1886 Chicago White Stockings Roster

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The 1886 Chicago White Stockings team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1886 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1886 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1886 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1886 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1886 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1886 Chicago White Stockings Roster

A Complete Roster for the 1886 Chicago White Stockings

n/a John Clarkson 5-10 155 Right Right 1861-07-01
n/a Jocko Flynn 5-06½ 143 Right Right 1864-06-30
n/a Jim McCormick 5-10½ 215 Right Right 1856-11-03
n/a Silver Flint 6-00 180 Right Right 1855-08-03
n/a Lou Hardie 5-11 180 Unknown Unknown 1864-08-24
n/a George Moolic 5-07 145 Right Right 1864-03-12
n/a Cap Anson 6-00 227 Right Right 1852-04-17
n/a Tom Burns 5-07 152 Right Right 1857-03-30
n/a Fred Pfeffer 5-10½ 184 Right Right 1860-03-17
n/a Ned Williamson 5-11 210 Right Right 1857-10-24
n/a Abner Dalrymple 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1857-09-09
n/a George Gore 5-11 195 Right Left 1854-05-03
n/a King Kelly 5-10 170 Right Right 1857-12-31
n/a Jimmy Ryan 5-09 162 Left Right 1863-02-11
n/a Billy Sunday 5-10 160 Right Left 1862-11-19
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The 1886 Chicago White Stockings played 124 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 34 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at West Side Park (Park Factors: 115/110) where 142,438 fans witnessed their 1886 White Stockings finish the season with a .726 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1886 Chicago White Stockings Opening Day starters list, a 1886 Chicago White Stockings salary list, a 1886 Chicago White Stockings uniform number breakdown and a 1886 Chicago White Stockings primary starters list:

1886 Chicago White Stockings
Opening Day Starters

Cap Anson
Tom Burns
John Clarkson
Abner Dalrymple
Silver Flint
George Gore
King Kelly
Fred Pfeffer
Ned Williamson

1886 Chicago White Stockings
Most Games by Position

C Silver Flint (54)
1B Cap Anson (125)
2B Fred Pfeffer (118)
3B Tom Burns (112)
SS Ned Williamson (121)
LF Abner Dalrymple (82)
CF George Gore (115)
RF King Kelly (55)
  
SP John Clarkson
SP Jim McCormick
  
CL Jocko Flynn

1886 Chicago White Stockings
Salaries

King Kelly $2,500.00

1886 Chicago White Stockings
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1886 Chicago White Stockings Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?