1882 Major League Baseball season

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1882 MLB season
League American Association (AA)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationMay 2 – October 1, 1882 (AA)
May 1 – October 2, 1882 (NL)
Number of games80 (AA)
84 (NL)
Number of teams14 (6 in AA, 8 in NL)
Pennant winner
AA champions Cincinnati Red Stockings
  AA runners-up Philadelphia Athletics
NL champions Chicago White Stockings
  NL runners-up Providence Grays
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1882 American Association season
ButtonRed.svg American Association
Locations of teams for the 1882 National League season
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1882 Major League baseball season was contested from May 1 through October 2, 1882. It was the inaugural season for the American Association (AA) and seventh season for the National League (NL). The Cincinnati Red Stockings won the AA pennant, while the Chicago White Stockings won the NL pennant. There was no postseason.

Contents

The American Association was established as a six-team league in cities not represented by the National League. The AA was established with the expectation that it would have more of a "liberal policy" and better labor relations, threatening the puritanical NL, which itself had formal behavior codes with associated policies and procedures and a blacklist for players who did not comply to said rules. The AA also refused to recognize the NL's reserve lists.

Three of the six teams of the American Association survive to this day as National League teams; the Cincinnati Red Stockings, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, and St. Louis Brown Stockings are today's Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals.

The 1882 season was the last for the Troy Trojans and Worcester Worcesters.

Schedule

The 1882 schedule consisted of 80 games for all teams in the six-team American Association, and 84 games for all teams in the eight-team National League. Each American Association team was scheduled to play 16 games against the other five teams, while each National League was scheduled to play 12 games against the other seven teams. The 80-game format was unique to the American Association's 1882 season. Meanwhile, the National League had been playing their 84-game schedule, since 1879, though 1882 would be their last. The following season would see both leagues take on a 98-game format, playing 14 games each against their seven opponents.

National League Opening Day took place on May 1 featuring all eight teams, while American Association Opening Day took place on May 2, featuring all six teams. The National League would see its final day of the regular season on October 2 featuring a game between the Boston Red Caps and Providence Grays, while the American Association would see its final day of the regular season on October 1, featuring a game between the Louisville Eclipse and St. Louis Brown Stockings.

Rule changes

The 1882 season saw the following rule changes:

Teams

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [3]
American Association Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Newington Park Unknown Henry Myers
Cincinnati Red Stockings Cincinnati, Ohio Bank Street Grounds 3,000 Pop Snyder
Louisville Eclipse Louisville, Kentucky Eclipse Park 1,200 Denny Mack
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Oakdale Park 1,500 Juice Latham
Pittsburgh Alleghenys Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park Unknown Al Pratt
St. Louis Brown Stockings St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 6,000 Ned Cuthbert
National League Boston Red Caps Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 3,000 John Morrill
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York Riverside Park (Buffalo) Unknown Jim O'Rourke
Chicago White Stockings Chicago, Illinois Lakefront Park 5,000 Cap Anson
Cleveland Blues Cleveland, Ohio National League Park Unknown Jim McCormick
Fred Dunlap
Detroit Wolverines Detroit, Michigan Recreation Park Unknown Frank Bancroft
Providence Grays Providence, Rhode Island Messer Street Grounds 6,000 Harry Wright
Troy Trojans Greenbush, New York [A] Riverside Park (Greenbush)*Unknown* Bob Ferguson
Watervliet, New York Troy Ball Clubs Grounds Unknown
Worcester Worcesters Worcester, Massachusetts Agricultural County Fair Grounds Unknown Freeman Brown
Tommy Bond
Jack Chapman
  1. ^
    In today's Rensselaer.

Standings

American Association

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Red Stockings 5525.688—31‍–‍1124‍–‍14
Philadelphia Athletics 4134.54711½21‍–‍1820‍–‍16
Louisville Eclipse 4238.5251326‍–‍1316‍–‍25
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 3939.5001517‍–‍2022‍–‍19
St. Louis Brown Stockings 3743.4631824‍–‍2013‍–‍23
Baltimore Orioles 1954.26032½7‍–‍2512‍–‍29

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 5529.655—35‍–‍1020‍–‍19
Providence Grays 5232.619330‍–‍1222‍–‍20
Boston Red Caps 4539.5361027‍–‍1518‍–‍24
Buffalo Bisons 4539.5361026‍–‍1319‍–‍26
Cleveland Blues 4240.5121221‍–‍1921‍–‍21
Detroit Wolverines 4241.50612½24‍–‍1818‍–‍23
Troy Trojans 3548.42219½22‍–‍2013‍–‍28
Worcester Worcesters 1866.2143712‍–‍306‍–‍36

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Red Caps Harry Wright John Morrill
Cleveland Blues John Clapp Jim McCormick
Providence Grays Tom York Harry Wright
Worcester Worcesters Harry Stovey Freeman Brown

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Cleveland Blues Jim McCormick Fred Dunlap
Worcester Worcesters Freeman Brown Tommy Bond
Tommy Bond Jack Chapman

League leaders

Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

American Association

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Pete Browning (LOU).378
OPS Pete Browning (LOU).940
HR Oscar Walker (STL)7
RBI Hick Carpenter (CIN)67
R Ed Smartwood (PIT)87
H Hick Carpenter (CIN)120
Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Will White (CIN)40
L Doc Landis (BAL/ PHI )29
ERA Denny Driscoll (PIT)1.21
K Tony Mullane (LOU)170
IP Will White (CIN)480.0
SV Eddie Fusselback (STL)1
WHIP Guy Hecker (LOU)0.769

National League

Hitting leaders [6]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Dan Brouthers (BUF).368
OPS Dan Brouthers (BUF).950
HR George Wood (DET)7
RBI Cap Anson (CHI)83
R George Gore (CHI)99
H Dan Brouthers (BUF)129
Pitching leaders [7]
StatPlayerTotal
W Jim McCormick (CLE)36
L Lee Richmond (WOR)33
ERA Larry Corcoran (CHI)1.95
K Charles Radbourn (PRO)201
IP Jim McCormick (CLE)595.2
SV John Ward (PRO)1
WHIP Larry Corcoran (CHI)0.967

References

  1. ↑ McAvoy, Michael. "1881 Winter Meetings: The American Association – Society for American Baseball Research" . Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1882 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1882 American Association Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1882 American Association Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1882 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "1882 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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