<sod>[[File:King-Kelly.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Star Chicago catcher Michael "King" Kelly (1857-1894), one of "Anson's Pets." Kelly hit a team-leading .388 during the 1886 regular season.]]<eod>
<sod>[[File:861018-interocean-ad.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The 1886 Series between the St. Louis Browns and the "Chicagos" was billed as a "World's Championship" with a winner-take-all prize of the total gate receipts.]]<eod>