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==Births== |
==Births== |
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*[[January 10]] - [[Del Pratt]] |
*[[January 10]] - [[Del Pratt]] |
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+ | *[[February 4]] - [[Edward Ainsmith]] (d. 1981) |
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*[[March 4]] - [[Jeff Pfeffer]] |
*[[March 4]] - [[Jeff Pfeffer]] |
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*[[March 15]] - [[Fred Lieb]] (d. 1980) |
*[[March 15]] - [[Fred Lieb]] (d. 1980) |
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*[[April 4]] - [[Tris Speaker]] (d. 1958) |
*[[April 4]] - [[Tris Speaker]] (d. 1958) |
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*[[April 9]] - [[Hippo Vaughn]] |
*[[April 9]] - [[Hippo Vaughn]] |
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− | *[[April 18]] - [[Duffy Lewis]] |
+ | *[[April 18]] - [[Duffy Lewis]] (d. 1979) |
*[[April 26]] - [[Ray Caldwell]] |
*[[April 26]] - [[Ray Caldwell]] |
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*[[May 23]] - [[Zack Wheat]] (d. 1972) |
*[[May 23]] - [[Zack Wheat]] (d. 1972) |
Latest revision as of 23:15, 8 February 2010
The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
This article is currently under construction.
Champions
Major League Baseball final standings
National League final standings
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
New York Giants | 84 | 47 | .641 | -- |
Chicago White Stockings | 77 | 58 | .570 | 9 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 61 | .531 | 14.5 |
Boston Beaneaters | 70 | 64 | .522 | 15.5 |
Detroit Wolverines | 68 | 63 | .519 | 16 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 66 | 68 | .493 | 19.5 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 50 | 85 | .370 | 36 |
Washington Nationals | 48 | 86 | .358 | 37.5 |
American Association final standings
American Association | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
St. Louis Browns | 92 | 43 | .681 | -- |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 88 | 52 | .629 | 6.5 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 52 | .609 | 10 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 80 | 54 | .597 | 11.5 |
Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 80 | .416 | 36 |
Cleveland Blues | 50 | 82 | .379 | 40.5 |
Louisville Colonels | 48 | 57 | .356 | 44 |
Kansas City Cowboys | 43 | 89 | .326 | 47.5 |
Events
Births
- January 10 - Del Pratt
- February 4 - Edward Ainsmith (d. 1981)
- March 4 - Jeff Pfeffer
- March 15 - Fred Lieb (d. 1980)
- April 4 - Tris Speaker (d. 1958)
- April 9 - Hippo Vaughn
- April 18 - Duffy Lewis (d. 1979)
- April 26 - Ray Caldwell
- May 23 - Zack Wheat (d. 1972)
- June 29 - Bobby Veach
- July 1 - Ben Taylor
- September 6 - Red Faber (d. 1975)
- September 15 - Jean Dubuc
- October 26 - Dick Hoblitzel
- December 11 - Fred Toney
- December 20 - Fred Merkle
- February 3 - Larry MacPhail (d. 1975)
Deaths
- April 29 - Charlie Ferguson, 25, pitcher who won 99 games, including a no-hitter, for the Phillies since 1884; was 30-9 for the 1886 team
- July 16 - Amos Cross, 27?, catcher for the 1885-87 Louisville Colonels, succeeded by his brother Lave
- December 29 - Asa Brainard, 47, pitcher for the undefeated 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings