1885 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season

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.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || Saturday, Apr 18 || @ St. Louis Browns || 7–0 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || Sunday, Apr 19 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–3 || 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || Tuesday, Apr 21 || @ Louisville Colonels || 4–3 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || Wednesday, Apr 22 || @ Louisville Colonels || 0–11 || 2–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || Friday, Apr 24 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 7–6 || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || Saturday, Apr 25 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–8 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || Sunday, Apr 26 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–2 || 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || Tuesday, Apr 28 || Louisville Colonels || 4–0 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || Wednesday, Apr 29 || Louisville Colonels || 3–4 || 4–5 |-

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || Saturday, May 2 || St. Louis Browns || 3–2 || 5–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || Sunday, May 3 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–7 || 5–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || Monday, May 4 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 0–3 || 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || Tuesday, May 5 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 8–1 || 6–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || Thursday, May 7 || New York Metropolitans || 1–3 || 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || Friday, May 8 || New York Metropolitans || 13–3 || 7–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || Saturday, May 9 || New York Metropolitans || 16–3 || 8–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || Monday, May 11 || New York Metropolitans || 13–4 || 9–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || Tuesday, May 12 || Brooklyn Grays || 8–4 || 10–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || Wednesday, May 13 || Brooklyn Grays || 2–6 || 10–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || Thursday, May 14 || Brooklyn Grays || 5–2 || 11–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || Saturday, May 16 || Brooklyn Grays || 13–4 || 12–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || Monday, May 18 || Philadelphia Athletics || 0–7 || 12–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || Tuesday, May 19 || Philadelphia Athletics || 11–8 || 13–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || Wednesday, May 20 || Philadelphia Athletics || 9–8 || 14–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || Thursday, May 21 || Philadelphia Athletics || 8–3 || 15–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || Saturday, May 23 || Baltimore Orioles || 5–0 || 16–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || Monday, May 25 || Baltimore Orioles || 7–3 || 17–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || Tuesday, May 26 || Baltimore Orioles || 2–1 || 18–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || Wednesday, May 27 || Baltimore Orioles || 6–2 || 19–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || Saturday, May 30 || New York Metropolitans || 6–8 || 19–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || Saturday, May 30 || New York Metropolitans || 2–6 || 19–12 |-

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || Thursday, Jun 4 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 5–4 || 20–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || Friday, Jun 5 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 3–2 || 21–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || Saturday, Jun 6 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 2–13 || 21–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || Monday, Jun 8 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 2–0 || 22–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || Tuesday, Jun 9 || @ New York Metropolitans || 2–10 || 22–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || Wednesday, Jun 10 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 5–10 || 22–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || Thursday, Jun 11 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 12–8 || 23–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || Friday, Jun 12 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 3–2 || 24–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || Saturday, Jun 13 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 10–11 || 24–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || Tuesday, Jun 16 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 1–14 || 24–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || Wednesday, Jun 17 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 9–7 || 25–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || Thursday, Jun 18 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 5–6 || 25–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || Saturday, Jun 20 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 3–10 || 25–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || Monday, Jun 22 || St. Louis Browns || 2–6 || 25–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || Tuesday, Jun 23 || St. Louis Browns || 6–7 || 25–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || Wednesday, Jun 24 || St. Louis Browns || 6–7 || 25–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || Thursday, Jun 25 || St. Louis Browns || 6–1 || 26–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || Friday, Jun 26 || Louisville Colonels || 7–5 || 27–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || Saturday, Jun 27 || Louisville Colonels || 4–3 || 28–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || Monday, Jun 29 || Louisville Colonels || 3–4 || 28–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || Tuesday, Jun 30 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–4 || 29–23 |-

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || Wednesday, Jul 1 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 11–9 || 30–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || Thursday, Jul 2 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–4 || 31–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || Saturday, Jul 4 || Philadelphia Athletics || 4–8 || 31–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || Saturday, Jul 4 || Philadelphia Athletics || 6–11 || 31–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || Monday, Jul 6 || Philadelphia Athletics || 0–8 || 31–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || Tuesday, Jul 7 || Philadelphia Athletics || 5–1 || 32–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || Thursday, Jul 9 || New York Metropolitans || 17–0 || 33–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || Friday, Jul 10 || New York Metropolitans || 5–7 || 33–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || Saturday, Jul 11 || New York Metropolitans || 2–0 || 34–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || Tuesday, Jul 14 || Baltimore Orioles || 2–5 || 34–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || Wednesday, Jul 15 || Baltimore Orioles || 5–0 || 35–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || Thursday, Jul 16 || Baltimore Orioles || 12–1 || 36–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || Saturday, Jul 18 || Baltimore Orioles || 6–1 || 37–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || Monday, Jul 20 || Brooklyn Grays || 4–3 || 38–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || Tuesday, Jul 21 || Brooklyn Grays || 7–5 || 39–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || Wednesday, Jul 22 || Brooklyn Grays || 5–3 || 40–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || Thursday, Jul 23 || Brooklyn Grays || 6–5 || 41–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || Saturday, Jul 25 || @ St. Louis Browns || 2–1 || 42–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || Sunday, Jul 26 || @ St. Louis Browns || 1–8 || 42–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || Friday, Jul 31 || @ Louisville Colonels || 8–2 || 43–29 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || Saturday, Aug 1 || @ Louisville Colonels || 5–7 || 43–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || Sunday, Aug 2 || @ Louisville Colonels || 1–4 || 43–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || Tuesday, Aug 4 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 1–4 || 43–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || Friday, Aug 7 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–3 || 43–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || Saturday, Aug 8 || @ St. Louis Browns || 0–7 || 43–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || Sunday, Aug 9 || @ St. Louis Browns || 6–3 || 44–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || Tuesday, Aug 11 || @ St. Louis Browns || 1–3 || 44–35 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || Thursday, Aug 13 || @ Louisville Colonels || 2–1 || 45–35 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || Saturday, Aug 15 || @ Louisville Colonels || 7–2 || 46–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || Sunday, Aug 16 || @ Louisville Colonels || 10–11 || 46–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || Tuesday, Aug 18 || St. Louis Browns || 1–3 || 46–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || Wednesday, Aug 19 || St. Louis Browns || 4–6 || 46–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 85 || Thursday, Aug 20 || St. Louis Browns || 11–10 || 47–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 86 || Saturday, Aug 22 || Louisville Colonels || 3–2 || 48–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 87 || Monday, Aug 24 || Louisville Colonels || 9–5 || 49–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || Wednesday, Aug 26 || Louisville Colonels || 7–5 || 50–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || Thursday, Aug 27 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 8–2 || 51–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || Friday, Aug 28 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 6–14 || 51–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || Sunday, Aug 30 || @ Cincinnati Red Stockings || 0–10 || 51–40 |-

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || Wednesday, Sep 2 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 9–6 || 52–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || Thursday, Sep 3 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 5–6 || 52–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || Saturday, Sep 5 || Cincinnati Red Stockings || 2–6 || 52–42 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || Tuesday, Sep 8 || @ New York Metropolitans || 4–2 || 53–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 96 || Wednesday, Sep 9 || @ New York Metropolitans || 2–3 || 53–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || Friday, Sep 11 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 0–3 || 53–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || Saturday, Sep 12 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 1–4 || 53–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || Tuesday, Sep 15 || @ New York Metropolitans || 1–0 || 54–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || Wednesday, Sep 16 || @ New York Metropolitans || 1–5 || 54–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || Thursday, Sep 17 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 1–2 || 54–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || Friday, Sep 18 || @ New York Metropolitans || 8–9 || 54–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || Saturday, Sep 19 || @ Brooklyn Grays || 2–8 || 54–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || Wednesday, Sep 23 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 11–3 || 55–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || Thursday, Sep 24 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 2–4 || 55–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || Friday, Sep 25 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 5–10 || 55–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || Saturday, Sep 26 || @ Baltimore Orioles || 4–5 || 55–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || Monday, Sep 28 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 4–6 || 55–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || Tuesday, Sep 29 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 6–3 || 56–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || Wednesday, Sep 30 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 2–5 || 56–54 |-

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || Thursday, Oct 1 || @ Philadelphia Athletics || 3–4 || 56–55 |-

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss

Roster

Player stats

Batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitchers

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

Notable transactions

• June 25, 1885: Milt Scott was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Detroit Wolverines.

References