Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 84 | 47 | .641 | — | 44–23 | 40–24 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | .570 | 9 | 43–27 | 34–31 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 69 | 61 | .531 | 14½ | 37–29 | 32–32 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | .522 | 15½ | 36–30 | 34–34 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | .519 | 16 | 40–26 | 28–37 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | .493 | 19½ | 37–30 | 29–38 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | .370 | 36 | 31–35 | 19–50 |
| Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | .358 | 37½ | 26–38 | 22–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WAS | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 7–12 | 10–8–1 | 11–9 | 8–12 | 9–10 | 10–8–2 | 15–5 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 12–7 | — | 10–10 | 14–6 | 11–8–1 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 13–6 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 8–10–1 | 10–10 | — | 11–8 | 7–11–2 | 11–7 | 10–10 | 11–7 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 9–11 | 6–14 | 8–11 | — | 5–14 | 4–13 | 6–14 | 12–8–1 | |||||||||
| New York | 12–8 | 8–11–1 | 11–7–2 | 14–5 | — | 14–5–1 | 10–7–2 | 15–4–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10–9 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 13–4 | 5–14–1 | — | 14–6–1 | 10–9 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–10–2 | 11–9 | 10–10 | 14–6 | 7–10–2 | 6–14–1 | — | 10–9 | |||||||||
| Washington | 5–15 | 6–13 | 7–11 | 8–12–1 | 4–15–1 | 9–10 | 9–10 | — | |||||||||
Roster
| 1888 Boston Beaneaters roster | |||||||||
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