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16 teams in AA, NL · 1052 regular-season games · 1886-04-17 to 1886-10-15

◀ 1885 1887 ▶

World Series champion

St. Louis Browns

Standings

NL

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Chicago White Stockings	90	34	.726	—	555		Cap Anson	Pennant
2	Detroit Wolverines	87	36	.707	2.5	538		Bill Watkins
3	New York Giants	75	44	.630	12.5	558		Jim Mutrie
4	Philadelphia Quakers	71	43	.623	14	498		Harry Wright
5	Boston Beaneaters	56	61	.479	30.5	661		John Morrill
6	St. Louis Maroons	43	79	.352	46	712		Gus Schmelz
7	Kansas City Cowboys	30	91	.248	58.5	872		Dave Rowe
8	Washington Nationals	28	92	.233	60	791		Mike Scanlon, John Gaffney

American Association

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	St. Louis Browns	93	46	.669	—	592		Charlie Comiskey	World Series
2	Pittsburg Alleghenys	80	57	.584	12	647		Horace Phillips
3	Brooklyn Grays	76	61	.555	16	832		Charlie Byrne
4	Louisville Colonels	66	70	.485	25.5	805		Jim Hart
5	Cincinnati Red Stockings	65	73	.471	27.5	865		Ollie Caylor
6	Philadelphia Athletics	63	72	.467	28	942		Lew Simmons, Bill Sharsig
7	New York Metropolitans	53	82	.393	38	766		Jim Gifford, Bob Ferguson
8	Baltimore Orioles	48	83	.366	41	878		Billy Barnie

Leaders

NL

HR

1. 11Hardy Richardson
2. 11Dan Brouthers
3. 10Cap Anson

RBI

1. 147Cap Anson
2. 95Fred Pfeffer
3. 89Sam Thompson

AVG

1. .388King Kelly
2. .371Cap Anson
3. .370Dan Brouthers

SB

1. 56Ed Andrews
2. 53King Kelly
3. 50Ned Hanlon

W

1. 42Tim Keefe
2. 42Lady Baldwin
3. 36John Clarkson

ERA

1. 1.76Henry Boyle
2. 1.98Charlie Ferguson
3. 2.24Lady Baldwin

SO

1. 323Lady Baldwin
2. 313John Clarkson
3. 297Tim Keefe

SV

1. 2Charlie Ferguson
2. 1Ed Williamson
3. 1Jimmy Ryan

AA

HR

1. 8Bid McPhee
2. 7Harry Stovey
3. 7Dave Orr

RBI

1. 107Tip O'Neill
2. 97Pop Corkhill
3. 95Curt Welch

AVG

1. .340Pete Browning
2. .338Dave Orr
3. .328Tip O'Neill

SB

1. 68Harry Stovey
2. 60Arlie Latham
3. 59Curt Welch

W

1. 41Ed Morris
2. 41Dave Foutz
3. 38Toad Ramsey

ERA

1. 2.11Dave Foutz
2. 2.32Bob Caruthers
3. 2.45Toad Ramsey

SO

1. 513Matt Kilroy
2. 499Toad Ramsey
3. 326Ed Morris

SV

1. 1Joe Strauss
2. 1Ed Morris
3. 1Nat Hudson