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