1888 in sports
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See also: 1887 in sports, other events of 1888, 1889 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Baseball
- World Series - New York NL defeats St Louis AA 6 games to 4.
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Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
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Football (soccer)
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England
- The Football League is founded; twelve teams are organised in a single division.
- FA Cup - West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 2-0.
- April 7 - Tinsley Lindley scores in his ninth consecutive England game, a record that still stands.
- Barnet Football Club founded.
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Births
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