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
4/20at WashingtonW  6-0 1-0
4/21at WashingtonL  3-10 1-1
4/23at WashingtonT  1-1 1-1
4/24at WashingtonW  19-15 2-1
4/25vs Phil. PhilliesL  3-5 2-2
4/26vs Phil. PhilliesW  11-5 3-2
4/27vs Phil. PhilliesW  2-1 4-2
4/28vs Phil. PhilliesW  14-1 5-2
4/30vs BostonL  3-4 5-3
5/1vs BostonW  6-1 6-3
5/2vs BostonW  4-2 7-3
5/3vs BostonL  2-6 7-4
5/5at IndianapolisW  11-6 8-4
5/7at IndianapolisL  1-5 8-5
5/8at IndianapolisW  7-6 9-5
5/9at IndianapolisW  18-4 10-5
5/10at ChicagoW  5-2 11-5
5/12at ChicagoL  3-9 11-6
5/14at ChicagoL  1-5 11-7
5/15at PittsburgT  3-3 11-7
5/16at PittsburgL  1-6 11-8
5/17at PittsburgT  4-4 11-8
5/19at DetroitL  3-5 11-9
5/21at DetroitW  8-7 12-9
5/22at DetroitW  6-4 13-9
5/23at DetroitL  5-13 13-10
5/25vs WashingtonL  1-3 13-11
5/28vs WashingtonW  9-0 14-11
5/29vs WashingtonW  11-2 15-11
5/30vs PittsburgW  11-1 16-11
5/30vs PittsburgL  4-8 16-12
5/31vs PittsburgT  0-0 16-12
6/1vs PittsburgW  2-0 17-12
6/2vs IndianapolisW  6-0 18-12
6/4vs IndianapolisW  3-2 19-12
6/5vs IndianapolisW  2-1 20-12
6/6vs IndianapolisL  3-5 20-13
6/7vs WashingtonL  5-7 20-14
6/8vs ChicagoW  19-2 21-14
6/9vs ChicagoL  3-8 21-15
6/11vs ChicagoL  3-4 21-16
6/12vs ChicagoL  2-4 21-17
6/13vs DetroitL  6-8 21-18
6/14vs DetroitW  4-2 22-18
6/15vs DetroitL  2-3 22-19
6/16vs DetroitW  4-1 23-19
6/19at BostonL  7-8 23-20
6/20at BostonW  8-1 24-20
6/21at BostonL  2-4 24-21
6/22at BostonW  2-1 25-21
6/23at Phil. PhilliesW  7-6 26-21
6/25at Phil. PhilliesL  4-11 26-22
6/26at Phil. PhilliesW  4-1 27-22
6/27at Phil. PhilliesL  4-5 27-23
6/29vs WashingtonW  8-3 28-23
6/30vs WashingtonW  2-0 29-23
7/2vs WashingtonW  6-2 30-23
7/4at DetroitW  4-1 31-23
7/4at DetroitW  4-1 32-23
7/5at DetroitL  13-18 32-24
7/7at PittsburgW  6-4 33-24
7/10at PittsburgW  2-0 34-24
7/11at IndianapolisW  5-2 35-24
7/12at IndianapolisL  6-9 35-25
7/13at IndianapolisW  4-0 36-25
7/14at ChicagoL  1-5 36-26
7/16at ChicagoW  12-4 37-26
7/17at ChicagoW  7-4 38-26
7/19at Phil. PhilliesL  1-7 38-27
7/20at Phil. PhilliesW  7-6 39-27
7/21at Phil. PhilliesW  6-1 40-27
7/23vs BostonW  2-0 41-27
7/24vs BostonW  6-3 42-27
7/25vs BostonW  5-1 43-27
7/26vs Phil. PhilliesW  8-1 44-27
7/27vs Phil. PhilliesW  4-1 45-27
7/28vs Phil. PhilliesW  4-2 46-27
7/30vs WashingtonL  1-9 46-28
7/31vs WashingtonW  6-1 47-28
8/1vs WashingtonW  5-4 48-28
8/2at BostonW  7-3 49-28
8/3at BostonW  9-6 50-28
8/4at BostonW  13-6 51-28
8/6vs IndianapolisW  3-2 52-28
8/7vs IndianapolisW  6-4 53-28
8/8vs IndianapolisW  4-1 54-28
8/9vs PittsburgW  5-3 55-28
8/10vs PittsburgW  2-1 56-28
8/11vs PittsburgL  2-3 56-29
8/13vs ChicagoT  5-5 56-29
8/14vs ChicagoL  2-4 56-30
8/15vs ChicagoL  0-2 56-31
8/16vs DetroitW  8-0 57-31
8/18vs DetroitW  7-6 58-31
8/20at WashingtonW  2-0 59-31
8/22at WashingtonW  7-0 60-31
8/23at Phil. PhilliesL  2-3 60-32
8/24at Phil. PhilliesW  6-5 61-32
8/25at Phil. PhilliesW  7-0 62-32
8/27vs BostonL  2-4 62-33
8/28vs BostonL  0-2 62-34
8/29vs BostonL  1-2 62-35
8/30at BostonL  3-7 62-36
8/31at BostonW  10-4 63-36
9/1at BostonW  5-2 64-36
9/3vs Phil. PhilliesT  0-0 64-36
9/4vs Phil. PhilliesW  2-1 65-36
9/5vs Phil. PhilliesW  6-1 66-36
9/7at IndianapolisW  3-2 67-36
9/8at IndianapolisW  3-2 68-36
9/10at IndianapolisL  3-4 68-37
9/11at ChicagoL  3-5 68-38
9/12at ChicagoL  2-9 68-39
9/13at ChicagoL  3-5 68-40
9/14at ChicagoW  7-3 69-40
9/15at PittsburgL  0-1 69-41
9/17at PittsburgW  1-0 70-41
9/18at PittsburgW  5-1 71-41
9/19at PittsburgL  1-4 71-42
9/20at DetroitW  5-4 72-42
9/21at DetroitT  3-3 72-42
9/22at DetroitL  3-6 72-43
9/24at WashingtonW  2-1 73-43
9/26at WashingtonW  6-3 74-43
9/26at WashingtonW  5-4 75-43
9/27vs WashingtonW  3-0 76-43
9/28vs DetroitT  2-2 76-43
9/29vs DetroitL  2-6 76-44
10/1vs DetroitW  5-0 77-44
10/2vs DetroitW  6-2 78-44
10/3vs ChicagoW  3-0 79-44
10/4vs ChicagoW  1-0 80-44
10/5vs ChicagoW  12-6 81-44
10/8vs PittsburgL  2-3 81-45
10/9vs PittsburgL  2-3 81-46
10/10vs PittsburgW  1-0 82-46
10/11vs IndianapolisW  13-0 83-46
10/13vs IndianapolisL  4-6 83-47