1888 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.

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Champions

Major League Baseball

World Series

New York defeated St. Louis, six games to four.

Major league baseball final standings

Note: team nicknames are given here according to the modern retroactive convention. According to the 1889 Spalding Official Guide, however, which covered the 1888 season, no nicknames were used for any team - aside from Athletic - with the exception of "Giants" (always within quotation marks). [1]

National League final standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 8447.64144234024
Chicago White Stockings 7758.570943273431
Philadelphia Quakers 6961.53114½37293232
Boston Beaneaters 7064.52215½36303434
Detroit Wolverines 6863.5191640262837
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 6668.49319½37302938
Indianapolis Hoosiers 5085.3703631351950
Washington Nationals 4886.35837½26382248

American Association final standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 9243.68160213222
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 8852.62953203532
Philadelphia Athletics 8152.6091055202632
Cincinnati Red Stockings 8054.59711½56252429
Baltimore Orioles 5780.4163630262754
Cleveland Blues 5082.37940½33271755
Louisville Colonels 4887.3564427292158
Kansas City Cowboys 4389.32647½23342055

Statistical leaders

National League statistical leaders

National League
TypeNameStat
AVG Cap Anson CHI .344
HR Jimmy Ryan CHI 16
RBI Cap Anson CHI 84
Wins Tim Keefe NY 35
ERA Tim Keefe NY 1.74
Strikeouts Tim Keefe NY 335

American Association statistical leaders

American Association
TypeNameStat
AVG Tip O'Neill STL .335
HR John Reilly CIN 13
RBI John Reilly CIN 103
Wins Silver King STL 45
ERA Silver King STL 1.64
Strikeouts Ed Seward PHA 272

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pete Conway</span> American baseball player (1866–1903)

Peter J. Conway was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for five seasons with the Buffalo Bisons (1885), Kansas City Cowboys (1886), Detroit Wolverines (1886–1888), and Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1889). He won two games for Detroit in the 1887 World Series and followed in 1888 with a season record of 30 wins and 14 losses. He was also the first coach of the Michigan Wolverines baseball team in 1891 and 1892.

References

  1. Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide 1889. Chicago: A. G. Spalding and Brothers 1889 https://www.loc.gov/resource/spalding.00145/?sp=1
  2. "Rit Harrison Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.