1882 in baseball

Summary

The following are the baseball events of the year 1882 throughout the world.

Champions edit

Interleague

  • Chicago (NL) vs. Cincinnati (AA) tie 1 game each
  • Chicago (NL) def. New York (LA) 2 games to 1

Major league baseball final standings edit

 
1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings
 
1882 Louisville Eclipse

National League final standings edit

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 55 29 0.655 35–10 20–19
Providence Grays 52 32 0.619 3 30–12 22–20
Boston Red Caps 45 39 0.536 10 27–15 18–24
Buffalo Bisons 45 39 0.536 10 26–13 19–26
Cleveland Blues 42 40 0.512 12 21–19 21–21
Detroit Wolverines 42 41 0.506 12½ 24–18 18–23
Troy Trojans 35 48 0.422 19½ 22–20 13–28
Worcester Worcesters 18 66 0.214 37 12–30 6–36

American Association final standings edit

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Red Stockings 55 25 0.688 31–11 24–14
Louisville Eclipse 42 38 0.525 13 26–13 16–25
Philadelphia Athletics 41 34 0.547 11½ 21–18 20–16
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 39 39 0.500 15 17–20 22–19
St. Louis Brown Stockings 37 43 0.463 18 24–20 13–23
Baltimore Orioles 19 54 0.260 32½ 7–25 12–29

Statistical leaders edit

National League statistical leaders edit

National League
Type Name Stat
AVG Dan Brouthers BUF .368
HR George Wood DET 7
RBI Cap Anson CHI 83
Wins Jim McCormick CLE 36
ERA Larry Corcoran CHI 1.95
Strikeouts Charles Radbourn PRO 201

American Association statistical leaders edit

American Association
Type Name Stat
AVG Pete Browning LOU .378
HR Oscar Walker STL 7
RBI Hick Carpenter CIN 67
Wins Will White CIN 40
ERA Denny Driscoll PIT 1.21
Strikeouts Tony Mullane LOU 170

Notable seasons edit

  • Buffalo Bisons first baseman Dan Brouthers leads the NL with 129 hits, a .368 batting average, a .950 OPS, and a 199 OPS+. His 63 runs batted in rank second in the league.[1][2]
  • Cincinnati Red Stockings pitcher Will White has a record of 40–12 and leads the AA with 480 innings pitched, 40 wins, and 8 shutouts. He has a 1.54 earned run average and a 173 ERA+.[3][4]

Events edit

January–March edit

  • January 20 – The state of Kentucky modifies a poorly written law that had banned baseball from being played in the state.
  • February 25 – In an effort to increase attendance, the Providence Grays will require their players and the opposition team to parade through the streets of Providence in full uniform on game days, accompanied by a brass band.
  • March 11 – After losing Dasher Troy and Sam Wise to the National League after signing contracts to play in the American Association, the AA drops its policy honoring the blacklist and expelled list of the National League.

April–June edit

July–September edit

October–December edit

Births edit

Deaths edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1882 National League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dan Brouthers Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "1882 American Association Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Will White Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "A Look at Pitchers Who Take Each Other Deep". BaseballLibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 13 December 2012.

External links edit

  • 1882 National League season at Baseball-Reference.com
  • 1882 American Association season at Baseball-Reference.com
  • Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com
  • Year by Year History at Baseball-Almanac.com
  • Retrosheet.org