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

1876 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
4/22at PhiladelphiaW  6-5 1-0
4/24at PhiladelphiaL  3-20 1-1
4/25at New YorkW  7-6 2-1
4/29vs HartfordL  2-3 2-2
5/1at HartfordL  3-15 2-3
5/6vs New YorkW  12-3 3-3
5/8vs New YorkL  1-5 3-4
5/13vs PhiladelphiaW  19-11 4-4
5/15vs PhiladelphiaW  15-6 5-4
5/17vs HartfordL  3-8 5-5
5/19at HartfordL  2-12 5-6
5/20at New YorkW  7-4 6-6
5/23vs CincinnatiW  8-0 7-6
5/25vs CincinnatiW  4-0 8-6
5/27vs CincinnatiW  8-5 9-6
5/30vs ChicagoL  1-5 9-7
6/1vs ChicagoL  3-9 9-8
6/3vs ChicagoL  4-8 9-9
6/6vs LouisvilleL  0-3 9-10
6/8vs LouisvilleL  1-3 9-11
6/10vs LouisvilleL  3-4 9-12
6/14vs St. LouisL  6-20 9-13
6/15vs St. LouisW  10-5 10-13
6/17vs St. LouisL  8-12 10-14
6/20at CincinnatiW  14-7 11-14
6/22at CincinnatiW  8-5 12-14
6/24at CincinnatiW  8-7 13-14
6/27at LouisvilleW  5-3 14-14
6/29at LouisvilleL  6-8 14-15
7/1at LouisvilleW  10-2 15-15
7/4at St. LouisW  4-3 16-15
7/6at St. LouisW  5-4 17-15
7/8at St. LouisL  5-9 17-16
7/11at ChicagoL  7-18 17-17
7/13at ChicagoL  3-11 17-18
7/15at ChicagoL  0-15 17-19
7/19at PhiladelphiaW  10-7 18-19
7/20at New YorkW  7-1 19-19
7/25vs New YorkW  11-1 20-19
7/27vs New YorkW  18-6 21-19
7/29vs New YorkW  17-8 22-19
8/3vs PhiladelphiaW  8-3 23-19
8/5vs PhiladelphiaW  13-6 24-19
8/7vs PhiladelphiaW  6-5 25-19
8/18vs HartfordL  4-5 25-20
8/19vs HartfordW  13-4 26-20
8/21at HartfordL  4-10 26-21
8/22at HartfordW  6-5 27-21
8/23at PhiladelphiaW  7-6 28-21
8/24at PhiladelphiaW  11-6 29-21
8/25at New YorkW  15-4 30-21
8/26at New YorkL  9-10 30-22
9/5vs CincinnatiW  17-4 31-22
9/6vs CincinnatiW  7-3 32-22
9/8vs LouisvilleW  6-3 33-22
9/11vs LouisvilleW  8-0 34-22
9/12vs St. LouisL  2-5 34-23
9/13vs St. LouisW  9-5 35-23
9/15vs ChicagoL  3-9 35-24
9/16vs ChicagoL  2-7 35-25
9/22at ChicagoL  10-12 35-26
9/23at ChicagoW  10-9 36-26
9/27at CincinnatiW  5-3 37-26
9/28at CincinnatiW  10-7 38-26
9/29at LouisvilleL  0-3 38-27
9/30at LouisvilleW  6-5 39-27
10/3at St. LouisL  3-5 39-28
10/4at St. LouisL  2-3 39-29
10/20vs HartfordL  0-5 39-30
10/21vs HartfordL  1-11 39-31