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