Included in this Web Page:
| Year | NABBP Champions | Best Record |
| 1857 | N/A | Brooklyn Atlantics (7-1-1) |
| 1858 | N/A | New York Mutuals (11-1) |
| Brooklyn Atlantics (7-0) | ||
| 1859 | Brooklyn Atlantics (11-1) | Brooklyn Atlantics (11-1) |
| 1860 | Brooklyn Atlantics (12-2-2) # | Brooklyn Excellsiors (18-2-1) |
| 1861 | Brooklyn Atlantics (5-2) | New York Mutuals (8-2) |
| 1862 | Brooklyn Eckfords (14-2) | Brooklyn Eckfords (14-2) |
| 1863 | Brooklyn Eckfords (10-0) | Brooklyn Eckfords (10-0) |
| 1864 | Brooklyn Atlantics (20-0-1) | Brooklyn Atlantics (20-0-1) |
| 1865 | Brooklyn Atlantics (18-0) | Brooklyn Atlantics (18-0) |
| 1866 | Brooklyn Atlantics (17-3) | Unions of Morrisania (25-3) |
| Philadelphia Athletics (23-2) | ||
| 1867 | Unions of Morrisania (21-8) | Philadelphia Athletics (44-3) |
| 1868 | New York Mutuals (31-10) | Philadelphia Athletics (47-3) |
| 1869 | Brooklyn Atlantics (40-6-2/15-6-1) | Cincinnati Red Stockings (57-0/19-0) |
| 1870 | Chicago White Stockings (65-8/22-7) @ | Cincinnati Red Stockings (67-6-1/27-6-1) |
Note: The championship of the National Association of Base Ball Players was determined in a manner not dissimilar from boxing or wresting champions today, where a new team could only win the championship by defeating the reigning champion in a two out of three game series. Since scheduling was frequently uneven, achieving the most wins or even the highest winning percentage was not necessarily an accurate gauge of the best team. However, this system occasionally led to results where the strongest team in a given year did not have an opportunity to play for the championship. This occurred in both 1868 and 1869. For instance, the undefeated 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings swept their series with the 1868 champion Mutuals, but only after the Atlantics had done the same. Won-Loss Records for 1869 and 1870 are shown separately for all games and for professional games only.
# The 1860 championship was officially retained by the Atlantics. The Atlantics and Excellsiors split their first two games. In the deciding game, the Excellsiors were leading and had men on base, but were forced to withdraw by a rowdy crowd. The game was declared a draw, and the championship thus retained by the Atlantics.
@ The 1870 championship was disputed by New York Mutuals. New York was leading 13-12 in the deciding game of their series when they left the field in protest. Officials decided to revert the score to the end of last completed inning and awarded the game, and thus the championship, to Chicago. The Mutuals (68-17-3/29-15-3), however, declared themselves champions for the year.
Thanks to Andrew Landry for this information
| National Association | Record | Pct. | GA |
| 1871 - Philadelphia Athletics | (21- 7) | 0.750 | 2 |
| 1872 - Boston Red Stockings | (39- 8) | 0.830 | 7.5 |
| 1873 - Boston Red Stockings | (43-16) | 0.729 | 4 |
| 1874 - Boston Red Stockings | (52-18) | 0.743 | 7.5 |
| 1875 - Boston Red Stockings | (71- 8) | 0.899 | 15 |
| 1876 - LEAGUE DISBANDS |
| American Association | Record | Pct. | GA |
| 1882 - Cincinnati Red Stockings | (55-25) | 0.688 | 11.5 |
| 1883 - Philadelphia Athletics | (66-32) | 0.673 | 1 |
| 1884 - New York Metropolitans | (75-32) | 0.701 | 6.5 |
| 1885 - St. Louis Browns | (79-33) | 0.705 | 16 |
| 1886 - St. Louis Browns | (93-46) | 0.665 | 12 |
| 1887 - St. Louis Browns | (95-40) | 0.704 | 14 |
| 1888 - St. Louis Browns | (92-43) | 0.681 | 6.5 |
| 1889 - Brooklyn Bridegrooms | (93-44) | 0.679 | 2 |
| 1890 - Louisville Colonels | (88-44) | 0.667 | 10 |
| 1891 - Boston Reds | (93-42) | 0.689 | 8.5 |
| 1891 - LEAGUE DISBANDS |
| Union Association | Record | Pct. | GA |
| 1884 - St. Louis Maroons | (94-19) | 0.832 | 21 |
| 1885 - LEAGUE DISBANDS | |||
| Players Brotherhood League | Record | Pct. | GA |
| 1890 - Boston Reds | (81-48) | 0.628 | 6.5 |
| 1881 - LEAGUE DISBANDS | |||
| Federal League | Record | Pct. | GA |
| 1913 - Indianapolis Hoosiers | (75-45) | 0.625 | 10.5 |
| 1914 - Indianapolis Hoosiers | (88-65) | 0.575 | 1.5 |
| 1915 - Chicago Whales | (86-66) | 0.566 | 0.0 |
| 1916 - LEAGUE DISBANDS |
| (Pre-World Series, before 1903) | |||
| American League | Record | Pct. | GA |
| 1900 - Chicago White Stockings | ? | ? | ? |
| 1901 - Chicago White Stockings | (83-53) | 0.61 | 4 |
| 1902 - Philadelphia Athletics | (83-53) | 0.61 | 5 |
| (Pre-World Series, before 1903) | |||
| National League | Record | Pct. | GA |
| 1876 - Chicago White Stockings | (52-14) | 0.788 | 6 |
| 1877 - Boston Red Caps | (42-18) | 0.700 | 7 |
| 1878 - Boston Red Caps | (41-19) | 0.683 | 4 |
| 1879 - Providence Grays | (59-25) | 0.702 | 5 |
| 1880 - Chicago White Stockings | (67-17) | 0.798 | 15 |
| 1881 - Chicago White Stockings | (56-28) | 0.667 | 9 |
| 1882 - Chicago White Stockings | (55-29) | 0.655 | 3 |
| 1883 - Boston Beaneaters | (63-35) | 0.643 | 4 |
| 1884 - Providence Grays | (84-28) | 0.750 | 10.5 |
| 1885 - Chicago White Stockings | (87-25) | 0.777 | 2 |
| 1886 - Chicago White Stockings | (90-34) | 0.726 | 2.5 |
| 1887 - Detroit Wolverines | (79-45) | 0.637 | 3.5 |
| 1888 - New York Giants | (84-47) | 0.641 | 9 |
| 1889 - New York Giants | (83-43) | 0.659 | 1 |
| 1890 - Brooklyn Bridegrooms | (86-43) | 0.667 | 6 |
| 1891 - Boston Beaneaters | (87-51) | 0.630 | 3.5 |
| 1892 - Boston Beaneaters | (102-48) | 0.680 | 8.5 |
| 1893 - Boston Beaneaters | (86-43) | 0.667 | 5 |
| 1894 - Baltimore Orioles | (89-39) | 0.695 | 3 |
| 1895 - Baltimore Orioles | (87-43) | 0.669 | 3 |
| 1896 - Baltimore Orioles | (90-39) | 0.698 | 9.5 |
| 1897 - Boston Pilgrims | (93-39) | 0.705 | 2 |
| 1898 - Boston Pilgrims | (102-47) | 0.685 | 6 |
| 1899 - Brooklyn Superbas | (101-47) | 0.682 | 8 |
| 1900 - Brooklyn Superbas | (82-54) | 0.603 | 4.5 |
| 1901 - Pittsburgh Pirates | (90-49) | 0.647 | 7.5 |
| 1902 - Pittsburgh Pirates | (103-36) | 0.741 | 27.5 |
When professional baseball began in 1871 with the National Association, there was only one professional league. Therefore, the winner of the regular season was the undisputed champion of the baseball world. Then, in 1876 when the National League made its debut, it was still the only professional league in the country. The next year, other leagues began to spring up. The first was the International Association. Like the National Association, it was a player-controlled league and just the thing that William Hulbert and other National League owners had so disliked when they replace the NA with the NL in 1876. They did not recognize the IA or other leagues as "major leagues" and so no post-season championship series was considered, though the NL frequently played exhibition games against other leagues before, during and after the season.
It was not until the American Association laid claim to major league status in 1882 that a post-season series was played between champion clubs of rival leagues. The 1882 affair was just a two-game exhibition that was never intended to decide league superiority but it would become the first of several World Series contested between the National League and the American Association. After the AA folded in 1891, the National League experimented with post-season play as the Temple Cup between the two best teams in the league, but it never really caught on. What follows is a description of each of the post-season championship series played during the 19th century:
National League vs American Association World Series
1882 - Chicago White Stockings(NL) and Cincinnati Red Stockings(AA) tied in
series 1-1, no tie-breaker
1883 - NO SERIES (Philadelphia Athletics canceled series with Boston Beaneaters)
1884 - Providence Grays (NL) defeated New York Metropolitans (AA) in series 3-0
1885 - Chicago White Stockings (NL) and St. Louis Browns (AA) tied in series
3-3-1, no tie breaker
1886 - St. Louis Browns (AA) defeated Chicago White Stockings (NL) in series 4-2
1887 - Detroit Wolverines (NL) defeated St. Louis Browns (AA) in series 10-5
1888 - New York Giants (NL) defeated St. Louis Browns (AA) in series 6-4
1889 - New York Giants (NL) defeated Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA) in series 6-3
1890 - Brooklyn Bridegrooms (NL) and Louisville Colonels (AA) tied 3-3-1, no tie
breaker
1891 - SERIES DISBANDS
National League Pennant Title (1st Half vs 2nd Half)
1892 - Boston Beaneaters (1st Half, 52-22) defeated Cleveland Spiders (2nd
Half, 53-23) in series 5-0-1
1893 - SERIES DISBANDS
National League Temple Cup Series (1st Place vs 2nd Place)
1894 - New York Giants (2nd Place, 88-44) defeated Baltimore Orioles (1st
Place, 89-39) in series 4-0
1895 - Cleveland Spiders (2nd Place, 84-46) defeated Baltimore Orioles (1st
Place, 87-43) in series 4-0
1896 - Baltimore Orioles (1st Place, 90-39) defeated Cleveland Spiders (2nd
Place, 80-48) in series 4-0
1897 - Baltimore Orioles (2nd Place, 90-40) defeated Boston Pilgrims (1st Place,
93-39) in series 4-1
1898 - SERIES DISBANDS
National League Chronicle-Telegraph Cup Series (1st Place vs 2nd Place)
1900 - Brooklyn Superbas (1st Place, 82-54) defeated Pittsburgh Pirates (2nd
Place, 79-60) in series 3-1
| Home Runs | |||
| RBIs | |||
| National Association | Batting Avg. | ||
| Year | Player | Team | Pitching |
| 1871 | Lip Pike | Troy Unions | 4 |
| Fred Treacey | Chicago White Stockings | 4 | |
| Levi Meyerle | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | |
| Rynie Wolters | New York Mutuals | 44 | |
| Levi Meyerle | Philadelphia Athletics | 0.492 | |
| Al Spalding | Boston Red Stockings | 19-10 | |
| 1872 | Lip Pike | Baltimore Canaries | 6 |
| Lip Pike | Baltimore Canaries | 60 | |
| Ross Barnes | Boston Red Stockings | 0.432 | |
| Al Spalding | Boston Red Stockings | 38-8 | |
| 1873 | Lip Pike | Baltimore Canaries | 4 |
| Deacon White | Boston Red Stockings | 66 | |
| Ross Barnes | Boston Red Stockings | 0.425 | |
| Al Spalding | Boston Red Stockings | 41-14 | |
| 1874 | Jim O'Rourke | Boston Red Stockings | 5 |
| Cal McVey | Boston Red Stockings | 71 | |
| Levi Meyerle | Chicago White Stockings | 0.394 | |
| Al Spalding | Boston Red Stockings | 52-16 | |
| 1875 | Jim O'Rourke | Boston Red Stockings | 6 |
| Cal McVey | Boston Red Stockings | 87 | |
| Deacon White | Boston Red Stockings | 0.367 | |
| Al Spalding | Boston Red Stockings | 55-5 |
| Home Runs | |||
| RBIs | |||
| American Association | Batting Avg. | ||
| Year | Player | Team | Pitching |
| 1882 | Oscar Walker | St. Louis Browns | 7 |
| Hick Carpenter | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 67 | |
| Pete Browning | Louisville Colonels | 0.378 | |
| Will White | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 40-12 | |
| 1883 | Harry Stovey | Philadelphia Athletics | 14 |
| Charley Jones | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 80 | |
| Ed Swartwood | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 0.357 | |
| Will White | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 43-22 | |
| 1884 | John Reilly | Cincinnati Reds | 11 |
| Dave Orr | New York Metropolitans | 112 | |
| Dave Orr | New York Metropolitans | 0.354 | |
| Guy Hecker | Louisville Eclipse | 52-20 | |
| 1885 | Harry Stovey | Philadelphia Athletics | 13 |
| Frank Fennelly | Cincinnati Red Stockings | 89 | |
| Pete Browning | Louisville Colonels | 0.362 | |
| Bob Caruthers | St. Louis Browns | 40-13 | |
| 1886 | Bid McPhee | Cincinnat Reds | 8 |
| Tip O'Neill | St. Louis Browns | 107 | |
| Guy Hecker | Louisville Colonels | 0.341 | |
| Dave Foutz | St. Louis Browns | 41-16 | |
| Ed Morris | Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 41-20 | |
| 1887 | Tip O'Neill | St. Louis Browns | 14 |
| Tip O'Neill | St. Louis Browns | 123 | |
| Tip O’Neill, | St. Louis Browns | 0.435 | |
| Matt Kilroy | Baltimore Orioles | 46-19 | |
| 1888 | John Reilly | Cincinnati Reds | 13 |
| John Reilly | Cincinnati Reds | 103 | |
| Tip O’Neill | St. Louis Browns | 0.335 | |
| Silver King | St. Louis Browns | 45-21 | |
| 1889 | Harry Stovey | Philadelphia Athletics | 19 |
| Bug Holliday | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | |
| Harry Stovey | Philadelphia Athletics | 119 | |
| Tommy Tucker | Baltimore Orioles | 0.372 | |
| Bob Caruthers | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 40-11 | |
| 1890 | Count Campeau | St. Louis Browns | 9 |
| Spud Johnson | Columbus Solons | 113 | |
| Jimmy Wolf | Louisville Colonels | 0.363 | |
| Sadie McMahon | Baltimore/Philadelphia | 36-21 | |
| 1891 | Duke Farrell | Boston Reds | 12 |
| Duke Farrell | Boston Reds | 110 | |
| Hugh Duffy | Boston Reds | 110 | |
| Dan Brouthers | Boston Reds | 0.350 | |
| Sadie McMahon | Baltimore Orioles | 35-24 |
| Home Runs | |||
| RBIs | |||
| Union Association | Batting Avg. | ||
| Year | Player | Team | Pitching |
| 1884 | Fred Dunlap | St. Louis Maroons | 13 |
| N/A | N/A | - | |
| Fred Dunlap | St. Louis Maroons | 0.412 | |
| Bill Sweeney | Baltimore Monumentals | 40-21 | |
| Home Runs | |||
| RBIs | |||
| Player’s League | Batting Avg. | ||
| Year | Player | Team | Pitching |
| 1890 | Roger Connor | New York Giants | 14 |
| Hardy Richardson | Boston Reds | 146 | |
| Pete Browning | Cleveland Infants | 0.373 | |
| Mark Baldwin | Chicago Pirates | 34-24 | |
| Home Runs | |||
| RBIs | |||
| Federal League | Batting Avg. | ||
| Year | Player | Team | Pitching |
| 1913 | - | No Information Available | - |
| 1914 | Dutch Zwilling | Chicago Wales | 15 |
| Frank LaPorte | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 107 | |
| Benny Kauff | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 0.370 | |
| Claude Hendrix | Chicago Wales | 29-10 | |
| 1915 | Hal Chase | Buffalo Blues | 17 |
| Dutch Zwilling | Chicago Wales | 94 | |
| Benny Kauff | Brooklyn Tip Tops | 0.342 | |
| George McConnell | Chicago Wales | 25-10 |
| Home Runs | |||
| RBIs | |||
| American League | (Pre-1903) | Batting Avg. | |
| Year | Player | Team | Pitching |
| 1900 | - | No Information Available | - |
| 1901 | Nap Lajoie | Philadelphia Athletics | 14 |
| Nap Lajoie | Philadelphia Athletics | 125 | |
| Nap Lajoie | Philadelphia Athletics | 0.422 | |
| Cy Young | Boston Americans | 33-10 | |
| 1902 | Socks Seybold | Philadelphia Athletics | 16 |
| Buck Freeman | Boston Somersets | 121 | |
| Nap Lajoie | Cleveland/Philadelphia | 0.378 | |
| Cy Young | Boston Somersets | 32-11 |
| Home Runs | |||
| RBIs | |||
| National League | (Pre-1903) | Batting Avg. | |
| Year | Player | Team | Pitching |
| 1876 | George Hall | Philadelphia Athletics | 5 |
| Deacon White | Chicago White Stockings | 60 | |
| Ross Barnes | Chicago White Stockings | 0.429 | |
| Al Spalding | Chicago White Stockings | 47-12 | |
| 1877 | Lip Pike | Cincinnati Reds | 4 |
| Deacon White | Boston Red Caps | 49 | |
| Deacon White | Boston Red Caps | 0.387 | |
| Tommy Bond | Boston Red Caps | 40-17 | |
| 1878 | Paul Hines | Providence Grays | 4 |
| Paul Hines | Providence Grays | 50 | |
| Paul Hines | Providence Grays | 0.358 | |
| Tommy Bond | Boston Red Caps | 40-19 | |
| 1879 | Charley Jones | Boston Red Stockings | 9 |
| Charley Jones | Boston Red Stockings | 62 | |
| John O'Rourke | Boston Red Stockings | 62 | |
| Paul Hines | Providence Grays | 0.357 | |
| John Ward | Providence Grays | 47-19 | |
| 1880 | Harry Stovey | Worcester Brown Stockings | 6 |
| Jim O'Rourke | Boston Red Stockings | 6 | |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 74 | |
| George Gore | Chicago White Stockings | 0.360 | |
| Jim McCormick | Cleveland Blues | 45-28 | |
| 1881 | Dan Brouthers | Buffalo Bisons | 8 |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 82 | |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 0.399 | |
| Larry Corcoran | Chicago White Stockings | 31-14 | |
| Jim Whitney | Boston Red Caps | 31-33 | |
| 1882 | George Wood | Detroit Wolverines | 7 |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 83 | |
| Dan Brouthers | Buffalo Blues | 0.368 | |
| Jim McCormick | Cleveland Blues | 36-30 | |
| 1883 | Buck Ewing | New York Gothams | 10 |
| Dan Brouthers | Buffalo Bisons | 97 | |
| Dan Brouthers | Buffalo Bisons | 0.374 | |
| Charley Radbourn | Providence Grays | 48-25 | |
| 1884 | Ned Williamson | Chicago White Stockings | 27 |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 102 | |
| King Kelly | Chicago White Stockings | 0.354 | |
| Charley Radbourn | Providence Grays | 59-12 | |
| 1885 | Abner Dalrymple | Chicago White Stockings | 11 |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 108 | |
| Roger Conner | New York Giants | 0.371 | |
| John Clarkson | Chicago White Stockings | 53-16 | |
| 1886 | Hardy Richardson | Detroit Wolverines | 11 |
| Dan Brouthers | Detroit Wolverines | 11 | |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 147 | |
| King Kelly | Chicago White Stockings | 0.388 | |
| Lady Baldwin | Detroit Wolverines | 42-13 | |
| Tim Keefe | New York Giants | 42-20 | |
| 1887 | Billy O'Brien | Washington Nationals | 19 |
| Sam Thompson | Detroit Wolverines | 166 | |
| Sam Thompson | Detroit Wolverines | 0.372 | |
| John Clarkson | Chicago White Stockings | 38-21 | |
| 1888 | Jimmy Ryan | Chicago White Stockings | 16 |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 84 | |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 0.344 | |
| Tim Keefe | New York Giants | 35-12 | |
| 1889 | Sam Thompson | Philadelphia Phillies | 20 |
| Roger Connor | New York Giants | 130 | |
| Dan Brouthers | Boston Beaneaters | 0.373 | |
| John Clarkson | Boston Beaneaters | 49-19 | |
| 1890 | Walt Wilmot | Chicago White Stockings | 13 |
| Mike Tiernan | New York Giants | 13 | |
| Oyster Burns | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 13 | |
| Oyster Burns | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 128 | |
| Jack Glasscock | New York Giants | 0.336 | |
| Bill Hutchison | Chicago Colts | 42-25 | |
| 1891 | Mike Tiernan | New York Giants | 16 |
| Harry Stovey | Boston Beaneaters | 16 | |
| Cap Anson | Chicago White Stockings | 120 | |
| Billy Hamilton | Philadelphia Phillies | 0.340 | |
| Bill Hutchison | Chicago Colts | 44-19 | |
| 1892 | Bug Holliday | Cincinnati Reds | 13 |
| Dan Brouthers | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 124 | |
| Dan Brouthers | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 0.335 | |
| Cy Young | Cleveland Spiders | 36-12 | |
| Bill Hutchison | Chicago Colts | 36-36 | |
| 1893 | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 19 |
| Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | |
| Billy Hamilton | Philadelphia Phillies | 0.370 | |
| Frank Killen | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36-14 | |
| 1894 | Hugh Duffy | Boston Beaneaters | 18 |
| Hugh Duffy | Boston Beaneaters | 145 | |
| Hugh Duffy | Boston Beaneaters | 0.440 | |
| Amos Rusie | New York Giants | 36-13 | |
| 1895 | Sam Thompson | Philadelphia Philles | 18 |
| Sam Thompson | Philadelphia Philles | 165 | |
| Jesse Burkett | Cleveland Spiders | 0.409 | |
| Cy Young | Cleveland Spiders | 35-10 | |
| 1896 | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 13 |
| Bill Joyce | Washington Nationals | 13 | |
| Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 126 | |
| Jesse Burkett | Cleveland Spiders | 0.410 | |
| Kid Nichols | Boston Beaneaters | 30-14 | |
| Frank Killen | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30-18 | |
| 1897 | Hugh Duffy | Boston Beaneaters | 11 |
| George Davis | New York Giants | 136 | |
| Willie Keeler | Baltimore Orioles | 0.424 | |
| Kid Nichols | Boston Beaneaters | 31-11 | |
| 1898 | Jimmy Collins | Boston Beaneaters | 15 |
| Nap Lajoie | Philadelphia Phillies | 127 | |
| Willie Keeler | Baltimore Orioles | 0.385 | |
| Kid Nichols | Boston Beaneaters | 31-12 | |
| 1899 | Buck Freeman | Washington Nationals | 25 |
| Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 137 | |
| Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia Phillies | 0.410 | |
| Jay Hughes | Brooklyn Superbas | 28-6 | |
| Joe McGinnity | Baltimore Orioles | 28-16 | |
| 1900 | Herman Long | Boston Beaneaters | 12 |
| Elmer Flick | Philadelphia Phillies | 110 | |
| Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.381 | |
| Joe McGinnity | Brooklyn Superbas | 28-8 | |
| 1901 | Sam Crawford | Cincinnati Reds | 16 |
| Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | |
| Jesse Burkett | St. Louis Cardinals | 0.376 | |
| Bill Donovan | Brooklyn Superbas | 25-15 | |
| 1902 | Tommy Leach | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 |
| Honus Wagner | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | |
| Ginger Beaumont | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.357 | |
| Jack Chesbro | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28-6 |
| Year | Gms | Player | Team | League | HR’s |
| 1871 | 29 | Lip Pike | Troy Unions | National Assoc. | 4 |
| 1871 | 28 | Fred Treacey | Chicago White Stockings | National Assoc. | 4 |
| 1871 | 28 | Levi Meyerle | Philadelphia Athletics | National Assoc. | 4 |
| 1872 | 58 | Lip Pike | Baltimore Canaries | National Assoc. | 6 |
| 1875 | 82 | Jim O'Rourke | Boston Red Stockings | National Assoc. | 6 |
| 1879 | 84 | Charley Jones | Boston Red Stockings | National League | 9 |
| 1883 | 98 | Harry Stovey | Philadelphia Athletics | American Assoc. | 14 |
| 1884 | 112 | Ned Williamson | Chicago White Stockings | National League | 27* |
| 1884 | 112 | Dan Brouthers | Buffalo Blues | National League | 14 |
| 1887 | 132 | Billy O'Brien | Washington Nationals | National League | 19 |
| 1889 | 132 | Sam Thompson | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | 20 |
| 1899 | 154 | Buck Freeman | Washington Nationals | National League | 25 |
NOTE: * Ned Williamson's 1884 total of 27 home runs is suspect because the left and right field fences in his home park were less than 250 feet from home plate and in previous and subsequent seasons, balls hit over these fences were ruled ground rule doubles. The record remained at 25 until 1919 when Babe Ruth hit 29 home runs with the Boston Red Sox.
| Player | Years Active | Home Runs |
| Roger Connor | 1880-1897 | 138 |
| Sam Thompson | 1885-1898 | 127 |
| Harry Stovey | 1880-1893 | 122 |
| Dan Brouthers | 1879-1896 | 106 |
| Mike Tiernan | 1887-1899 | 106 |
| Jimmy Ryan | 1885-1900* | 105 |
| Hugh Duffy | 1888-1900* | 104 |
| Cap Anson | 1871-1897*@ | 98 |
| Fred Pfeffer | 1882-1897 | 94 |
| Herman Long | 1889-1900* | 86 |
| Ed Delahanty | 1888-1900* | 82 |
| Jack Clements | 1884-1900* | 77 |
| Jake Beckley | 1888-1900 | 74 |
| Jerry Denny | 1881-1894 | 74 |
NOTE: * Also played in the 20th century; total includes only
home runs hit during the 19th century.
@ The only player on the list who
played in the National Association, Anson had an extraordinarily long 27-year
career.
Other Old Time Baseball Links:
19th Century Baseball History Web Site
Federal League Web Site(1914-1915)
Official Baseball History Archive Web Site
Extinct Sports Leagues Home Page
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