 Standings at start of day | Results for May 2, 1888 Game 7: Des Moines 10, Minneapolis 0 |
| Game 7: Minneapolis @ Des Moines Des Moines 10, Minneapolis 0 Des Moines Register  | Game 8: Milwaukee @ Kansas City Kansas City 18, Milwaukee 2 Kansas City Times  | Game 9: St. Paul @ Omaha Omaha 2, St. Paul 1 Omaha Daily Bee  | Game 10: Chicago @ St. Louis Chicago 5, St. Louis 4 St. Louis Republican  |