The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
New York defeated St. Louis, six games to four.
American Association | National League | |||
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Stat | Player | Total | Player | Total |
AVG | Tip O'Neill (STL) | .335 | Cap Anson (CHI) | .344 |
HR | John Reilly (CIN) | 13 | Jimmy Ryan (CHI) | 16 |
RBI | John Reilly (CIN) | 103 | Cap Anson (CHI) | 84 |
W | Silver King (STL) | 45 | Tim Keefe 1 (NY) | 35 |
ERA | Silver King (STL) | 1.63 | Tim Keefe 1 (NY) | 1.74 |
K | Ed Seward (PHA) | 272 | Tim Keefe 1 (NY) | 335 |
1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner
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]
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