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1887
The 1887 pennants were the culmination of two expansion clubs building. The Providence Grays spend 3/4 of the season chasing Washington, before passing the Senators down the stretch. The Grays had been close before, but they finally pulled it through.
The CA was a blowout. The Orioles won by 18 games over Boston. The O's came in with 3 last place finishes and no closer than 10 games in any season.
Providence loses game one, then comes back to sweep the last 3 for the Chadwick win.
CA
BAL 87-41
BOS 69-59
CHI 68-60
NYG 65-63
STL 61-67
BRO 58-70
PHI 55-73
CIN 49-79
UL
PRO 80-48
WAS 77-51
BUF 70-58
PIT 61-67
DET 60-68
CLE 57-71
LOU 56-72
IND 51-77
Newcomer
CA: P Wild Bill Widner, Boston, 19-14, 38 GS, 2.90 ERA, 301 IP
UL: P Elton Chamberlain, Buffalo, 22-17, 42 GS, 2.35 ERA, 341 IP, 167 K
Outstanding Pitcher
CA: P George Derby, New York, 28-13, 43 GS, 2.72 ERA, 363.1 IP (2nd award, first since 1881)
UL: P Mickey Welch, Providence, 24-15, 40 GS, 2.25 ERA, 347.2 IP, 134 K
Outstanding Hitter
CA: 1B Dan Brouthers, New York, 384/477/583, 38 2B, 13 3B, 11 HR, 103 RBI, 134 R, 91 BB (2nd straight, 4th overall)
UL: 3B Bill Joyce, Buffalo, 308/453/485, 24 2B,14 3B, 11 HR, 70 RBI, 123 R, 125 BB, 26 SB (2nd award)
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