1882 Worcester Worcesters season explained

Worcester Worcesters
Season:	1882
League:	National League
City:	Worcester, Massachusetts
League Place:	8th
Managers:	Freeman Brown, Tommy Bond, Jack Chapman

The 1882 Worcester Worcesters finished with an 18–66 record, last place in the National League. The team folded after the season. In a game on September 28, the team had only six fans in attendance a number that held the record for the smallest crowd in Major League history until 2015 when the Baltimore riots caused a game to be held "closed to the public."^{[1] [2]}

Regular season

Roster

1882 Worcester Worcesters
Roster
PitchersCatchers		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; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		69	253	40	.158	1	15
1B		84	360	104	.289	5	26
2B		81	286	65	.227	1	29
3B		84	333	73	.219	0	30
SS		64	255	63	.247	0	29
OF		80	334	71	.213	0	25
OF		78	326	88	.270	4	54
OF		26	98	16	.163	0	3

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
	22	89	18	.202	0	7
	19	77	18	.234	0	7
	19	70	17	.243	0	5
	15	55	12	.218	1	4
	13	51	7	.137	0	1
	8	30	4	.133	0	2
	6	22	4	.182	0	2
	2	8	0	.000	0	0
	2	8	1	.125	0	4
	1	4	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
	48	411.0	14	33	3.74	23
	18	144.0	2	16	3.69	29
	3	24.0	1	2	4.50	3
	2	12.1	0	1	4.38	2
	1	8.0	0	1	5.62	2

Other pitchers

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

References

• 1882 Worcester Worcesters season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Book: the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. 2007. Sterling Publishing. 1-4027-4771-3. 251.
2. News: MLB record for lowest attendance, 6 people, to be broken by White Sox and Orioles . Chicago Sun-Times . April 28, 2015 . April 29, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150728020209/http://national.suntimes.com/national-sports/mlb/7/72/1018573/chicago-white-sox-baltimore-orioles-mlb-lowest-attendance . July 28, 2015 . dead .