The following are the baseball events of the year 1886 throughout the world.
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Champions[]
- World Series St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Stockings 2
- National League: Chicago White Stockings
- American Association: St. Louis Browns
Individual leaders[]
American Association | National League | |||
AVG | Guy Hecker LOU | .341 | King Kelly NYG | .388 |
HR | Bid McPhee CIN | 8 | Dan Brouthers DET & Hardy Richardson DET |
11 |
RBI | Tip O'Neill STL | 107 | Cap Anson CWS | 147 |
Wins | Dave Foutz STL & Ed Morris PIT |
41 | Lady Baldwin DET & Tim Keefe NYG |
42 |
ERA | Dave Foutz STL | 2.11 | Henry Boyle NYG | 1.57 |
Ks | Matt Kilroy BAL | 513 | Lady Baldwin DET | 323 |
Major League Baseball final standings[]
National League final standings[]
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Chicago White Stockings | 90 | 34 | .726 | -- |
Detroit Wolverines | 87 | 36 | .707 | 2.5 |
New York Giants | 75 | 44 | .630 | 12.5 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 43 | .623 | 14 |
Boston Beaneaters | 56 | 61 | .479 | 30.5 |
St. Louis Maroons | 43 | 79 | .352 | 46 |
Kansas City Cowboys | 30 | 91 | .248 | 58.5 |
Washington Nationals | 28 | 92 | .233 | 60 |
American Association final standings[]
American Association | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
St. Louis Browns | 93 | 46 | .669 | -- |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 80 | 57 | .584 | 12 |
Brooklyn Grays | 76 | 61 | .555 | 16 |
Louisville Colonels | 66 | 70 | .485 | 25.5 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 65 | 73 | .471 | 27.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 63 | 72 | .467 | 28 |
New York Metropolitans | 53 | 82 | .393 | 38 |
Baltimore Orioles | 48 | 83 | .366 | 41 |
Events[]
Births[]
- March 13 - Frank Baker (d. 1963)
- April 6 - Smokey Joe Williams (d. 1951)
- May 2 - Larry Cheney (d. 1969)
- May 13 - Larry Gardner (d. 1976)
- June 10 - Jack Graney (d. 1978)
- July 31 - Larry Doyle (d. 1974)
- August 7 - Bill McKechnie (d. 1965)
- September 9 - Dots Miller (d. 1923)
- October 9 - Rube Marquard (d. 1980)
- December 18 - Ty Cobb (d. 1961)
Deaths[]
- June 27 - George Creamer, 30?, second baseman for four teams who led league in fielding with Pittsburgh in his final 1884 season