1888 National League Standings and Statistics

League Standings

Team W L T PCT. GB
New York 84 47 7 .641 -
Chicago 77 58 1 .570 9
Philadelphia 69 61 2 .531 14.5
Boston 70 64 3 .522 15.5
Detroit 68 63 3 .519 16
Pittsburgh 66 68 5 .493 19.5
Indianapolis 50 85 1 .370 36
Washington 48 86 2 .358 37.5

Postseason Results

World Series New York defeated St. Louis (6 games to 4)

League Batting Statistics

Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS TB AVG OBP SLG
New York 138 4747 659 1149 130 76 55 270 456 314 1596 .242 .283 .336
Chicago 136 4616 734 1201 147 95 77 290 563 287 1769 .260 .304 .383
Philadelphia 132 4528 535 1021 151 46 16 268 485 246 1312 .225 .269 .290
Boston 137 4834 669 1183 167 89 56 282 524 293 1696 .245 .286 .351
Detroit 134 4849 721 1275 177 72 51 307 396 193 1749 .263 .307 .361
Pittsburgh 139 4713 534 1070 150 49 14 194 583 287 1360 .227 .258 .289
Indianapolis 136 4623 603 1100 180 33 34 236 492 350 1448 .238 .275 .313
Washington 136 4546 482 944 98 49 30 246 499 331 1230 .208 .248 .271
Totals 1088 37456 4937 8943 1200 509 333 2093 3998 2301   12160 .239 .279 .325

League Pitching Statistics

Team SHO SV G CG IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
New York 20 1 138 133 1208.0 907 479 263 27 307 726 1.96
Chicago 13 1 136 123 1186.0 1139 659 390 63 308 588 2.96
Philadelphia 16 3 132 125 1167.0 1072 509 309 26 196 519 2.38
Boston 7 0 137 134 1225.0 1104 619 355 36 269 484 2.61
Detroit 10 1 134 130 1199.0 1115 629 365 44 183 522 2.74
Pittsburgh 13 0 139 135 1203.0 1190 580 357 23 223 367 2.67
Indianapolis 6 0 136 132 1187.0 1260 731 502 64 308 388 3.81
Washington 6 0 136 133 1179.0 1157 731 464 50 298 406 3.54
Totals 91 6 1088 1045 9554.0 8944 4937 3005 333 2092 4000 2.83

Batting Leaders

Batting Average
Cap Anson .344
Jimmy Ryan .332
King Kelly .318
Dan Brouthers .307
Buck Ewing .306
At-Bats
Dick Johnston 585
Danny Richardson 561
Jimmy Ryan 549
Ed Andrews 528
Billy O'Brien 528
Games
Bill Kuehne 138
Dummy Hoy 136
Danny Richardson 135
Fred Pfeffer 135
Billy Nash 135
Runs
Dan Brouthers 118
Jimmy Ryan 115
Dick Johnston 102
Cap Anson 101
Roger Connor 98
Hits
Jimmy Ryan 182
Cap Anson 177
Dick Johnston 173
Dan Brouthers 160
Deacon White 157
Doubles
Jimmy Ryan 33
Dan Brouthers 33
Dick Johnston 31
Jerry Denny 27
Paul Hines 26
Triples
Dick Johnston 18
Roger Connor 17
Billy Nash 15
Buck Ewing 15
Ned Williamson 14
Home Runs
Jimmy Ryan 16
Roger Connor 14
Jerry Denny 12
Dick Johnston 12
Cap Anson 12
RBI
Cap Anson 84
Billy Nash 75
Jack Rowe 74
Ned Williamson 73
King Kelly 71
Stolen Bases
Dummy Hoy 82
Emmett Seery 80
Billy Sunday 71
Fred Pfeffer 64
Jimmy Ryan 60
Walks
Roger Connor 73
Dummy Hoy 69
Dan Brouthers 68
Ned Williamson 65
Emmett Seery 64
Strikeouts
Jerry Denny 79
Pop Smith 78
Emmett Seery 73
Ned Williamson 71
Billy O'Brien 70

Pitching Leaders

ERA
Tim Keefe 1.74
Ben Sanders 1.90
Charlie Buffinton 1.91
Mickey Welch 1.93
Bill Sowders 2.07
Wins
Tim Keefe 35
John Clarkson 33
Pete Conway 30
Ed Morris 29
Charlie Buffinton 28
Losses
Hank O'Day 29
Charlie Getzein 25
Pud Galvin 25
Lev Shreve 24
John Healy 24
Games
Ed Morris 55
John Clarkson 54
Tim Keefe 51
Pud Galvin 50
Mickey Welch 47
Complete Games
Ed Morris 54
John Clarkson 53
Pud Galvin 49
Tim Keefe 48
Mickey Welch 47
Shutouts
Tim Keefe 8
Ben Sanders 8
Pud Galvin 6
Charlie Buffinton 6
Ed Morris 5
Saves
George Wood 2
Larry Twitchell 1
George Van Haltren 1
Jim Tyng 1
Ed Crane 1
Innings Pitched
John Clarkson 483.0
Ed Morris 480.0
Pud Galvin 437.0
Tim Keefe 434.0
Mickey Welch 425.0
Strikeouts
Tim Keefe 335
John Clarkson 223
Charlie Getzein 202
Charlie Buffinton 199
Hank O'Day 186
Walks
John Clarkson 119
Hank O'Day 117
Mickey Welch 108
Mark Baldwin 99
Lev Shreve 93
Earned Runs
Lev Shreve 153
John Clarkson 148
Hank O'Day 139
John Healy 139
Charlie Getzein 137
Runs
John Clarkson 239
Charlie Getzein 225
Ed Morris 216
Lev Shreve 208
Hank O'Day 208