1888 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] National League final standings
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| New York Giants | 84 | 47 | .641 | -- |
| Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | .570 | 9 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 61 | .531 | 14.5 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | .522 | 15.5 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | .519 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | .493 | 19.5 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | .370 | 36 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | .358 | 37.5 |
[edit] American Association final standings
| American Association | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| St. Louis Browns | 92 | 43 | .681 | -- |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 88 | 52 | .629 | 6.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 52 | .609 | 10 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 80 | 54 | .597 | 11.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 80 | .416 | 36 |
| Cleveland Blues | 50 | 82 | .379 | 40.5 |
| Louisville Colonels | 48 | 57 | .356 | 44 |
| Kansas City Cowboys | 43 | 89 | .326 | 47.5 |
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- January 10 - Del Pratt
- March 4 - Jeff Pfeffer
- April 4 - Tris Speaker
- April 9 - Hippo Vaughn
- April 18 - Duffy Lewis
- April 26 - Ray Caldwell
- May 23 - Zack Wheat
- June 29 - Bobby Veach
- July 1 - Ben Taylor
- September 6 - Red Faber
- September 15 - Jean Dubuc
- October 26 - Dick Hoblitzel
- December 11 - Fred Toney
- December 20 - Fred Merkle
[edit] Deaths
- April 29 - Charlie Ferguson, 25, pitcher who won 99 games, including a no-hitter, for the Phillies since 1884; was 30-9 for the 1886 team
- July 16 - Amos Cross, 27?, catcher for the 1885-87 Louisville Colonels, succeeded by his brother Lave
- December 29 - Asa Brainard, 47, pitcher for the undefeated 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings
