The National League and the American Association faced each other in a World's Championship Series at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.

1888 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
4/18at Kansas CityW  10-3 1-0
4/19at Kansas CityL  4-10 1-1
4/21at Kansas CityW  6-4 2-1
4/22at Kansas CityW  10-8 3-1
4/23at StL BrownsL  2-3 3-2
4/24at StL BrownsW  4-3 4-2
4/25at StL BrownsW  5-1 5-2
4/26at StL BrownsW  4-3 6-2
4/28at LouisvilleL  4-6 6-3
4/29at LouisvilleW  8-3 7-3
4/30at LouisvilleW  6-5 8-3
5/1vs LouisvilleW  18-2 9-3
5/3vs Kansas CityW  14-0 10-3
5/4vs Kansas CityL  3-4 10-4
5/5vs Kansas CityW  16-6 11-4
5/6vs Kansas CityW  14-7 12-4
5/9vs StL BrownsL  7-8 12-5
5/10vs StL BrownsW  7-1 13-5
5/11vs StL BrownsW  2-0 14-5
5/12vs LouisvilleW  8-3 15-5
5/13vs LouisvilleW  6-2 16-5
5/15vs LouisvilleW  8-4 17-5
5/16vs LouisvilleW  5-3 18-5
5/19at ClevelandW  5-0 19-5
5/20vs ClevelandW  8-4 20-5
5/22at ClevelandW  6-4 21-5
5/23at ClevelandW  6-5 22-5
5/26at BaltimoreL  1-6 22-6
5/28at BaltimoreL  3-5 22-7
5/29at BaltimoreW  10-5 23-7
5/30at BrooklynL  3-4 23-8
5/30at BrooklynL  6-10 23-9
6/1at BrooklynL  1-3 23-10
6/2at BrooklynL  6-15 23-11
6/4at PhiladelphiaL  6-16 23-12
6/5at PhiladelphiaL  7-14 23-13
6/6at PhiladelphiaL  4-7 23-14
6/7at PhiladelphiaL  3-5 23-15
6/9vs StL BrownsW  6-5 24-15
6/10vs StL BrownsL  8-17 24-16
6/11vs StL BrownsL  1-8 24-17
6/13at Kansas CityW  11-6 25-17
6/14at Kansas CityW  16-3 26-17
6/15at Kansas CityL  13-17 26-18
6/16at StL BrownsL  1-9 26-19
6/17at StL BrownsL  2-6 26-20
6/19at StL BrownsW  2-1 27-20
6/21vs LouisvilleL  9-15 27-21
6/22vs LouisvilleW  10-8 28-21
6/23at LouisvilleT  10-10 28-21
6/24at LouisvilleW  11-4 29-21
6/26vs BaltimoreW  5-4 30-21
6/28vs BaltimoreW  11-5 31-21
6/29vs BaltimoreL  1-7 31-22
6/30vs BaltimoreW  4-1 32-22
7/1vs BrooklynW  3-2 33-22
7/3vs BrooklynL  3-6 33-23
7/4vs BrooklynL  3-9 33-24
7/5vs BrooklynW  14-7 34-24
7/6vs PhiladelphiaW  9-8 35-24
7/7vs PhiladelphiaL  0-7 35-25
7/8vs PhiladelphiaW  4-1 36-25
7/10vs PhiladelphiaW  5-4 37-25
7/12vs ClevelandL  1-2 37-26
7/13vs ClevelandW  4-3 38-26
7/14vs ClevelandW  10-0 39-26
7/15vs ClevelandW  12-7 40-26
7/17vs LouisvilleW  1-0 41-26
7/18vs LouisvilleW  4-1 42-26
7/19vs LouisvilleL  0-6 42-27
7/21vs Kansas CityW  8-1 43-27
7/22vs Kansas CityW  10-1 44-27
7/24vs Kansas CityW  6-4 45-27
7/26at PhiladelphiaL  2-12 45-28
7/27at PhiladelphiaW  7-4 46-28
7/28at PhiladelphiaW  2-1 47-28
7/29at BrooklynL  2-6 47-29
7/31at BrooklynW  3-0 48-29
8/1at BrooklynL  2-8 48-30
8/3vs ClevelandL  8-9 48-31
8/4vs ClevelandT  4-4 48-31
8/5vs ClevelandW  6-5 49-31
8/7vs BaltimoreW  4-3 50-31
8/8vs BaltimoreW  6-2 51-31
8/9vs BaltimoreL  3-6 51-32
8/10vs BrooklynW  5-2 52-32
8/11vs BrooklynL  5-6 52-33
8/12vs BrooklynL  0-1 52-34
8/13vs BaltimoreW  3-2 53-34
8/14vs BaltimoreW  11-6 54-34
8/15vs BaltimoreW  7-3 55-34
8/18vs PhiladelphiaW  4-0 56-34
8/19vs PhiladelphiaL  4-8 56-35
8/22vs ClevelandL  0-3 56-36
8/23vs ClevelandL  0-1 56-37
8/25vs BaltimoreW  10-4 57-37
8/26vs BaltimoreW  6-0 58-37
8/27at BaltimoreL  3-4 58-38
8/28at BaltimoreW  3-1 59-38
8/30at BrooklynW  5-3 60-38
9/1at BrooklynT  2-2 60-38
9/2at BrooklynL  4-5 60-39
9/3at PhiladelphiaL  2-5 60-40
9/4at PhiladelphiaL  2-3 60-41
9/5at PhiladelphiaL  0-3 60-42
9/6at ClevelandL  2-3 60-43
9/8at ClevelandL  1-2 60-44
9/10vs Kansas CityL  2-3 60-45
9/11vs Kansas CityW  11-0 61-45
9/12vs Kansas CityW  5-2 62-45
9/14at StL BrownsL  2-14 62-46
9/15at StL BrownsL  3-5 62-47
9/16at StL BrownsL  2-4 62-48
9/18vs PhiladelphiaW  5-1 63-48
9/19vs PhiladelphiaW  11-2 64-48
9/20vs PhiladelphiaW  1-0 65-48
9/20vs PhiladelphiaW  2-1 66-48
9/21vs BrooklynL  2-6 66-49
9/22vs BrooklynW  10-3 67-49
9/23vs BrooklynL  4-8 67-50
9/25vs ClevelandL  1-2 67-51
9/26vs ClevelandW  5-1 68-51
9/27vs ClevelandW  6-5 69-51
9/28vs BaltimoreL  0-12 69-52
9/29vs BaltimoreW  8-1 70-52
9/30vs BaltimoreW  5-2 71-52
10/1vs BrooklynL  5-8 71-53
10/2at LouisvilleW  3-1 72-53
10/3at LouisvilleW  5-2 73-53
10/4at LouisvilleW  7-3 74-53
10/5vs LouisvilleW  5-3 75-53
10/6vs LouisvilleW  3-1 76-53
10/7vs LouisvilleW  11-8 77-53
10/9vs Kansas CityW  13-6 78-53
10/10vs Kansas CityW  4-3 79-53
10/14vs StL BrownsL  1-6 79-54
10/14vs StL BrownsW  10-1 80-54