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1886 Chicago White Stockings season
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Chicago White Stockings 1886 National League champions National League West Side Park Chicago 90 34 y 1st Albert Spalding Cap Anson
The 1886 Chicago White Stockings season was the 15th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 11th in the National League and the second at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished first in the National League with a record of 90–34, 2.5 games ahead of the second place Detroit Wolverines. The team was defeated four games to two by the St. Louis Browns in the 1886 World Series.
Regular season
Season standings
Chicago White Stockings
Record vs. opponents
CHI
Roster
1886 Chicago White Stockings Roster Pitchers
John Clarkson
Jocko Flynn
Jim McCormick Catchers
Silver Flint
Lou Hardie
George Moolic
Infielders
Cap Anson
Tom Burns
Fred Pfeffer
Ned Williamson Outfielders
Abner Dalrymple
George Gore
King Kelly
Jimmy Ryan
Billy Sunday Manager
Cap Anson
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Silver Flint 54 173 35 .202 1 13 1B Cap Anson 125 504 187 .371 10 147 2B Fred Pfeffer 118 474 125 .264 7 95 SS Ned Williamson 121 430 93 .216 6 58 3B Tom Burns Tom Burns (baseball) 112 445 123 .276 3 65 OF Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 84 327 100 .306 4 53 OF Abner Dalrymple 82 331 77 .233 3 26 OF George Gore 118 444 135 .304 6 63
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in King Kelly 118 451 175 .388 4 79 Billy Sunday 28 103 25 .243 0 6 George Moolic 16 56 8 .143 0 2 Lou Hardie 16 51 9 .176 0 3
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G Games played IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts John Clarkson 55 466.2 36 17 2.41 313 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick (pitcher) 42 347.2 31 11 2.82 172 Jocko Flynn 32 257.0 23 6 2.24 146
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 5 0 0 1 4.63 15 Ned Williamson 2 0 0 1 0.00 1
1886 World Series
1886 World Series
The White Stockings lost the 1886 World Series to the St. Louis Browns, four games to two.1886 World Series - St. Louis Browns over Chicago White Stockings (4-2) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1886_WS.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en
References
1886 Chicago White Stockings season at Baseball Reference
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