1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings
1882 American Association Champions
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Bank Street Grounds (since 1882)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Justus Thorner
Manager(s)	Pop Snyder
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The 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. It was the first season for the team as a member of the American Association. This team took the nickname from the previous National League team that played from 1876–1880 but otherwise was not related. The Red Stockings (sometimes called the "Reds") won the very first AA championship this season.

Regular season

Before the season began, the Red Stockings named catcher Pop Snyder as the player-manager. Snyder spent the 1881 season with the Boston Red Caps of the National League, hitting .228 with 16 RBI. Cincinnati also signed some familiar players, as Will White and Hick Carpenter spent time with the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. White some limited action with the Detroit Wolverines, while Carpenter hit .216 with two home runs and 31 RBI with the Worcester Ruby Legs during the 1881 season.

Carpenter had a break out season, as he led the AA with 67 RBI and 120 hits, and led the Red Stockings with a .342 batting average. Snyder hit .291 with a homer and 50 RBI, while Joe Sommer hit .288 with a homer, 29 RBI and a team high 82 runs, while leading the league with 354 at-bats. On the mound, White returned to his 1879 form, as he led the AA with 40 wins, while posting a 1.54 ERA in 480 innings pitched.

Season summary

The Red Stockings lost their first ever game, as the Pittsburg Alleghenys defeated Cincinnati 10–9 at Bank Street Grounds. The team hovered around the .500 level, as they had a record of 8–9 record in their first seventeen games, sitting in fourth place. The Red Stockings then would go on a ten-game winning streak, and rise up to first place in the American Association. Cincinnati would stay red hot for the rest of the season, finishing with a 55–25 record and win the American Association pennant, 11.5 games ahead of the second place Philadelphia Athletics.

Season standings

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
Pittsburg 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 Records Sources:
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
Pittsburg	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 Cincinnati Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Harry McCormick Will White Catchers Rudy Kemmler Phil Powers Pop Snyder		Infielders Hick Carpenter Chick Fulmer Henry Luff Bid McPhee Dan Stearns Bill Tierney		Outfielders Jimmy Macullar Joe Sommer Tug Thompson Harry Wheeler		Manager Pop Snyder

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Snyder, PopPop Snyder	72	309	90	.291	1	50
1B	Stearns, DanDan Stearns	49	214	55	.257	0	35
2B	McPhee, BidBid McPhee	78	311	71	.228	1	31
3B	Carpenter, HickHick Carpenter	80	351	120	.342	1	67
SS	Fulmer, ChickChick Fulmer	79	324	91	.281	0	27
OF	Sommer, JoeJoe Sommer	80	354	102	.288	1	29
OF	Macullar, JimmyJimmy Macullar	79	299	70	.234	0	22
OF	Wheeler, HarryHarry Wheeler	76	344	86	.250	1	29

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Luff, HenryHenry Luff	28	120	28	.233	0	6
Powers, PhilPhil Powers	16	60	13	.217	0	5
Kemmler, RudyRudy Kemmler	3	11	1	.091	0	0
Thompson, TugTug Thompson	1	5	1	.200	0	0
Tierney, BillBill Tierney	1	5	0	.000	0	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
White, WillWill White	54	480	40	12	1.54	122
McCormick, HarryHarry McCormick	25	219.2	14	11	1.52	33

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
Wheeler, HarryHarry Wheeler	4	21.2	1	2	5.40	10

References

• 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference