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.
Champ
PRV
1884 NL Champion Providence Grays
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

World's Championship Series

Best of 7-game series
Home/Away matchups are not known
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
10/23at New YorkW  6-0 1-0
10/24at New YorkW  3-1
7
2-0
10/25at New YorkW  12-2
6
3-0