1887 MLB Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in wins in 1887, with 95, 14 ahead of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The average across 16 MLB teams is 64.1.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
95
Wins
14 clear of Cincinnati Red Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | 95 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | 81 |
| 3 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | 79 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | 77 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | 75 |
| 6 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | 74 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | 71 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | 68 |
| MLB average | 64.1 | |||
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | 63 |
| 10 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | 61 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | 60 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | 55 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | 46 |
| 14 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | 44 |
| 15 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | 39 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | 37 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.