1st January 1887
The fans of the White Stockings are hoping the off season will bring the extra needed to take the MLB Championship Series crown back from their cross city rivals next year. The Owner made no changes to the front office as he was happy with the previous season.
Manager Chris Davis was happy to receive the Nl Manager of the year award at the NL awards dinner.
There were also minor awards for some of the players. Jack Glasscock and Fred Lewis picked up a Golden Glove each while Ezra Sutton picked up a Platinum Stick award.
The team suffered a blow through retirements this year after fan favourite Left Fielder Tom York decided that he would be moving on to new opportunities outside of baseball. His 16 year career bought him 2 golden gloves and 8 All Star appearances. He also won 6 MLB Championship medals during his 2 terms with the Chicago White Stockings. He also spent time with the Baltimore Orioles. He played in 829 games and collected 942 hits from 3330 at bats. He scored 546 runs with 495 RBI's for an average of .283 (real life stats 963 games, 743 runs, 1095 hits, 502 RBI's for an average of .274)
The team also saw the retirement of Marshall Locke. Locke never made the big time. (real life stats 7 games, 5 runs, 7 hits, 5 RBI's and an average of .241)
The team had a large number of selections in the first year player draft. They made a total of 7 selections during the draft. The first round pick was Left Fielder Marty Sullivan. The full draft log is given below
The team failed to sign first round pick Lave Cross and 5th round pick Pete O'Brien. All other draftees signed for the club by the deadline.