Standings


National League | Standings | Chicago Club


The National Association had no set schedule as each club made their own arrangements. They were supposed to play five series of three games each, with the champion being declared based on winning percentage. However, not every game was played, and as teams fell further behind the leaders were less inclined to travel. Some teams were more interested in playing non-league games or exhibitions. The Chicago club gave a new meaning to term “re-building” during the 1872 and 1873 seasons. It was the city that was actually doing the rebuilding, thus the team did not play in those years.

Chicago Club
Champion Club
Year
No.
Clubs
Rank
Won
Lost
Name
Won
Lost
National Association
1871
9
Third
20
9
Athletic
22
7
1872
11
Chicago Fire - No Games
Boston
39
8
1873
9
Chicago Fire - No Games
Boston
43
16
1874
8
Fifth
27
31
Boston
52
18
1875
13
Sixth
30
37
Boston
71
8
National League
1876
8
First
52
14
Chicago
52
14
1877
6
Fifth
18
30
Boston
31
17
1878
6
Fourth
30
30
Boston
41
19
1879
8
Third
44
32
Providence
55
23
1880
8
First
67
17
Chicago
67
17
1881
8
First
66
28
Chicago
66
28
1882
8
First
55
29
Chicago
55
29
1883
8
Second
59
39
Boston
63
35
1884
8
Fourth
62
50
Providence
84
28
1885
8
First
87
25
Chicago
87
25
1886
8
First
90
34
Chicago
90
34
1887
8
Third
71
50
Detroit
79
45
1888
8
Second
77
58
New York
84
47
1889
8
Third
67
65
New York
83
42
1890
8
Second
84
53
Brooklyn
86
43
1891
8
Second
82
53
Boston
87
51
1892
12
Seventh
70
76
Boston
102
48
1893
12
Ninth
56
71
Boston
86
43
1894
12
Eighth
57
75
Baltimore
89
39
1895
12
Fourth
72
58
Baltimore
87
43
1896
12
Fifth
71
57
Baltimore
90
39
1897
12
Ninth
59
73
Boston
93
39
1898
12
Fourth
85
65
Boston
102
47
1899
12
Eighth
75
73
Brooklyn
100
47
1900
8
Sixth
65
75
Brooklyn
82
54

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