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1885 MLB Complete Games by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games finished by the starter

The Boston Beaneaters and the St. Louis Browns shared the lead of all of MLB in complete games in 1885, with 111. The average across 16 MLB teams is 106.9.

Led all of MLB in 1885 Boston Beaneaters 113 games
111 Complete Games Tied with St. Louis Browns
# Team League G CG
1 Boston Beaneaters NL 113 111
1 St. Louis Browns AA 112 111
3 Brooklyn Grays AA 112 110
4 Louisville Colonels AA 112 109
4 New York Giants NL 112 109
6 Chicago White Stockings NL 113 108
6 Philadelphia Quakers NL 111 108
6 Providence Grays NL 110 108
9 Buffalo Bisons NL 112 107
9 St. Louis Maroons NL 111 107
MLB average 106.9
11 Detroit Wolverines NL 108 105
11 Philadelphia Athletics AA 113 105
13 Pittsburg Alleghenys AA 111 104
14 Baltimore Orioles AA 110 103
14 New York Metropolitans AA 108 103
16 Cincinnati Red Stockings AA 112 102

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.