1885 Boston Beaneaters Roster

Roster for the 1885 Boston Beaneaters | Baseball Almanac

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

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
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
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
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
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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:

1885 Boston Beaneaters
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1885 Boston Beaneaters
Most Games by Position

C Tom Gunning (48)
1B John Morrill (92)
2B Jack Burdock (45)
3B Ezra Sutton (91)
SS Sam Wise (79)
LF Tommy McCarthy (39)
CF Jim Manning (63)
RF Tom Poorman (56)
  
SP Charlie Buffinton
  
CL Jim Whitney

1885 Boston Beaneaters
Salaries

No Salary Data Available

1885 Boston Beaneaters
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

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)?