THE following is the official record of the League Championship campaign, giving the victories and defeats of each club and the deciding percentage of victories, on the basis of which every club was placed in the race, from the pennant winner to the tail-ender:
| CLUBS. | New York. | Chicago. | Philadelphia. | Boston. | Detroit. | Pittsburgh. | Indianapolis. | Washington. | Games won. |
Per cent. of victories. |
| New York | — | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 84 | .641 |
| Chicago | 11 | — | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 77 | .570 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 10 | — | 10 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 69 | .531 |
| Boston | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 70 | .522 |
| Detroit | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 68 | .519 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | 14 | 10 | 66 | .493 |
| Indianapolis | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | 12 | 50 | .370 |
| Washington | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | 48 | .358 |
| Games lost | 47 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 68 | 85 | 86 | 532 |
Not only was the race close between New York and Chicago for first place up to October, but the struggle for the third position between Philadelphia, Boston, and Detroit, was interesting.
Here is a table giving the full statistics of the League campaign in all the most essential particulars.
| New York. | Chicago. | Philadelphia. | Boston. | Detroit. | Pittsburgh. | Indianapolis. | Washington. | |
| Victories | 84 | 77 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 48 |
| Defeats | 47 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 68 | 85 | 86 |
| Games played | 131 | 135 | 130 | 134 | 131 | 134 | 135 | 134 |
|
Per cent. of victories | .641 | .570 | .531 | .522 | .519 | .493 | .370 | .358 |
| Drawn games | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Series won | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Series lost | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Series tied | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Series unfinished | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Batting average | .240 | .247 | .229 | .240 | .243 | .223 | .233 | .207 |
| Fielding average | .918 | .906 | .919 | .904 | .916 | .914 | .904 | .899 |
| Victories at home | 44 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 26 |
| Victories abroad | 40 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 22 |
| Defeats at home | 23 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 38 |
| Defeats abroad | 24 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 48 |
|
Extra innings games | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Chicago victories | 18 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| Chicago defeats | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 21 |
The appended table presents the statistics, in brief, of the thirteen pennant races of the League, from 1876 to 1888, inclusive.
| YEAR. |
CHAMPION CLUB. | VICTORIES. | DEFEATS. |
Per cent. of victories. | CLUB MANAGER. |
| 1876 | Chicago | 52 | 14 | .788 | Spalding |
| 1877 | Boston | 31 | 17 | .648 | Harry Wright |
| 1878 | Boston | 41 | 19 | .683 | Harry Wright |
| 1879 | Providence | 55 | 23 | .705 | George Wright |
| 1880 | Chicago | 67 | 17 | .798 | Anson |
| 1881 | Chicago | 56 | 28 | .667 | Anson |
| 1882 | Chicago | 56 | 29 | .655 | Anson |
| 1883 | Boston | 63 | 55 | .534 | Harry Wright |
| 1884 | Providence | 84 | 28 | .750 | Frank Bancroft |
| 1885 | Chicago | 87 | 25 | .776 | Anson |
| 1886 | Chicago | 90 | 34 | .725 | Anson |
| 1887 | Detroit | 79 | 45 | .637 | Watkins |
| 1888 | New York | 84 | 47 | .641 | Mutrie |
CANOE.
THE second series in the canoe sailing races for the international challenge cup took place October 13 from Bechtel’s Rock, Stapleton, Staten Island, over the usual course, which is two miles long. The boats sailed over the course four times, making the distance of the race eight miles. Col. C. L. Norton, of the New York Canoe Club, acted as referee.