|  Standings at start of day | | Results for July 3, 1888 St. Louis @ Kansas City (Cancelled) Chicago @ Minneapolis (Rained out) Milwaukee @ St. Paul (Rained out)
| | Standings at end of day
Team Games Wins Losses Ties Pct. St. Paul 45 30 15 1 0.667
Des Moines 40 25 15 0 0.625
Kansas City 42 22 20 0 0.524
Chicago 43 22 21 1 0.512
Milwaukee 43 21 22 1 0.488
Omaha 42 20 22 0 0.476
St. Louis 39 14 25 0 0.359
Minneapolis 48 17 31 1 0.354
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