1886 MLB Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in wins in 1886, with 93, 3 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 63.8.
Led all of MLB in 1886
St. Louis Browns
139 games
93
Wins
3 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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AA | 139 | 93 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 126 | 90 |
| 3 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 126 | 87 |
| 4 |
|
AA | 140 | 80 |
| 5 |
|
AA | 141 | 76 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 124 | 75 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 119 | 71 |
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 66 |
| 9 |
|
AA | 141 | 65 |
| MLB average | 63.8 | |||
| 10 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 139 | 63 |
| 11 |
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NL | 118 | 56 |
| 12 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 137 | 53 |
| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 48 |
| 14 | St. Louis Maroons | NL | 126 | 43 |
| 15 | Kansas City Cowboys | NL | 123 | 30 |
| 16 | Washington Nationals | NL | 122 | 25 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.
