1886 Season

16 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1886 Major League Baseball season was played by 16 teams. The St. Louis Browns won the World Series, defeating the Chicago White Stockings. Dan Brouthers and Hardy Richardson led with 11 home runs, Cap Anson led with 147 RBI, and Dave Orr led with 193 hits. This page carries the 1886 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1886 Bracket
World Series SL4 def. CHN (4-2)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1886 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 390 plate appearances at 126 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 King Kelly .388 2 Cap Anson .371 3 Dan Brouthers .370 4 Roger Connor .355 5 Hardy Richardson .351

OPS qualified

1 Dan Brouthers 1.026 2 King Kelly 1.018 3 Cap Anson .977 4 Roger Connor .945 5 Hardy Richardson .906

Home Runs all players

1 Dan Brouthers 11 2 Hardy Richardson 11 3 Cap Anson 10 4 Jerry Denny 9 5 Paul Hines 9

RBI all players

1 Cap Anson 147 2 Tip O'Neill 107 3 John Corkhill 97 4 Fred Pfeffer 95 5 Curt Welch 95

Hits all players

1 Dave Orr 193 2 Tip O'Neill 190 3 Hardy Richardson 189 4 Cap Anson 187 5 Dan Brouthers 181

Runs all players

1 King Kelly 155 2 Arlie Latham 152 3 George Gore 150 4 Dan Brouthers 139 5 Bid McPhee 139

Stolen Bases all players

1 Harry Stovey 68 2 Arlie Latham 60 3 Curt Welch 59 4 Ed Andrews 56 5 King Kelly 53
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1886 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 126 innings at 126 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Henry Boyle 1.76 2 Charlie Ferguson 1.98 3 Dave Foutz 2.11 4 Lady Baldwin 2.24 5 Jocko Flynn 2.24

WHIP qualified

1 Lady Baldwin 0.97 2 Charlie Ferguson 0.98 3 Ed Morris 1.03 4 Jocko Flynn 1.05 5 Bob Caruthers 1.06

Wins all pitchers

1 Lady Baldwin 42 2 Tim Keefe 42 3 Dave Foutz 41 4 Ed Morris 41 5 Toad Ramsey 38

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Matt Kilroy 513 2 Toad Ramsey 499 3 Ed Morris 326 4 Lady Baldwin 323 5 John Clarkson 313

Saves all pitchers

1 Charlie Ferguson 2 2 Jim Devlin 1 3 Bones Ely 1 4 Jocko Flynn 1 5 Dave Foutz 1
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📋 Standings

AA

St. Louis Browns ★ 93-46 Pittsburg Alleghenys 80-57 Brooklyn Grays 76-61 Louisville Colonels 66-70 Cincinnati Red Stockings 65-73 Philadelphia Athletics 63-72 New York Metropolitans 53-82 Baltimore Orioles 48-83

National League

Chicago White Stockings ★ 90-34 Detroit Wolverines 87-36 New York Giants 75-44 Philadelphia Quakers 71-43 Boston Beaneaters 56-61 St. Louis Maroons 43-79 Kansas City Cowboys 30-91 Washington Nationals 28-92

The 1886 season in brief

The Chicago White Stockings set the pace in 1886 with a 90-34 record. The weakest record belonged to the Washington Nationals, 28-92. In the 1886 standings, the Chicago White Stockings (90-34) held off the Detroit Wolverines (87-36) in the National League and the Pittsburg Alleghenys (80-57) finished a distant second to the St. Louis Browns (93-46) in the American Association. 1886's champions were the St. Louis Browns, World Series winners against the Chicago White Stockings, 4 games to 2. Dan Brouthers and Hardy Richardson shared the home run lead at 11. Among qualified hitters, King Kelly had the top batting average, .388, with Cap Anson next at .371. Qualification for that 1886 board is 390 plate appearances at 126 team games. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Henry Boyle at 1.76; Charlie Ferguson followed at 1.98. The other 1886 pitching tiles are led by Lady Baldwin in wins (42) and Matt Kilroy in strikeouts (513). Harry Stovey had the most stolen bases, 68. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1886 leaders page ranks the whole 1886 field.

1886 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1886?
The St. Louis Browns won the 1886 World Series, beating the Chicago White Stockings.
How many teams played in 1886?
16 teams played in the 1886 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1886?
Dan Brouthers and Hardy Richardson tied for the lead with 11 home runs in 1886.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1886?
Cap Anson led with 147 RBI in 1886.
Who led MLB in hits in 1886?
Dave Orr led with 193 hits in 1886.
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