The 1885 World Series (the "World's Championship") was an end-of-the-year playoff series between the National League champion Chicago White Stockings and American Association champion St. Louis Browns. The Series was played in four cities (Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati). It ended in a disputed 3–3–1 tie; Chicago outscored St. Louis 36–32 in the seven games played.
Summary Series tied, 3–3–1. GameDateScoreLocation 1 October 14 Chicago White Stockings – 5, St. Louis Browns – 5 West Side Park, Chicago 2 October 15 Chicago White Stockings – 5, St. Louis Browns – 4 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis 3 October 16 Chicago White Stocking – 2, St. Louis Browns – 3 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis 4 October 17 Chicago White Stockings – 2, St. Louis Browns – 3 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis 5 October 22 Chicago White Stockings – 9, St. Louis Browns – 2 Recreation Park, Pittsburgh 6 October 23 Chicago White Stockings – 9, St. Louis Browns – 2 American Park, Cincinnati 7 October 24 St. Louis Browns – 13, Chicago White Stockings – 4 American Park, Cincinnati
Game summaries Game 1
Game 2
With Chicago leading 5–4 in the sixth inning, Browns manager Charles Comiskey called his team off the field to protest a ruling made by umpire Dave Sullivan. The game was forfeited to Chicago.
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
The fifth game was played at Pittsburgh. The weather was cold and not over 500 people were present. Chicago won easily (9–2) through superior batting and fielding. At the end of the seventh inning, the game was called on account of darkness.
Game 6
Friday, October 23, American Park, Cincinnati — The series moved from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati‚ setting a record for most host cities in a World Series. (The 1887 series was later staged in 10 cities.) Chicago took a 3–2 series lead by beating the Browns 9–2.
Game 7
Behind pitcher Dave Foutz, St. Louis defeated Chicago 13–4 in the 7th and final game. The Browns claim the game 2 forfeit didn't count and therefore claim the championship. The two clubs split the $1,000 prize.
Unplayed games There were five originally planned games to be played after Game 7; in Baltimore on the 27th, Philadelphia the 28th and 29th, and Brooklyn the 30th and 31st.
See also
List of pre-World Series baseball champions
Footnotes
External links Baseball Reference – 1885 World Series