1885 St. Louis Browns
The St. Louis Browns 1885 season was the team's 4th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 4th season in the American Association. The Browns went 79-33 during the season and finished 1st in the American Association, winning their first AA pennant. In the World Series the Browns played the National League champion Chicago White Stockings. The series ended in dispute with each club winning 3 games with 1 tie.
[edit] The Making of the First Championship
Comiskey finally was able to assemable and direct a team from start to finish the way he wanted. The result: a runaway championship.
The team was built on daring baserunning, clutch hitting, and the best pitching in the league. Dave Foutz was outstanding, as he won 33 of the 46 games he started and ranked fifth in ERA. But his counterpart, Bob Caruthers was even better with league-leading totals in wins (40), ERA (2.07) and a stellar .755 winning percantage.
[edit] They Ran Away With Their First Ever Pennant
The Browns took over first place to stay in the second week of May. but they made a joke of the race in July. On successive home stands, they had winning streaks of 17 and 10 games, combing for a major-league record 27-game winning streak at home that still stands as the best ever. They finished 16 laps ahead of second-place Cincinnati Reds and earned a berth in the World Series against National League champion Chicago White Stockings.
[edit] The Championship
Game 1 between the Browns and White Stockings was called for darkness tied 5-5 after eight innings. The Series turned with Game 2 in St. Louis. Chicago was leading 5-4 in the sixth inning when Comiskey pulled his team off the field in protest of the work of umpire Dave Sullivan. Sullivan later forfeited the game to Chicago.
After Foutz pitched St. Louis to a 13-4 victory, however, Anson reneged, and the baseball world called the series a draw.
