MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON RECAP 1885
Season Recap: 1885 League Champion: Chicago White Stockings
1885 – The American Association champions St. Louis Browns agree to sell the reserve rights of infielder Sam Barkley to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for $1,000.
1885 – The American Association champions St. Louis Browns agree to sell the reserve rights of infielder Sam Barkley to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for $1,000.
1885 – The St. Louis Maroons announce that Jerry Denny, Dude Esterbrook, Paul Hines, and George Myers are to play for them in 1886. Denny and Myers do so, but Esterbrook stays with the Giants and Hines goes to the newly-formed Washington Nationals.
1885 – The St. Louis Maroons announce that Jerry Denny, Dude Esterbrook, Paul Hines, and George Myers are to play for them in 1886. Denny and Myers do so, but Esterbrook stays with the Giants and Hines goes to the newly-formed Washington Nationals.
1885 – At an American Association meeting in Philadelphia, the Metropolitan club is removed from the Association, and the National club of Washington is admitted. By court order, the Metropolitans will be readmitted.
1885 – At an American Association meeting in Philadelphia, the Metropolitan club is removed from the Association, and the National club of Washington is admitted. By court order, the Metropolitans will be readmitted.
1885 – The National League Metropolitans franchise is sold to millionaire Erastus Wiman. The Metropolitan Exhibition Company receives $25,000 for the transaction.
1885 – The National League Metropolitans franchise is sold to millionaire Erastus Wiman. The Metropolitan Exhibition Company receives $25,000 for the transaction.
1885 – Former National League President Arthur Soden buys the Providence franchise and players for $6,000.
1885 – Former National League President Arthur Soden buys the Providence franchise and players for $6,000.
1885 – Hardie Henderson‚ pitching for Baltimore‚ is 5 for 5 while beating Cincinnati‚ 12 – 1.
1885 – Hardie Henderson‚ pitching for Baltimore‚ is 5 for 5 while beating Cincinnati‚ 12 – 1.
5/16/1885: Tip O’Neill of St. Louis Browns (AA) homered in the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles. The game, played in St. Louis, was rained out.
5/16/1885: Tip O’Neill of St. Louis Browns (AA) homered in the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles. The game, played in St. Louis, was rained out.
Smokey Joe Williams Stats & Facts
Smokey Joe Williams Essentials Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)Born: April 6, 1886 in Seguin, TX usDied: February 25, 1951 in New York, NYBuried: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, MDDebut: 1923 (5,541st in major league history)Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1999. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Joe Williams’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).Full Name: Joseph WilliamsNicknames: Smokey Joe or CycloneView Player Info from the B-R Bullpen Nine Players Who Debuted in 1923…
1885 – A new rule is adopted stating that the pitcher must “do all his throwing to bases before he has taken his stride as if to pitch ball.”
1885 – A new rule is adopted stating that the pitcher must “do all his throwing to bases before he has taken his stride as if to pitch ball.”
