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
4/20vs NY GiantsL  0-6 0-1
4/21vs NY GiantsW  10-3 1-1
4/23vs NY GiantsT  1-1 1-1
4/24vs NY GiantsL  15-19 1-2
4/25vs BostonL  0-1 1-3
4/26vs BostonL  2-9 1-4
4/27vs BostonL  2-4 1-5
4/28vs BostonL  3-4 1-6
4/30at Phil. PhilliesL  1-3 1-7
5/1at Phil. PhilliesL  4-12 1-8
5/2at Phil. PhilliesL  2-5 1-9
5/3at Phil. PhilliesW  9-8 2-9
5/5at ChicagoL  0-10 2-10
5/9at ChicagoL  2-13 2-11
5/10at IndianapolisL  1-7 2-12
5/11at IndianapolisW  6-5 3-12
5/12at IndianapolisL  0-11 3-13
5/14at IndianapolisL  1-7 3-14
5/15at DetroitL  5-11 3-15
5/16at DetroitL  0-2 3-16
5/17at DetroitL  1-7 3-17
5/19at PittsburgL  1-2 3-18
5/21at PittsburgL  0-5 3-19
5/22at PittsburgW  6-3 4-19
5/23at PittsburgW  5-4 5-19
5/25at NY GiantsW  3-1 6-19
5/28at NY GiantsL  0-9 6-20
5/29at NY GiantsL  2-11 6-21
5/30vs ChicagoW  8-1 7-21
5/30vs ChicagoW  5-3 8-21
6/1vs ChicagoL  1-10 8-22
6/2vs DetroitL  1-11 8-23
6/4vs DetroitL  4-5 8-24
6/5vs DetroitL  0-9 8-25
6/6vs DetroitL  2-4 8-26
6/7at NY GiantsW  7-5 9-26
6/8vs IndianapolisL  1-2 9-27
6/9vs IndianapolisL  3-4 9-28
6/11vs IndianapolisL  3-15 9-29
6/12vs IndianapolisW  5-1 10-29
6/13vs PittsburgW  4-0 11-29
6/15vs PittsburgW  7-3 12-29
6/16vs PittsburgW  5-1 13-29
6/18vs Phil. PhilliesW  6-3 14-29
6/19vs Phil. PhilliesL  6-7 14-30
6/20vs Phil. PhilliesW  8-4 15-30
6/21vs Phil. PhilliesW  6-5 16-30
6/23at BostonL  3-8 16-31
6/25at BostonW  4-2 17-31
6/27at BostonL  0-13 17-32
6/28at BostonL  7-9 17-33
6/29at NY GiantsL  3-8 17-34
6/30at NY GiantsL  0-2 17-35
7/2at NY GiantsL  2-6 17-36
7/4at PittsburgL  0-14 17-37
7/5at PittsburgW  3-2 18-37
7/6at PittsburgL  2-3 18-38
7/7at DetroitW  3-2 19-38
7/9at DetroitW  3-2 20-38
7/10at DetroitL  0-4 20-39
7/11at ChicagoL  5-7 20-40
7/12at ChicagoW  22-9 21-40
7/13at ChicagoL  0-9 21-41
7/14at IndianapolisL  2-5 21-42
7/16at IndianapolisL  0-2 21-43
7/17at IndianapolisL  5-11 21-44
7/19vs BostonW  2-0 22-44
7/20vs BostonW  2-1 23-44
7/21vs BostonL  2-3 23-45
7/23at Phil. PhilliesW  4-3 24-45
7/24at Phil. PhilliesW  14-5 25-45
7/25at Phil. PhilliesW  3-1 26-45
7/26at BostonW  5-4 27-45
7/28at BostonL  1-16 27-46
7/30at NY GiantsW  9-1 28-46
7/31at NY GiantsL  1-6 28-47
8/1at NY GiantsL  4-5 28-48
8/2vs Phil. PhilliesW  2-0 29-48
8/3vs Phil. PhilliesL  2-3 29-49
8/4vs Phil. PhilliesL  0-7 29-50
8/6vs DetroitW  5-3 30-50
8/7vs DetroitW  10-6 31-50
8/9vs ChicagoW  4-2 32-50
8/10vs ChicagoW  8-5 33-50
8/11vs ChicagoL  1-4 33-51
8/13vs PittsburgL  2-3 33-52
8/14vs PittsburgL  5-8 33-53
8/15vs PittsburgW  7-2 34-53
8/16vs IndianapolisW  3-0 35-53
8/17vs IndianapolisL  7-11 35-54
8/18vs IndianapolisW  5-1 36-54
8/20vs NY GiantsL  0-2 36-55
8/22vs NY GiantsL  0-7 36-56
8/23vs BostonW  6-4 37-56
8/24vs BostonL  2-3 37-57
8/25vs BostonL  7-8 37-58
8/28vs Phil. PhilliesL  2-9 37-59
8/29vs Phil. PhilliesL  2-5 37-60
8/30at Phil. PhilliesL  3-7 37-61
8/31at Phil. PhilliesW  4-0 38-61
9/1at Phil. PhilliesL  0-2 38-62
9/3at BostonL  1-3 38-63
9/3at BostonL  1-7 38-64
9/4at BostonL  4-9 38-65
9/5at BostonL  5-13 38-66
9/8at DetroitW  2-1 39-66
9/8at DetroitL  2-7 39-67
9/10at DetroitL  3-7 39-68
9/11at PittsburgL  2-7 39-69
9/12at PittsburgL  0-2 39-70
9/13at PittsburgW  8-3 40-70
9/15at IndianapolisL  0-2 40-71
9/18at IndianapolisW  7-3 41-71
9/18at IndianapolisW  8-3 42-71
9/20at ChicagoL  0-11 42-72
9/20at ChicagoL  1-5 42-73
9/21at ChicagoW  8-2 43-73
9/21at ChicagoL  0-10 43-74
9/22at ChicagoL  2-3 43-75
9/24vs NY GiantsL  1-2 43-76
9/26vs NY GiantsL  3-6 43-77
9/26vs NY GiantsL  4-5 43-78
9/27at NY GiantsL  0-3 43-79
9/28vs IndianapolisL  2-4 43-80
9/29vs IndianapolisT  4-4 43-80
10/1vs IndianapolisW  2-1 44-80
10/2vs IndianapolisW  8-4 45-80
10/3vs PittsburgL  8-13 45-81
10/4vs PittsburgW  5-0 46-81
10/5vs PittsburgL  1-5 46-82
10/6vs ChicagoL  4-6 46-83
10/8vs ChicagoL  6-11 46-84
10/9vs ChicagoL  4-13 46-85
10/11vs DetroitW  7-5 47-85
10/12vs DetroitW  3-1 48-85
10/13vs DetroitL  4-7 48-86