1882 Louisville Eclipse season explained

Louisville Eclipse
Season:	1882
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Eclipse Park
City:	Louisville, Kentucky
Owners:	W. L. Lyons, Zach Phelps, W. L. Jackson, John Phelps
Manager:	Denny Mack

The 1882 Louisville Eclipse season was the first season as a Major League club for the franchise. The team, which had played for several years as a semi-pro team, joined the new American Association league. They finished the season with a 42–38 record, good for second place.

Regular season

Roster

1882 Louisville Eclipse
Roster
Pitchers Catchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		67	286	78	.273	0
1B		78	340	94	.276	3
2B		69	288	109	.378	5
3B		60	231	60	.260	0
SS		72	264	48	.182	0
OF		74	266	63	.237	1
OF		78	318	95	.299	0
OF		76	288	65	.226	0

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
	32	110	18	.164	0
	9	33	10	.303	0
	5	20	2	.100	0
	4	15	2	.133	0
	4	13	2	.154	0
	3	11	2	.182	0
	1	4	0	.000	0
	1	4	0	.000	0
	1	4	0	.000	0
	1	4	1	.250	0
	1	4	1	.250	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
	55	460.1	30	24	1.88	170
	13	104.0	6	6	1.30	33
	13	95.0	4	6	3.03	31
	2	18.0	1	1	3.00	1

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

References

• 1882 Louisville Eclipse team page at Baseball Reference