1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season explained

Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Season:1882
League:American Association (19th century)American Association
City:Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Owner:Denny McKnight
Manager:Al Pratt

The 1882 season was the first for the Alleghenys, later known as the Pittsburgh Pirates. They finished at exactly a .500 record, 39 wins and 39 losses, good for fourth place in the new American Association.

The team played its home games in Allegheny City, across the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh. Chartered as the Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh,[1] the team appeared as "Allegheny" in the standings and was often referred to in the plural as the Alleghenys. The club was not related to the earlier Alleghenys of the International Association.

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 1 || May 2 || @ Red Stockings || 10–9 || || || — || — || 1–0|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || May 3 || @ Red Stockings || 3–7 || || || — || — || 1–1|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || May 4 || @ Red Stockings || 10–19 || || || — || — || 1–2|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 4 || May 8 || @ Red Stockings || 2–0 || || || — || — || 2–2|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 5 || May 10 || Brown Stockings || 9–5 || || || — || — || 3–2|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || May 16 || @ Red Stockings || 4–9 || || || — || — || 3–3|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || May 18 || Red Stockings || 2–3 || || || — || — || 3–4|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 8 || May 19 || Red Stockings || 8–7 || || || — || — || 4–4|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 9 || May 20 || Red Stockings || 5–3 || || || — || — || 5–4|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || May 29 || Eclipse || 7–15 || || || — || — || 5–5|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 11 || May 30 || Eclipse || 10–8 || || || — || — || 6–5|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 12 || June 1 || Brown Stockings || 11–4 || || || — || — || 7–5|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 13 || June 4 || @ Brown Stockings || 3–7 || || || — || — || 7–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 14 || June 6 || @ Brown Stockings || 15–6 || || || — || — || 8–6|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || June 8 || @ Brown Stockings || 5–6 || || || — || — || 8–7|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 16 || June 10 || @ Brown Stockings || 9–3 || || || — || — || 9–7|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || June 12 || @ Eclipse || 4–8 || || || — || — || 9–8|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 18 || June 15 || @ Eclipse || 0–5 || || || — || — || 9–9|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || June 17 || @ Eclipse || 0–10 || || || — || — || 9–10|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 20 || June 20 || @ Red Stockings || 1–6 || || || — || — || 9–11|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || June 22 || @ Red Stockings || 2–5 || || || — || — || 9–12|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 22 || June 23 || @ Red Stockings || 8–5 || || || — || — || 10–12|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 23 || June 24 || @ Red Stockings || 4–21 || || || — || — || 10–13|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 24 || June 27 || Athletics || 4–6 || || || — || — || 10–14|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 25 || June 29 || Athletics || 11–1 || || || — || — || 11–14|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || June 30 || Athletics || 1–7 || || || — || — || 11–15|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27 || July 1 || Athletics || 6–8 || || || — || — || 11–16|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 28 || July 4 || @ Brown Stockings || 6–5 || || || — || — || 12–16|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || July 6 || Orioles || 8–9 || || || — || — || 12–17|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || July 7 || Orioles || 6–8 || || || — || — || 12–18|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 31 || July 10 || Orioles || 11–0 || || || — || — || 13–18|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 32 || July 11 || Brown Stockings || 6–1 || || || — || — || 14–18|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 33 || July 12 || Brown Stockings || 6–1 || || || — || — || 15–18|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || July 13 || Brown Stockings || 1–3 || || || — || — || 15–19|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 35 || July 15 || Brown Stockings || 10–1 || || || — || — || 16–19|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 36 || July 19 || Red Stockings || 6–12 || || || — || — || 16–20|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 37 || July 20 || Red Stockings || 3–2 || || || — || — || 17–20|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || July 21 || Red Stockings || 0–2 || || || — || — || 17–21|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 39 || July 22 || Red Stockings || 2–3 || || || — || — || 17–22|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || July 27 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || || || — || — || 17–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 41 || July 31 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || || || — || — || 18–23|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 42 || August 1 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || || || — || — || 19–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 43 || August 3 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || || || — || — || 20–23|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 44 || August 4 || @ Athletics || 2–4 || || || — || — || 20–24|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 45 || August 5 || @ Athletics || 6–5 || || || — || — || 21–24|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || August 9 || Orioles || 5–8 || || || — || — || 21–25|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || August 10 || Orioles || 5–10 || || || — || — || 21–26|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 48 || August 11 || Orioles || 0–1 || || || — || — || 21–27|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || August 12 || Orioles || 7–8 || || || — || — || 21–28|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 50 || August 14 || Orioles || 14–1 || || || — || — || 22–28|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 51 || August 16 || @ Eclipse || 1–3 || || || — || — || 22–29|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 52 || August 17 || @ Eclipse || 2–3 || || || — || — || 22–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 53 || August 18 || @ Eclipse || 8–4 || || || — || — || 23–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 54 || August 19 || @ Eclipse || 6–4 || || || — || — || 24–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 55 || August 20 || @ Eclipse || 3–1 || || || — || — || 25–30|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 56 || August 22 || @ Brown Stockings || 6–7 || || || — || — || 25–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 57 || August 23 || @ Brown Stockings || 10–3 || || || — || — || 26–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 58 || August 24 || @ Brown Stockings || 7–2 || || || — || — || 27–31|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 59 || August 26 || @ Brown Stockings || 1–4 || || || — || — || 27–32|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 60 || August 27 || @ Brown Stockings || 2–3 || || || — || — || 27–33|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 61 || August 29 || Athletics || 2–1 || || || — || — || 28–33|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 62 || August 30 || Athletics || 4–1 || || || — || — || 29–33|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || August 31 || Athletics || 2–4 || || || — || — || 29–34|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 64 || September 1 || Athletics || 4–3 || || || — || — || 30–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 65 || September 5 || @ Orioles || 3–1 || || || — || — || 31–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 66 || September 6 || @ Orioles || 14–7 || || || — || — || 32–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 67 || September 7 || @ Orioles || 7–5 || || || — || — || 33–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 68 || September 8 || @ Orioles || 8–2 || || || — || — || 34–34|- bgcolor="ffffff"| 69 || September 9 || @ Orioles || 7–7 || || || — || — || 34–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 70 || September 12 || @ Athletics || 8–6 || || || — || — || 35–34|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 71 || September 14 || @ Athletics || 13–1 || || || — || — || 36–34|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || September 15 || @ Athletics || 6–10 || || || — || — || 36–35|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 73 || September 16 || @ Athletics || 6–3 || || || — || — || 37–35|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 74 || September 18 || Eclipse || 3–5 || || || — || — || 37–36|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 75 || September 19 || Eclipse || 1–3 || || || — || — || 37–37|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 76 || September 21 || Eclipse || 6–4 || || || — || — || 38–37|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 77 || September 22 || Eclipse || 6–20 || || || — || — || 38–38|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 78 || September 23 || Eclipse || 3–13 || || || — || — || 38–39|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 79 || September 23 || Eclipse || 7–1 || || || — || — || 39–39|-|-| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Tie
Bold = Pittsburgh Alleghenys team member

Season standings

Detailed records

American Association
Opponent W L WP
6 10 70 113
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
10 6 107 61
7 7 102 71
6 10 67 107
10 6 81 64
Total 39 39 427 416
Season Total 39 39 427 416
MonthGamesWonLostWin %
May 11 6 5 70 85
June 15 5 10 78 100
July 15 7 8 78 59
August 22 11 11 99 81
September 15 10 5 102 91
Total 78 39 39 427 416
GamesWonLostWin %
Home37 17 20 202 192
Away41 22 19 218 217
Total 78 39 39 427 416

Roster

1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys roster[2]
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Infielders
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Outfielders
  • Manager

    • Player stats

    BattersNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
    Regular Season[3]
    Player
    76 325 107 0.329 4 0
    10 41 13 0.317 0 0
    60 257 75 0.292 1 0
    78 333 96 0.288 0 0
    25 103 29 0.282 0 0
    70 299 84 0.281 3 0
    79 347 96 0.277 2 0
    17 66 17 0.258 0 0
    24 99 25 0.253 0 0
    25 96 21 0.219 1 0
    34 133 28 0.211 1 0
    79 297 58 0.195 2 0
    14 53 10 0.189 0 0
    57 214 38 0.178 3 0
    39 145 22 0.152 0 0
    23 80 11 0.138 1 0
    1 5 0 0.000 0 0
    1 4 0 0.000 0 0
    1 4 0 0.000 0 0
    1 3 0 0.000 0 0
    PitchersNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
    Regular Season[4]
    Player
    1 9 1 0 0.00 3
    23 201 13 9 1.21 59
    38 335 20 18 2.63 135
    14 120 4 10 4.65 47
    3 18 1 0 6.27 5
    1 8 0 1 7.88 2
    1 5 0 1 16.20 1

    Transactions

    Notes and References

    1. "Charter of Incorporation of Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pgh. Penna." 11 March 1882. Pennsylvania Department of State, Business Entity Search, entity number 6131816. Retrieved 28 March 2018. "The association shall be known by the name, style and title of The Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
    2. Web site: 1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac. Baseball Almanac.
    3. Web site: Sortable Player Stats | MLB.com. MLB.com.
    4. Web site: Sortable Player Stats | MLB.com. MLB.com.

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