 Much has been written about Old Hoss Radbourn's record 60 victories for the Providence Grays of 1884, but Clarkson won an amazing 53 games in 1885, despite being second to Corcoran in the rotation.Anson considered the '85-'86 teams the best he managed.During this period, Anson became the first ballplayer credited with achieving 3,000 hits.