1885 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1885 throughout the world.
1885 Chicago White Stockings
1885 St. Louis Browns
Roger Connor
Dan Brouthers
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Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896, with a brief return in 1904. Nicknamed "Big Dan" for his size, h
1885 in baseball
…and total bases (225). He was second in the National League (NL) in slugging percentage (.495) and adjusted OPS+ (200). Buffalo Bisons first baseman Dan Brouthers led the NL in slugging percentage (.543) and adjusted OPS+ (203). He was second in the NL in batting average (.359), on-base percentage (.408), hits…
Brouthers in 1887
Tobacco card of Brouthers from 1888
Dan Brouthers of the Boston Players League team, 1887. Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Collection, Boston Public Library.
Plaque of Brouthers at the Baseball Hall of Fame