1882 Baltimore Orioles season

American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
1882 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkNewington Park
CityBaltimore, Maryland
OwnerHarry Von der Horst
ManagerHenry Myers
Seasons 1883 →

The 19th century's version of the Baltimore Orioles were founded in 1882 as part of the new American Association. Owned by wealthy Harry Von der Horst, the Orioles finished the season in last place with only 19 wins.

Regular season

Season standings

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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

Record vs. opponents

1882 American Association record
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Team BAL CIN LOU PHI PIT STL
Baltimore — 2–14 3–13 4–7 7–7–1 3–13
Cincinnati 14–2 — 11–5 10–6 10–6 10–6
Louisville 13–3 5–11 — 5–11 10–6 9–7
Philadelphia 7–4 6–10 11–5 — 6–10 11–5
Pittsburgh 7–7–1 6–10 6–10 10–6 — 10–6
St. Louis 13–3 6–10 7–9 5–11 6–10 —


Roster

1882 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager
  • Henry Myers

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR
C Ed Whiting 74 308 80 .260 0
1B Charlie Householder 74 307 78 .254 1
2B Gracie Pierce 41 151 30 .199 0
3B John Shetzline 73 282 62 .220 0
SS Henry Myers 69 294 53 .180 0
OF Charlie Waitt 72 250 39 .156 0
OF Tom Brown 45 181 55 .304 1
OF Monk Cline 44 172 38 .221 0

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Harry Jacoby 31 121 21 .174 1
Bill Smiley 16 61 9 .148 0
Nick Scharf 10 39 8 .205 1
Frank Burt 10 36 4 .111 0
Bill Jones 4 15 1 .067 0
Harry East 1 4 0 .000 0
Tom Evers 1 4 0 .000 0
Amos Booth 1 3 0 .000 0
John Russ 1 3 1 .333 0
Lewis Smith 1 3 0 .000 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Doc Landis 42 342.0 11 27 3.33 62
Tricky Nichols 16 118.1 1 12 5.02 21
Bill Geiss 13 95.2 4 9 4.80 10
Jack Leary 3 26.0 2 1 1.38 2
Bill Wise 3 26.0 1 2 2.77 9
John Russ 1 5.0 0 1 7.20 0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Henry Myers 6 26.0 0 2 6.58 7

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Tom Brown 2 0 0 0 1.08 2

External links

  • 1882 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference
  • 1882 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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