UNION CUP
Kansas City 9, Wilmington 7 (WIL: 5-run 8th; KC: 6-run 8th)
Chicago 3, New York 1 (CHI: Laurence Farley 2 RBI; Milo Lockwood: 8-hitter)
Kansas City 7, Chicago 2 (KC: Robinson, Dwight, McKee 2 RBI each)
In the Final, the Cowboys and the heavily-favoured Cardinals, split the first two games, with St Louie winning, 7-1 at home and KC taking a 9-4 victory at their park. In the decider in St. Louis, the Cowboys' Frank McKee broke a 3-all tie in the top of the ninth by knocking a single, stealing second and third, then coming home on a Candy Nelson single. Rookie hurler Frank Beck sent the Cards down in order in the bottom of the inning, and base ball's most western outpost claimed the Union Cup.
AMERICAN CUP
Syracuse 4, Baltimore 0 (SYR: Jake Seymour 3-hit shoutout)
Middletown 7, Providence 0 (MID: Larry Corcoran 6-hit shoutout)
Middletown 5, Syrause 2 (MID: John Cahill 2 hits, RBI)
In the Final at Waverly Grounds, it was all about Resolute's 28-game winner George Derby. Middletown managed unearned runs in the second and fourth innings, but Elizabeth tied it in the bottom of the fourth on Jackie Hayes' home run. The New Jersey boys went up for good as Gene Kimball and Derby scored on a pair as passed balls, giving Elizabeth its third Cup and fourth championship.
CENTENNIAL CUP
Newark 2, Philadelphia 0 (NWK: Charlie Geggus 5-hit shutout)
Jersey City 4, Cleveland 2 (In the upset of the season, the first-year Skeeters touched Creighton for ten hits, and three runs in the first three innings. Forest City had multiple opportunities, but could only score twice on JC hurler Bob Barr. When asked if this meant he'd be back in 1885, Big Jim had a quick "No comment!")
Newark 3, Jersey City 2 (NWK: Pud Galvin CG, 6 hits, 1 earned run)
Jersey City 8, Newark 1 (JC: Ezra Sutton 4 hits, 3 RBI)
Newark 10, Jersey City 4 (NWK: McCormick CG, 2-for-4, 3 RBI)
And so, the Eureka Club of Newark, four-time Cup winners in the American Association, were looking to add a Centennial Cup to their collection -- but to do it, they'd need to get past the already-legendary Red Stockings!