They finished the season in a tie for second place , 6 games behind the pennant - winning Chicago White Stockings .
The St. Louis Brown Stockings joined the newly formed National League as a charter member in 1876 .
St. Louis Brown Stockings finished the season in a tie for second place , 6 games behind the pennant - winning Chicago White Stockings .
The St. Louis Brown Stockings joined the newly formed National League as a charter member in 1876 .