| Year | League | W | L | WPct | Finish | GB | Exp Rec | Diff | Avg | ERA | BABIP | Playoffs | Champion | Attendance | Payroll | Balance | | 1876 | FABL | 39 | 26 | .600 | 4th | 6½ | 41-24 | -2 | .255 | 1.96 | .249 | | | 41,269 | $1,586 | $13,386 | | 1877 | FABL | 40 | 20 | .667 | 1st | - | 36-24 | 4 | .286 | 2.80 | .277 | | X | 46,502 | $1,228 | $12,530 | | 1878 | FABL | 33 | 28 | .541 | 2nd | 15 | 34-27 | -1 | .211 | 1.96 | .251 | | | 56,841 | $2,389 | $11,990 | | 1879 | FABL | 57 | 26 | .687 | 2nd | 4 | 58-25 | -1 | .275 | 2.14 | .258 | | | 86,073 | $1,979 | $15,567 | | 1880 | FABL | 49 | 34 | .590 | 2nd | 9 | 48-35 | 1 | .243 | 2.50 | .241 | | | 78,525 | $3,448 | $16,161 | | 1881 | FABL | 54 | 31 | .635 | 1st | - | 52-33 | 2 | .247 | 2.13 | .244 | | X | 89,551 | $2,976 | $18,713 | | 1882 | FABL | 56 | 28 | .667 | 2nd | 4½ | 55-29 | 1 | .277 | 2.28 | .262 | | | 90,512 | $2,917 | $19,152 | | 1883 | FABL | 63 | 37 | .630 | 2nd | - | 66-34 | -3 | .248 | 2.25 | .248 | | | 105,938 | $1,909 | $22,200 | | 1884 | FABL | 72 | 41 | .637 | 2nd | 2 | 75-38 | -3 | .240 | 1.86 | .240 | | | 121,389 | $2,755 | $26,321 | | 1885 | FABL | 61 | 52 | .540 | 4th | 30½ | 62-51 | -1 | .252 | 2.92 | .263 | | | 193,480 | $4,266 | $45,105 | | 1886 | FABL | 51 | 75 | .405 | 7th | 38 | 52-74 | -1 | .238 | 2.92 | .266 | | | 216,717 | $3,478 | $49,307 | | 1887 | FABL | 56 | 70 | .444 | 6th | 32½ | 57-69 | -1 | .277 | 3.82 | .281 | | | 223,730 | $3,662 | $55,669 | | 1888 | FABL | 79 | 55 | .590 | 3rd | 8 | 75-59 | 4 | .232 | 2.29 | .244 | | | 277,922 | $8,975 | $58,236 | | 1889 | FABL | 73 | 63 | .537 | 3rd | 13 | 80-56 | -7 | .271 | 3.27 | .255 | | | 285,318 | $7,036 | $20,412 | | 1890 | FABL | 78 | 62 | .557 | 2nd | 10 | 80-60 | -2 | .244 | 2.86 | .260 | | | 293,008 | $9,286 | $66,738 | |