 Standings at start of day | Results for September 7, 1888 Game 385: Des Moines 6, Chicago 1 Game 1 |
| Game 385: Chicago @ Des Moines Des Moines 6, Chicago 1 Chicago Tribune  Game 1 | Game 386: Chicago @ Des Moines Des Moines 9, Chicago 1 Chicago Tribune  Game 2 | Game 387: St. Paul @ Kansas City Kansas City 16, St. Paul 1 Kansas City Times  | Game 388: Milwaukee @ Omaha Omaha 6, Milwaukee 5 Omaha Daily Bee  | Game 389: Davenport @ Sioux City Sioux City 8, Davenport 0 Sioux City Journal  |