Although the Chicago White Stockings finished with the best regular-season record – making them the default NL champions as no playoff existed – the White Stockings and Brown Stockings agreed to face off in an unofficial five-game playoff for the title "Champions of the West." The Brown Stockings won the series
Championship of the WestBest of 5 seriesConsidered an unofficial "exhibition" championship series. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Series | |||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | St. Louis Brown Stockings | ? - ? | Chicago White Stockings | CHI 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | St. Louis Brown Stockings | ? - ? | Chicago White Stockings | CHI 2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Chicago White Stockings | ? - ? | St. Louis Brown Stockings | CHI 2-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Chicago White Stockings | ? - ? | St. Louis Brown Stockings | Tied 2-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Chicago White Stockings | ? - ? | St. Louis Brown Stockings | STL 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
Champions: St. Louis Brown Stockings | |||||||||||||||||||
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.