The 1876 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's first season of existence, having been formed as part of the brand new National League in 1876. This team was not related to the previous Cincinnati Red Stockings National Association team, which had folded in 1870.
The 1871 Chicago White Stockings season was the second season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the first in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players and the first at Union Base-Ball Grounds.
The 1877 Chicago White Stockings season was the 6th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 2nd in the National League and the fourth at 23rd Street Grounds. The White Stockings finished fifth in the National League with a record of 26–33.
The 1878 Chicago White Stockings season was the seventh season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the third in the National League and the first at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fourth in the National League with a record of 30–30.
The 1880 Chicago White Stockings season was the ninth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the fifth in the National League and the third at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings won the National League championship with a record of 67–17.
The 1881 Chicago White Stockings season was the tenth season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the sixth in the National League and the fourth at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings won the National League championship with a record of 56–28.
The 1882 Chicago White Stockings season was the 11th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the seventh in the National League and the fifth at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings won the National League championship with a record of 55–29, 3 games ahead of the second place Providence Grays.
The 1883 Chicago White Stockings season was the 12th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the eighth in the National League and the sixth at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished second in the National League with a record of 59–39.
The 1884 Chicago White Stockings season was the 13th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the ninth in the National League and the seventh at Lakefront Park. The White Stockings finished fifth in the National League with a record of 62–50. White Stocking third baseman, Ned Williamson set the then major league single season home run record with 27 home runs. After hitting just 13 home runs in 1883, the White Stockings hit 142, the first time that a team had hit 100+ home runs in a season.
The 1885 Chicago White Stockings season was the 14th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the tenth in the National League and the first at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings won the National League pennant for the first time since 1882, beating the New York Giants by two games. They went on to face the St. Louis Browns in the 1885 World Series. The series ended without a champion, with both teams winning three games with one tie.
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.
The 1887 Chicago White Stockings season was the 16th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 12th in the National League and the third at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished third in the National League with a record of 71–50.
The 1888 Chicago White Stockings season was the 17th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 13th in the National League and the fourth at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished second in the National League with a record of 77–58, 9 games behind the New York Giants.
The 1889 Chicago White Stockings season was the 18th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise, the 14th in the National League, and the fifth at the first West Side Park. The White Stockings finished third in the National League with a record of 67–65.
The 1885 New York Giants season was the franchise's third season. The team finished in second place, 2 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.
The 1886 New York Giants season was the franchise's fourth season. The team had a record of 75–44, finishing third in the National League, 12.5 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.
The 1876 Boston Red Caps season was the sixth season of the franchise. With the dissolution of the National Association, the Boston team joined the brand new National League. The team name was changed from the Boston Red Stockings to the Boston Red Caps to avoid confusion with the new Cincinnati Red Stockings team. Some of the players from the previous year's team defected to other ballclubs, so the team finished further down in the standings this season.
The St. Louis Brown Stockings joined the newly formed National League as a charter member in 1876. Although both St. Louis and Hartford finished the season 6 games behind the pennant-winning Chicago White Stockings, the Brown Stockings were officially the third place team as, in 1877, the standings were determined by number of wins, not games behind. As Hartford had 47 wins and St. Louis only had 45, Hartford finished in second and St. Louis finished in third. Nonetheless, St. Louis had won its season series against Chicago 6 games to 4 – winning all of its season series against all National League opponents. Due to the politics between the teams at the time, an unofficial five-game post-season was created between those two teams to determine the "Championship of the West." St. Louis won the series 4 games to 1. According to Stathead, the 1876 Brown Stockings hold the lowest team ERA in MLB history (1.22).
The 1902 Chicago White Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The White Sox had a record of 74–60, finishing in fourth place in the American League.
