| Divisional | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc | Pythag | PD | Div | |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Palos Hills Pit Vipers | 94 | 68 | .580 | - |   | 6-4 | W1 | wlwlllwwww | 831 | 760 | 71 | 0 | 88-74 | 6 | 55-43 |
| 1988 | St Louis Perfectos | 91 | 72 | .558 | 3 1/2 |   | 4-6 | W2 | wwlllwwlll | 737 | 685 | 52 |   | 87-76 | 4 | 57-42 |
| 1988 | River City Rhinos | 90 | 73 | .552 | 4 1/2 |   | 7-3 | L1 | lwwlwwwwwl | 750 | 695 | 55 |   | 88-75 | 2 | 50-49 |
| 1988 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 9 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwwlllwlw | 758 | 703 | 55 |   | 87-75 | -2 | 53-45 |
| 1988 | Bloom County Losers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwwwllllwl | 725 | 717 | 8 |   | 82-80 | -2 | 50-48 |
| 1988 | Boston Stranglers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 15 |   | 6-4 | W1 | wlwlwwwlwl | 659 | 632 | 27 |   | 84-78 | -5 | 51-47 |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 64 | 98 | .395 | 30 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwllwwwwll | 640 | 727 | -87 |   | 71-91 | -7 | 39-59 |
| 1988 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 60 | 102 | .370 | 34 |   | 3-7 | L1 | lwlwllllwl | 698 | 828 | -130 |   | 67-95 | -7 | 38-60 |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 95 | 67 | .586 | - |   | 7-3 | L1 | lwlwwwwwlw | 681 | 556 | 125 | 0 | 97-65 | -2 | 56-42 |
| 1988 | Topeka Tornados | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 |   | 6-4 | L3 | lllwwlwwww | 589 | 540 | 49 |   | 88-74 | 1 | 54-44 |
| 1988 | Gotham City Ghosts | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 |   | 7-3 | W3 | wwwlwwllww | 655 | 643 | 12 |   | 82-80 | 5 | 58-40 |
| 1988 | Toledo Mud Hens | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 |   | 3-7 | W1 | wlwllllllw | 592 | 594 | -2 |   | 81-81 | 4 | 44-54 |
| 1988 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 |   | 4-6 | W2 | wwlllwllwl | 657 | 644 | 13 |   | 83-79 | 0 | 48-50 |
| 1988 | Troy Trojans | 75 | 87 | .463 | 20 |   | 6-4 | L2 | llwwwwwwll | 667 | 771 | -104 |   | 69-93 | 6 | 49-49 |
| 1988 | Carmel Crush | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21 |   | 3-7 | W1 | wlwlllllwl | 725 | 747 | -22 |   | 79-83 | -5 | 42-56 |
| 1988 | Chicago Whales | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29 |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwlwllwwll | 606 | 728 | -122 |   | 66-96 | 0 | 41-57 |
| Wildcard | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Strk | Pythag | Overall | PyPct | OvPct | PD | 1-run | Extra | Mgc |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Palos Hills Pit Vipers | 94 | 68 | .580 | na | W1 | 88-74 | 94-68 | .545 | .580 | 6 | 33-24 | 11-12 |   |
| 1988 | St Louis Perfectos | 91 | 72 | .558 | - | W2 | 87-76 | 91-72 | .537 | .558 | 4 | 34-21 | 14-10 | 0 |
| 1988 | River City Rhinos | 90 | 73 | .552 | 1 | L1 | 88-75 | 90-73 | .538 | .552 | 2 | 24-22 | 8-8 |   |
| 1988 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 5 1/2 | L2 | 87-75 | 85-77 | .538 | .525 | -2 | 27-29 | 5-9 |   |
| 1988 | Bloom County Losers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 10 1/2 | L1 | 82-80 | 80-82 | .506 | .494 | -2 | 23-25 | 13-8 |   |
| 1988 | Boston Stranglers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 1/2 | W1 | 84-78 | 79-83 | .521 | .488 | -5 | 18-29 | 11-10 |   |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 64 | 98 | .395 | 26 1/2 | L1 | 71-91 | 64-98 | .437 | .395 | -7 | 23-43 | 6-17 |   |
| 1988 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 60 | 102 | .370 | 30 1/2 | L1 | 67-95 | 60-102 | .415 | .370 | -7 | 24-34 | 11-9 |   |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 95 | 67 | .586 | na | L1 | 97-65 | 95-67 | .600 | .586 | -2 | 31-28 | 9-6 |   |
| 1988 | Topeka Tornados | 89 | 73 | .549 | - | L3 | 88-74 | 89-73 | .543 | .549 | 1 | 39-28 | 10-10 | 0 |
| 1988 | Gotham City Ghosts | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | W3 | 82-80 | 87-75 | .509 | .537 | 5 | 28-23 | 12-11 |   |
| 1988 | Toledo Mud Hens | 85 | 77 | .525 | 4 | W1 | 81-81 | 85-77 | .498 | .525 | 4 | 38-30 | 10-12 |   |
| 1988 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | W2 | 83-79 | 83-79 | .510 | .512 | 0 | 30-27 | 12-8 |   |
| 1988 | Troy Trojans | 75 | 87 | .463 | 14 | L2 | 69-93 | 75-87 | .428 | .463 | 6 | 26-18 | 10-8 |   |
| 1988 | Carmel Crush | 74 | 88 | .457 | 15 | W1 | 79-83 | 74-88 | .485 | .457 | -5 | 24-35 | 10-12 |   |
| 1988 | Chicago Whales | 66 | 96 | .407 | 23 | L1 | 66-96 | 66-96 | .409 | .407 | 0 | 23-29 | 7-9 |   |
| Expanded1 | |||||||||
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Palos Hills Pit Vipers | 48-33 | 46-35 | 33-20 | 61-48 | 30-23 | 64-45 | 55-43 | 39-25 |
| 1988 | St Louis Perfectos | 50-32 | 41-40 | 28-25 | 63-47 | 27-30 | 64-42 | 57-42 | 34-30 |
| 1988 | River City Rhinos | 51-30 | 39-43 | 76-51 | 14-22 | 28-20 | 62-53 | 50-49 | 40-24 |
| 1988 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 44-37 | 41-40 | 27-26 | 58-51 | 28-19 | 57-58 | 53-45 | 32-32 |
| 1988 | Bloom County Losers | 44-37 | 36-45 | 25-28 | 55-54 | 23-30 | 57-52 | 50-48 | 30-34 |
| 1988 | Boston Stranglers | 44-37 | 35-46 | 61-66 | 18-17 | 28-24 | 51-59 | 51-47 | 28-36 |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 36-45 | 28-53 | 19-34 | 45-64 | 24-28 | 40-70 | 39-59 | 25-39 |
| 1988 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 36-45 | 24-57 | 46-81 | 14-21 | 15-39 | 45-63 | 38-60 | 22-42 |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 48-33 | 47-34 | 82-60 | 13-7 | 33-27 | 62-40 | 56-42 | 39-25 |
| 1988 | Topeka Tornados | 49-32 | 40-41 | 77-65 | 12-8 | 33-21 | 56-52 | 54-44 | 35-29 |
| 1988 | Gotham City Ghosts | 50-31 | 37-44 | 80-62 | 7-13 | 32-31 | 55-44 | 58-40 | 29-35 |
| 1988 | Toledo Mud Hens | 46-35 | 39-42 | 72-70 | 13-7 | 27-37 | 58-40 | 44-54 | 41-23 |
| 1988 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 43-38 | 40-41 | 73-69 | 10-10 | 26-29 | 57-50 | 48-50 | 35-29 |
| 1988 | Troy Trojans | 46-35 | 29-52 | 67-75 | 8-12 | 28-29 | 47-58 | 49-49 | 26-38 |
| 1988 | Carmel Crush | 42-39 | 32-49 | 66-76 | 8-12 | 24-29 | 50-59 | 42-56 | 32-32 |
| 1988 | Chicago Whales | 34-47 | 32-49 | 59-83 | 7-13 | 25-33 | 41-63 | 41-57 | 25-39 |
| Expanded2 | ||||||
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra |
| AL |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Palos Hills Pit Vipers | 77-15 | 11-8 | 6-45 | 33-24 | 11-12 |
| 1988 | St Louis Perfectos | 74-6 | 11-10 | 6-56 | 34-21 | 14-10 |
| 1988 | River City Rhinos | 69-7 | 9-3 | 12-63 | 24-22 | 8-8 |
| 1988 | Ilion Golden Bombers | 68-6 | 6-11 | 11-60 | 27-29 | 5-9 |
| 1988 | Bloom County Losers | 60-13 | 9-8 | 11-61 | 23-25 | 13-8 |
| 1988 | Boston Stranglers | 60-6 | 8-14 | 11-63 | 18-29 | 11-10 |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh SmokinBats | 44-15 | 11-11 | 9-72 | 23-43 | 6-17 |
| 1988 | Hanover-Horton Heffalumps | 41-11 | 12-13 | 7-78 | 24-34 | 11-9 |
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| NL |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1988 | Useless Bay Water Apes | 75-9 | 13-10 | 7-48 | 31-28 | 9-6 |
| 1988 | Topeka Tornados | 72-6 | 9-13 | 8-54 | 39-28 | 10-10 |
| 1988 | Gotham City Ghosts | 63-7 | 12-9 | 12-59 | 28-23 | 12-11 |
| 1988 | Toledo Mud Hens | 59-9 | 18-11 | 8-57 | 38-30 | 10-12 |
| 1988 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 59-8 | 16-9 | 8-62 | 30-27 | 12-8 |
| 1988 | Troy Trojans | 57-5 | 10-10 | 8-72 | 26-18 | 10-8 |
| 1988 | Carmel Crush | 56-12 | 11-13 | 7-63 | 24-35 | 10-12 |
| 1988 | Chicago Whales | 51-3 | 8-21 | 7-72 | 23-29 | 7-9 |