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
4/22vs BostonL  5-6 0-1
4/24vs BostonW  20-3 1-1
5/2at New YorkL  2-3 1-2
5/3vs New YorkW  11-5 2-2
5/4vs New YorkW  7-5 3-2
5/6vs HartfordL  3-6 3-3
5/8vs HartfordL  4-7 3-4
5/11at New YorkW  6-5 4-4
5/13at BostonL  11-19 4-5
5/15at BostonL  6-15 4-6
5/16at HartfordL  2-8 4-7
5/23vs LouisvilleL  1-3 4-8
5/25vs LouisvilleT  2-2 4-8
5/26vs LouisvilleL  8-16 4-9
5/27vs LouisvilleW  9-0 5-9
5/30vs St. LouisL  3-7 5-10
6/1vs St. LouisL  0-17 5-11
6/3vs St. LouisL  11-16 5-12
6/6vs ChicagoL  0-7 5-13
6/8vs ChicagoL  7-8 5-14
6/10vs ChicagoL  4-14 5-15
6/14vs CincinnatiW  20-5 6-15
6/15vs CincinnatiW  11-6 7-15
6/17vs CincinnatiW  23-15 8-15
6/20at St. LouisL  2-4 8-16
6/22at St. LouisL  0-5 8-17
6/24at St. LouisL  3-8 8-18
6/27at ChicagoW  14-13 9-18
6/29at ChicagoL  3-19 9-19
7/1at ChicagoL  10-18 9-20
7/4at CincinnatiW  6-3 10-20
7/6at CincinnatiL  2-5 10-21
7/8at CincinnatiL  5-7 10-22
7/11at LouisvilleL  2-6 10-23
7/13at LouisvilleL  5-11 10-24
7/15at LouisvilleW  8-5 11-24
7/19vs BostonL  7-10 11-25
7/21vs HartfordL  4-6 11-26
8/1at HartfordL  4-8 11-27
8/2at HartfordL  5-15 11-28
8/3at BostonL  3-8 11-29
8/5at BostonL  6-13 11-30
8/7at BostonL  5-6 11-31
8/8at HartfordL  1-3 11-32
8/9at HartfordL  1-9 11-33
8/10at New YorkL  7-9 11-34
8/12vs HartfordW  15-11 12-34
8/14vs HartfordL  4-5 12-35
8/17vs New YorkW  13-5 13-35
8/19vs New YorkL  9-17 13-36
8/23vs BostonL  6-7 13-37
8/24vs BostonL  6-11 13-38
9/5vs ChicagoL  5-11 13-39
9/6vs ChicagoL  3-15 13-40
9/8vs St. LouisL  5-20 13-41
9/9vs St. LouisL  2-15 13-42
9/12vs CincinnatiW  12-3 14-42
9/13vs CincinnatiL  13-15 14-43
9/15vs LouisvilleL  0-3 14-44
9/16vs LouisvilleL  6-7 14-45