 Standings at start of day | Results for July 19, 1888 Game 225: Des Moines 16, Sioux City 1 |
| Game 225: Sioux City @ Des Moines Des Moines 16, Sioux City 1 Sioux City Journal  | Game 226: Milwaukee @ Minneapolis Minneapolis 7, Milwaukee 4 Minneapolis Star Tribune  | Game 227: Kansas City @ Omaha Omaha 6, Kansas City 5 Omaha Daily Bee  | Game 228: Chicago @ St. Paul St. Paul 8, Chicago 3 St. Paul Globe  |