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
DET
1887 AA Champion Detroit Wolverines
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

World's Championship Series

Best of 15-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
10/10vs DetroitW  6-1 1-0
10/11vs DetroitL  3-5 1-1
10/12at DetroitL  1-2
13
1-2
10/13at DetroitL  0-8 1-3
10/15at DetroitW  5-2 2-3
10/16vs DetroitL  0-9 2-4
10/17vs DetroitL  1-3 2-5
10/18at DetroitL  2-9 2-6
10/19at DetroitL  2-4 2-7
10/20vs DetroitL  -
SPD
2-7
10/21vs DetroitW  11-4 3-7
10/21vs DetroitL  3-13 3-8
10/22at DetroitW  5-1
7
4-8
10/24at DetroitL  3-6 4-9
10/25vs DetroitL  3-4 4-10
10/26vs DetroitW  1- 5-10