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