| 1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
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| League | American Association | 
| Ballpark | Recreation Park | 
| City | Allegheny, Pennsylvania | 
| Owner | Denny McKnight | 
| Manager | Horace Phillips | 
The 1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the fourth season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished third in the American Association with a record of 56–55.
Offseason
- October 30, 1884: Rudy Kemmler was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Columbus Buckeyes.[1]
 
Regular season

1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Season standings
| American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road | 
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| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 33 | 0.705 | — | 44–11 | 35–22 | 
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 63 | 49 | 0.562 | 16 | 35–21 | 28–28 | 
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 22½ | 37–19 | 19–36 | 
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 57 | 0.491 | 24 | 33–23 | 22–34 | 
| Brooklyn Grays | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 35–22 | 18–37 | 
| Louisville Colonels | 53 | 59 | 0.473 | 26 | 37–19 | 16–40 | 
| New York Metropolitans | 44 | 64 | 0.407 | 33 | 28–24 | 16–40 | 
| Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 68 | 0.376 | 36½ | 29–26 | 12–42 | 
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BR | CIN | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 7–9 | 6–10 | 7–9 | 7–6 | 6–10–1 | 6–10 | 2–14 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 9–7 | — | 5–11 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 11–5 | 6–10 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 10–6 | 11–5 | — | 8–8 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 9–7 | 6–10 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 9–7 | 6–10 | 8–8 | — | 9–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9 | |||||||||
| New York | 6–7 | 8–8 | 6–10 | 7–9 | — | 5–11 | 8–7 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10–6–1 | 5–11 | 7–9 | 8–8 | 11–5 | — | 10–6 | 4–12 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–6 | 10–6 | 7–9 | 10–6 | 7–8 | 6–10 | — | 6–10 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 14–2 | 12–4 | 10–6 | 9–7 | 12–4 | 12–4 | 10–6 | — | |||||||||
Game log
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April: 4–5 (Home: 1–1 ; Away: 3–4) 
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May: 15–7 (Home: 15–5 ; Away: 0–2) 
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June: 10–11 (Home: 4–4 ; Away: 6–7) 
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July: 14–6 (Home: 12–5 ; Away: 2–1) 
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April: 8–11 (Home: 4–2 ; Away: 4–9) 
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September: 5–14 (Home: 1–2 ; Away: 4–12) 
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October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 0–1) 
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| Legend: = Win = Loss | 
Roster
| 1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys roster[3] | |||
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Player stats
- Batters
 
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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- Pitchers
 
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Notable transactions
- June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Detroit Wolverines.[6]
 
References
- ↑ Rudy Kemmler page at Baseball Reference
 - ↑ "1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.
 - ↑ "1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
 - ↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | Regular Season Batting Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
 - ↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | Regular Season Pitching Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
 - ↑ Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference
 
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