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FuzzyRussianHat · 01-30-2026, 06:35 AM

The 1886 National League Championship Series was the first for both St. Louis and Boston. The Cardinals were one win better in the regular season at 92-70 to earn home field advantage, although the Braves had won the season series 4-2. Boston opened the series with a 4-2 road win. Daisy Davis was the winning pitcher, scatting nine hits with two runs (one earned), two walks, and five strikeouts.

St. Louis earned a lopsided 8-2 win in game two to even the series. Henry Boyle had the complete game win, giving up five hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Boyle also was the star at the plate with a home run and double for three RBI.

Boston jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the third inning and held on from there in a 6-3 win in game three. Alex McKinnon homered and doubled for three RBI and a run. Jim Devlin had a complete game win with six hits and one walk allowed with five Ks.

Both teams had eight hits in game four, but the Braves made theirs count in an 8-3 win. SS Mortimer Hogan led going 3-3 with two homers, four RBI, and two runs. Boston pitcher Ed Morris had a record 14 strikeouts in his complete game while allowing eight hits, two earned runs, and three walks. With that, the Braves were up 3-1 and had a chance to clinch the next day at home.

Game five had a 3-2 Cardinals lead after the fourth inning. Boston went ahead with three runs in the fifth on a bases-clearing double by Mike Tiernan. The Cardinals evened it back up in the sixth with two runs on four singles. In the bottom half, Tom Poorman lead off the inning on base thanks to an error for the Braves. He stole both second and third, setting up Patrick Larkins RBI single to go ahead 6-5.

Three singles gave Boston another run in the seventh. In the top of the eighth, St. Louis’s Gid Gardner crushed a solo homer 452 feet to put them back within one. However in the ninth, reliever Levi Hickman struck out three straight Cardinals. The Braves held on for the 7-6 win to take the series in five games for their first pennant. Tiernan was the series MVP going 7-19 with two homers and nine RBI.

01-30-2026, 06:35 AM	#39
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,353	1886 nlcs The 1886 National League Championship Series was the first for both St. Louis and Boston. The Cardinals were one win better in the regular season at 92-70 to earn home field advantage, although the Braves had won the season series 4-2. Boston opened the series with a 4-2 road win. Daisy Davis was the winning pitcher, scatting nine hits with two runs (one earned), two walks, and five strikeouts. St. Louis earned a lopsided 8-2 win in game two to even the series. Henry Boyle had the complete game win, giving up five hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Boyle also was the star at the plate with a home run and double for three RBI. Boston jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the third inning and held on from there in a 6-3 win in game three. Alex McKinnon homered and doubled for three RBI and a run. Jim Devlin had a complete game win with six hits and one walk allowed with five Ks. Both teams had eight hits in game four, but the Braves made theirs count in an 8-3 win. SS Mortimer Hogan led going 3-3 with two homers, four RBI, and two runs. Boston pitcher Ed Morris had a record 14 strikeouts in his complete game while allowing eight hits, two earned runs, and three walks. With that, the Braves were up 3-1 and had a chance to clinch the next day at home. Game five had a 3-2 Cardinals lead after the fourth inning. Boston went ahead with three runs in the fifth on a bases-clearing double by Mike Tiernan. The Cardinals evened it back up in the sixth with two runs on four singles. In the bottom half, Tom Poorman lead off the inning on base thanks to an error for the Braves. He stole both second and third, setting up Patrick Larkins RBI single to go ahead 6-5. Three singles gave Boston another run in the seventh. In the top of the eighth, St. Louis’s Gid Gardner crushed a solo homer 452 feet to put them back within one. However in the ninth, reliever Levi Hickman struck out three straight Cardinals. The Braves held on for the 7-6 win to take the series in five games for their first pennant. Tiernan was the series MVP going 7-19 with two homers and nine RBI. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)