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The following are the baseball events of the year 1885 throughout the world.

Champions

World Series Chicago White Stockings played St. Louis Browns. Both teams dispute series and claim championship.
National League: Chicago White Stockings
American Association: St. Louis Browns

March 13 - Herman Dehlman, 32?, first baseman for Brooklyn and St. Louis teams in the National Association who led league in walks in 1875