Philadelphia at Baltimore
3 game series
5/17/1886 Philadelphia 16 Baltimore 11: Jack Boyle HR (2) 2-5. Tom Brown 3-3, 2 RBIs.
5/18/1886 Baltimore 3 Philadelphia 0: Tony Mullane (6-5) tw0 hitter
5/19/1886 Philadelphia 4 Baltimore 1: Joe Sommer 3-5. Jack Farrell 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia at Washington
3 game series
5/21/1886 Washington 3 Philadelphia 2 (11): John Meister scores on an error in the 11th
5/22/1886 Washington 10 Philadelphia 2: John Clarkson (4-10) allows three hits.
5/23/1886 Washington 12 Philadelphia 3: Al Atkinson allows four hits.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
2 game series
5/25/1886 Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 4: Buttercup Dickerson HR (1)
5/26/1886 Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 1: Chub Sullivan 2-4, 2 runs.
Baltimore at Philadelphia
3 game series
5/28/1886 Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 1: Tony Mullane (7-6) shuts down Athletics on four hits
5/29/1886 Philadelphia 7 Baltimore 6: Frank Fennelly doubles home Dan Brouthers in the bottom of the ninth.
5/30/1886 Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 4: Harry Stovey 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia at Boston
3 game series
6/1/1886 Philadelphia 8 Boston 1: Denny Lyons 2-3, 3 RBIs.
6/2/1886 Philadelphia 15 Boston 7: Jack Farrell 3-6, 4 RBIs.
6/3/1886 Philadelphia 8 Boston 5: Dan Brouthers 2-4.
Philadelphia at Detroit
3 game series
6/4/1886 Philadelphia 11 Detroit 1: Buttercup Dickerson 4-5, 3 doubles, HR (2). Dan Brouthers 3-5.
6/5/1886 Philadelphia 6 Detroit 4: Mox McQuery HR (1), 2-5.
6/6/1886 Detroit 5 Philadelphia 4: Jack Clements 36-5, 4 RBIs.
Chicago at Philadelphia
4 game series
6/7/1886 Philadelphia 10 Chicago 3: Frank Fennelly HR (5). Mox McQuery 2-5, 3 RBIs.
6/8/1886 Chicago 9 Philadelphia 6: Oyster Burns 2-5, 2 RBIs. Joe Visner 2-5, 2 RBIs.
6/9/1886 Chicago 13 Philadelphia 2: Oyster Burns 5-5
6/10/1886 Chicago 10 Philadelphia 4 (10): George Strief double, 3 RBIs.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Louisville Colonels | 44 | 14 | .759 | - |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 24 | .564 | 11.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 30 | 26 | .536 | 13.0 |
| Cleveland Blues | 28 | 27 | .509 | 14.5 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 26 | 28 | .481 | 16.0 |
| Washington Nationals | 23 | 32 | .418 | 19.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 23 | 35 | .397 | 21.0 |
| Boston Americans | 18 | 37 | .327 | 24.5 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Boston Beaneaters | 39 | 17 | .696 | - |
| St. Louis Browns | 34 | 21 | .618 | 4.5 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 26 | 29 | .473 | 12.5 |
| Brooklyn Grays | 26 | 29 | .473 | 12.5 |
| New York Giants | 24 | 30 | .444 | 14.0 |
| Pittsburg Alleghenys | 24 | 31 | .436 | 14.5 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 25 | 33 | .431 | 15.0 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 25 | 33 | .431 | 15.0 |
Shut outs
5/18/1886 Tony Mullane (Baltimore) 3-0 over Philadelphia Athletics.
5/18/1886 Jim Britt (Philadelphia Quakers) 3-0 over Cincinnati.
5/23/1886 Bill Vinton (Boston Americans) 1-0 over Detroit.
5/29/1886 Ed Cushman (Cleveland) 6-0 over Louisville.
6/5/1886 Perry Werden (Boston Beaneaters) 4-0 over Chicago White Stockings.
6/9/1886 John Murphy (St Louis) 1-0 over Philadelphia Quakers.
Injuries
5/17/1886 Tom Brown (Philadelphia Athletics) 5-6 weeks with sprained elbow.
6/5/1886 Buttercup Dickerson (Philadelphia Athletics) 3-4 weeks with strained rib cage.
6/5/1886 Jackie Hayes (Philadelphia Athletics) 4 weeks with shoulder soreness.
6/6/1886 Joe Sommer (Philadelphia Athletics) 5 weeks with sore shoulder.
Retirements
5/27/1886 Dick Hurley (Washington)
5 Hits or more
5/22/1886 Abner Dalrymple (Louisville) 5-5 against Baltimore.
6/8/1886 Fred Pfeffer (Brooklyn) 5-5 against Cincinnati.
6/9/1886 Oyster Burns (Chicago) 5-5 against Philadelphia.