1st January 1885
After another average season for the St Louis Browns the fans are hoping the off season can bring some improvements to the club. The Owner felt that a settled front office would help with that improvement as he decided not to change anything
The NL Awards dinner saw Centre Fielder Phil Baker honoured as he picked up a Golden Glove for his work this year.
The team lost 2 players to retirements this year
The first to go is Left Fielder Ralph Ham. Ham spent 14 years in the professional baseball ranks. In this time he gained 3 all star selections and a MLB Championship Medal with the 1877 Boston Beaneaters. His career saw him play 421 games with 256 starts. He hit the ball 297 times to score 206 runs and 151 RBI's for an average of .261. (real life stats 25 games, 28 hits, 25 runs and 12 RBI's for an average of .248)
The second player hanging his glove up this year is Catcher Charlie Snow. Snow spent 11 years in professional baseball but rarely saw time in the big leagues. He did pick up an 1876 MLB Championship medal for being on the winning Philadelphia Athletics squad. His MLB career saw him play 43 games with 39 starts. He claimed 35 hits, 11 runs and 16 RBI's for an average of .245 (real life stats 1 game, 1 hit, 0 runs and 0 RBI's for an average of 1.000)
The only other changes to the playing staff came from the first year player draft. The team made 3 picks in the draft with the top pick used to select Pitcher John Harkins. The full draft log is given below.
The team failed to sign the third round pick. Both other draftees signed for the club.