1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season
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.
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| Owner(s) | Denny McKnight |
| Manager(s) | Al Pratt |
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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
| 1882 Game Log: 39–39 (Home: 17–20; Away: 22–19) | ||||||||
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May: 6–5 (Home: 4–2; Away: 2–3)
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June: 5–10 (Home: 2–2; Away: 3–8)
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July: 7–8 (Home: 5–7; Away: 2–1)
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August: 11–11 (Home: 3–5; Away: 8–6)
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September: 10–5 (Home: 3–4; Away: 7–1)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pittsburgh Alleghenys team member | ||||||||
Season standings
| American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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| 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 | — | |||||||||||
Detailed records
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Roster
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Player stats
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Transactions
- June, 1882 – Released Morrie Critchley.
- June, 1882 – Released Jake Goodman.
- July, 1882 – Released Harry Arundel.
- July, 1882 – Released Charlie Morton.
References
- "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." - "1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
- "Sortable Player Stats | MLB.com". MLB.com.
- "Sortable Player Stats | MLB.com". MLB.com.
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