The 1885 Boston Beaneaters team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1885 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1885 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1885 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1885 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1885 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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1885 Boston Beaneaters Roster
A Complete Roster for the 1885 Boston Beaneaters |
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Charlie Buffinton | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1861-06-14 |
n/a | Daisy Davis | 5-06½ | 150 | Right | Unknown | 1858-11-28 |
n/a | Bill Stemmyer | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1865-05-06 |
n/a | Jim Whitney | 6-02 | 172 | Right | Left | 1857-11-10 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Pat Dealy | 5-08 | 145 | Right | Right | 1861-11-12 |
n/a | Tom Gunning | 5-10 | 160 | Right | Right | 1862-03-04 |
n/a | Mert Hackett | 5-10½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1859-11-11 |
n/a | Pop Tate | 5-10 | 178 | Right | Right | 1860-12-22 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Jack Burdock | 5-09½ | 158 | Right | Right | 0000-00-00 |
n/a | Walter Hackett | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1857-08-15 |
n/a | John Morrill | 5-10½ | 155 | Right | Right | 1855-02-19 |
n/a | Billy Nash | 5-08½ | 167 | Right | Right | 1865-06-24 |
n/a | Ezra Sutton | 5-08½ | 153 | Right | Right | 1849-09-17 |
n/a | Sam Wise | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Left | 1857-08-18 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Bill Collver | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1867-03-21 |
n/a | Mike Hines | 5-10 | 176 | Left | Right | 1862-09-01 |
n/a | Joe Hornung | 5-08½ | 164 | Right | Right | 1857-06-12 |
n/a | Dick Johnston | 5-08 | 155 | Right | Right | 1863-04-06 |
n/a | Jim Manning | 5-07 | 157 | Right | Both | 1862-01-31 |
n/a | Tommy McCarthy | 5-07 | 170 | Right | Right | 1863-07-24 |
n/a | Tom Poorman | 5-07 | 135 | Right | Left | 1857-10-14 |
n/a | Blondie Purcell | 5-10 | 159 | Right | Right | 1854-03-16 |
n/a | Guerdon Whiteley | 5-11 | 190 | Unknown | Unknown | 1859-10-05 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1885 Boston Beaneaters Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1885 Boston Beaneaters played 112 games during the regular season, won 46 games, lost 66 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at South End Grounds I (Park Factors: 96/95) where 110,290 fans witnessed their 1885 Beaneaters finish the season with a .411 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1885 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1885 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1885 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1885 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list:
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Did you know that a 1885 Boston Beaneaters Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?