Regular Season Standings
| Team | W | L | R | RA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 8 | 831 | 343 | Won League Pennant | |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 20 | 699 | 402 | ||
| Hartford Dark Blues | 54 | 28 | 557 | 343 | ||
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 39 | 29 | 386 | 369 | ||
| Philadelphia Whites | 37 | 31 | 470 | 376 | ||
| Chicago White Stockings | 30 | 37 | 379 | 416 | ||
| New York Mutuals | 30 | 38 | 328 | 425 | ||
| New Haven Elm Citys | 7 | 40 | 170 | 397 | ||
| Washington Nationals | 5 | 23 | 107 | 338 | ||
| St. Louis Red Stockings | 4 | 15 | 60 | 161 | ||
| Philadelphia Centennials | 2 | 12 | 70 | 138 | ||
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 2 | 42 | 132 | 438 | ||
| Keokuk Westerns | 1 | 12 | 45 | 88 |
