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This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

1888 seasonWWikipedia↗

16 teams in AA, NL · 1092 regular-season games · 1888-04-18 to 1888-10-17

◀ 1887 1889 ▶

World Series champion

New York Giants

Standings

NL

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	New York Giants	84	47	.641	—	479		Jim Mutrie	World Series
2	Chicago White Stockings	77	58	.570	9	659		Cap Anson
3	Philadelphia Quakers	69	61	.531	14.5	509		Harry Wright
4	Boston Beaneaters	70	64	.522	15.5	619		John Morrill
5	Detroit Wolverines	68	63	.519	16	629		Bill Watkins, Bob Leadley
6	Pittsburg Alleghenys	66	68	.493	19.5	580		Horace Phillips
7	Indianapolis Hoosiers	50	85	.370	36	731		Harry Spence
8	Washington Nationals	48	86	.358	37.5	731		Walter Hewett, Ted Sullivan

American Association

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	St. Louis Browns	92	43	.681	—	501		Charlie Comiskey	Pennant
2	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	88	52	.629	6.5	584		Bill McGunnigle
3	Philadelphia Athletics	81	52	.609	10	594		Bill Sharsig
4	Cincinnati Red Stockings	80	54	.597	11.5	628		Gus Schmelz
5	Baltimore Orioles	57	80	.416	36	779		Billy Barnie
6	Cleveland Blues	50	82	.379	40.5	839		Jimmy Williams, Tom Loftus
7	Louisville Colonels	48	87	.356	44	870		John Kelly, Mordecai Davidson, John Kerins, Mordecai Davidson
8	Kansas City Cowboys	43	89	.326	47.5	896		Dave Rowe, Sam Barkley, Bill Watkins

Leaders

NL

HR

1. 16Jimmy Ryan
2. 14Roger Connor
3. 12Dick Johnston

RBI

1. 84Cap Anson
2. 75Billy Nash
3. 74Jack Rowe

AVG

1. .344Cap Anson
2. .332Jimmy Ryan
3. .318King Kelly

SB

1. 82Dummy Hoy
2. 80Emmett Seery
3. 71Billy Sunday

W

1. 35Tim Keefe
2. 33John Clarkson
3. 30Pete Conway

ERA

1. 1.74Tim Keefe
2. 1.90Ben Sanders
3. 1.91Charlie Buffinton

SO

1. 335Tim Keefe
2. 223John Clarkson
3. 202Pretzels Getzien

SV

1. 2George Wood
2. 1George Van Haltren
3. 1Jim Tyng

AA

HR

1. 13John Reilly
2. 9Harry Stovey
3. 7Henry Larkin

RBI

1. 103John Reilly
2. 101Henry Larkin
3. 99Dave Foutz

AVG

1. .335Tip O'Neill
2. .321John Reilly
3. .313Pete Browning

SB

1. 109Arlie Latham
2. 103Hugh Nicol
3. 95Curt Welch

W

1. 45Silver King
2. 35Ed Seward
3. 29Bob Caruthers

ERA

1. 1.63Silver King
2. 2.01Ed Seward
3. 2.03Adonis Terry

SO

1. 272Ed Seward
2. 258Silver King
3. 228Toad Ramsey

SV

1. 1Tony Mullane
2. 1Bob Gilks
3. 1Pop Corkhill