The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
New York defeated St. Louis, six games to four.
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).
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