1886 Chicago White Stockings

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90-34, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cap Anson (90-34)
Scored 900 runs, Allowed 555 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-36

Ballparks: West Side Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 109 · one-year: Batting - 116, Pitching - 110

National League Champs

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1885 / 1887 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Cap Anson HOF	34	R	R	6' 0"	227	Apr 17, 1852	16	125		125		0	12	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			7.9	$
Tom Burns	29	R	R	5' 7"	152	Mar 30, 1857	7	112		112		0	0	0	0	112	0	0	0	0	0			2.6	$
John Clarkson HOF	24	R	R	5' 10"	155	Jul 1, 1861	4	55		55		55	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5			8.1	$
Abner Dalrymple	28	L	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 9, 1857	9	82		82		0	0	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	82			0.7	$
Silver Flint	30	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 3, 1855	10	54		54		0	54	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4	$
Jocko Flynn	22	R	R	5' 6"	143	Jun 30, 1864	1st	57		57		32	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	20	28			4.8	$
George Gore	32	L	R	5' 11"	195	May 3, 1854	8	118		118		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	3	118			5.7	$2,100
Lou Hardie	21	R		5' 11"	180	Aug 24, 1864	2	16		16		0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2			-0.4	$
King Kelly HOF	28	R	R	5' 10"	170	Dec 31, 1857	9	118		118		0	53	9	6	8	5	0	1	55	56			8.7	$2,500
Jim McCormick	29	R	R	5' 10"	215	Nov 3, 1856	9	42		42		42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4			7.7	$
George Moolic	19	R	R	5' 7"	145	Mar 12, 1867	1st	16		16		0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			-0.7	$
Fred Pfeffer	26	R	R	5' 10"	184	Mar 17, 1860	5	118		118		0	0	1	118	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.7	$2,100
Jimmy Ryan	23	R	L	5' 9"	162	Feb 11, 1863	2	84		84		5	0	0	5	6	6	38	8	24	70			1.7	$1,080
Billy Sunday	23	L	R	5' 10"	160	Nov 9, 1862	4	28		28		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	28			0.1	$
Ned Williamson	28	R	R	5' 11"	210	Oct 24, 1857	9	121		121		2	4	0	0	0	121	0	0	0	0			2.0	$2,500
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1885 / 1887 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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