1885. |Won |Lost|Per cent. ------------+----+----+-------- Chicago | 87 | 25 | .776 New York | 85 | 27 | .758 Philadelphia| 56 | 54 | .509 Providence | 53 | 57 | .481 Boston | 46 | 66 | .410 Detroit | 41 | 67 | .379 Buffalo | 38 | 74 | .339 St. Louis | 36 | 72 | .333
1886. |Won |Lost|Per cent. ------------+----+----+-------- Chicago | 90 | 34 | .725 Detroit | 87 | 36 | .707 New York | 75 | 44 | .630 Philadelphia| 71 | 43 | .622 Boston | 56 | 61 | .478 St. Louis | 43 | 79 | .352 Kansas City | 30 | 91 | .247 Washington | 28 | 92 | .233
1887. |Won|Lost|Per cent. ------------+----+----+-------- Detroit | 79 | 45 | .637 Philadelphia| 75 | 48 | .610 Chicago | 71 | 50 | .587 New York | 68 | 55 | .553 Boston | 61 | 60 | .504 Pittsburg | 55 | 69 | .444 Indianapolis| 46 | 76 | .377 Washington | 37 | 89 | .294
1888. |Won |Lost|Per cent. ------------+----+----+-------- New York | 84 | 47 | .641 Chicago | 77 | 58 | .510 Philadelphia| 69 | 61 | .531 Boston | 70 | 64 | .522 Detroit | 68 | 63 | .519 Pittsburg | 66 | 68 | .493 Indianapolis| 50 | 85 | .370 Washington | 48 | 86 | .358
A summary of the above shows that the Chicago club won the championship six times; the Boston club three times; the Providence club twice, and the Detroit and New York clubs once each. The Chicago club has the best record of a single season--90 victories and 34 defeats-and the highest percentage of victories .798. The only clubs which played in every single season were the Chicago and Boston clubs.
The following is the official batting record of players members of League Clubs who have taken part in fifteen or more championship games.