. 242Charlie Buffinton

SV

1. 2Ed Williamson
2. 2Fred Pfeffer
3. 1Mickey Welch

AA

HR

1. 13Harry Stovey
2. 10Frank Fennelly
3. 9Pete Browning

RBI

1. 89Frank Fennelly
2. 88Henry Larkin
3. 77Dave Orr

AVG

1. .362Pete Browning
2. .342Dave Orr
3. .329Henry Larkin

W

1. 40Bob Caruthers
2. 39Ed Morris
3. 33Henry Porter

ERA

1. 2.07Bob Caruthers
2. 2.17Guy Hecker
3. 2.35Ed Morris

SO

1. 298Ed Morris
2. 286Bobby Mathews
3. 263Hardie Henderson

SV

1. 3Oyster Burns
2. 1Adonis Terry
3. 1Joe Sommer