The following are the baseball events of the year 1886 throughout the world.
Years in baseball |
1886 in sports |
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Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Stockings | 90 | 34 | .726 | — | 52–10 | 38–24 |
Detroit Wolverines | 87 | 36 | .707 | 2½ | 49–13 | 38–23 |
New York Giants | 75 | 44 | .630 | 12½ | 47–12 | 28–32 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 71 | 43 | .623 | 14 | 45–14 | 26–29 |
Boston Beaneaters | 56 | 61 | .479 | 30½ | 32–26 | 24–35 |
St. Louis Maroons | 43 | 79 | .352 | 46 | 27–34 | 16–45 |
Kansas City Cowboys | 30 | 91 | .248 | 58½ | 17–40 | 13–51 |
Washington Nationals | 28 | 92 | .233 | 60 | 19–43 | 9–49 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Browns | 93 | 46 | .669 | — | 52–18 | 41–28 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 80 | 57 | .584 | 12 | 45–28 | 35–29 |
Brooklyn Grays | 76 | 61 | .555 | 16 | 44–25 | 32–36 |
Louisville Colonels | 66 | 70 | .485 | 25½ | 37–30 | 29–40 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 65 | 73 | .471 | 27½ | 40–31 | 25–42 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 63 | 72 | .467 | 28 | 38–31 | 25–41 |
New York Metropolitans | 53 | 82 | .393 | 38 | 30–33 | 23–49 |
Baltimore Orioles | 48 | 83 | .366 | 41 | 30–32 | 18–51 |
National League | ||
Type | Name | Stat |
AVG | Mike "King" Kelly CHI | .388 |
HR | Dan Brouthers DET Hardy Richardson DET |
11 |
RBI | Cap Anson CHI | 147 |
Wins | Lady Baldwin DET Tim Keefe NYG |
42 |
ERA | Henry Boyle SLM | 1.76 |
Strikeouts | Lady Baldwin DET | 323 |
American Association | ||
Type | Name | Stat |
AVG | Guy Hecker LOU | .341 |
HR | Bid McPhee CIN | 8 |
RBI | Tip O'Neill SLB | 107 |
Wins | Dave Foutz SLB Ed Morris PIT |
41 |
ERA | Dave Foutz SLB | 2.11 |
Strikeouts | Matt Kilroy BAL | 513 |
The 1886 season was memorable as the top two all-time Major League Baseball single season strikeout totals were established that year:[1]
Pitcher | Strikeouts | Season | Team | League | Overall Rank |
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Matt Kilroy | 513 | 1886 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 1 |
Toad Ramsey | 499 | 1886 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 2 |