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This article is about the 1882 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1882 in baseball.
1882 MLB season
LeagueAmerican Association (AA)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
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 championsCincinnati Red Stockings
  AA runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
NL championsChicago White Stockings
  NL runners-upProvidence Grays
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1882 American Association season
American Association
Locations of teams for the 1882 National League season
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.

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

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See also: Major League Baseball 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

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The 1882 season saw the following rule changes:

  • While the National League determined its championship by number of wins, the American Association would determine its championship by winning percentage.[1]
  • Pitchers were now allowed to throw sidearm.[2]

Teams

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

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager[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

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American Association

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American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Red Stockings 55 25 .688 — 31‍–‍11 24‍–‍14
Philadelphia Athletics 41 34 .547 11½ 21‍–‍18 20‍–‍16
Louisville Eclipse 42 38 .525 13 26‍–‍13 16‍–‍25
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 39 39 .500 15 17‍–‍20 22‍–‍19
St. Louis Brown Stockings 37 43 .463 18 24‍–‍20 13‍–‍23
Baltimore Orioles 19 54 .260 32½ 7‍–‍25 12‍–‍29

National League

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 55 29 .655 — 35‍–‍10 20‍–‍19
Providence Grays 52 32 .619 3 30‍–‍12 22‍–‍20
Boston Red Caps 45 39 .536 10 27‍–‍15 18‍–‍24
Buffalo Bisons 45 39 .536 10 26‍–‍13 19‍–‍26
Cleveland Blues 42 40 .512 12 21‍–‍19 21‍–‍21
Detroit Wolverines 42 41 .506 12½ 24‍–‍18 18‍–‍23
Troy Trojans 35 48 .422 19½ 22‍–‍20 13‍–‍28
Worcester Worcesters 18 66 .214 37 12‍–‍30 6‍–‍36

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager New 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

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Cleveland Blues Jim McCormick Fred Dunlap
Worcester Worcesters Freeman Brown Tommy Bond
Tommy Bond Jack Chapman

League leaders

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

American Association

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Hitting leaders[4]
Stat Player Total
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]
Stat Player Total
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

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Hitting leaders[6]
Stat Player Total
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]
Stat Player Total
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

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  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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