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
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1876 NL Champion St. Louis Brown Stockings

Championship of the West

Best of 5-game series
Considered an unofficial "exhibition" championship series.
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
???at ChicagoL  -0 0-1
???at ChicagoL  -0 0-2
???vs ChicagoW  0- 1-2
???vs ChicagoW  0- 2-2
???vs ChicagoW  0- 3-2