1882 Baltimore Orioles season

1882 Baltimore Orioles
Major league affiliations
American Association (Since 1882)
Location
Newington Park (Since 1882) Baltimore, Maryland (Since 1882)
1882 Information
Owner(s)	Harry Von der Horst
Manager(s)	Henry Myers
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The 19th century's version of the Baltimore Orioles were founded in 1882 as part of the new American Association. Owned by wealthy Harry Von der Horst, the Orioles finished the season in last place with only 19 wins.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 2.2.2 Other pitchers 2.2.3 Relief pitchers 3 External links

Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Red Stockings	55	25	--	.688
Louisville Eclipse	42	38	13	.525
Philadelphia Athletics	41	34	11.5	.547
Pittsburg Alleghenys	39	39	15	.500
St. Louis Brown Stockings	37	43	18	.463
Baltimore Orioles	19	54	32.5	.260

Roster

1882 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Bill Geiss Doc Landis Jack Leary Tricky Nichols Bill Wise Catchers Ed Whiting		Infielders Amos Booth Harry East Tom Evers Charlie Householder Harry Jacoby Henry Myers Gracie Pierce John Shetzline Bill Smiley		Outfielders Tom Brown Frank Burt Monk Cline Bill Jones John Russ Nick Scharf Lewis Smith Charlie Waitt		Manager Henry Myers

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
C	Whiting, EdEd Whiting	74	308	80	.260	0
1B	Householder, CharlieCharlie Householder	74	307	78	.254	1
2B	Pierce, GracieGracie Pierce	41	151	30	.199	0
3B	Shetzline, JohnJohn Shetzline	73	282	62	.220	0
SS	Myers, HenryHenry Myers	69	294	53	.180	0
OF	Waitt, CharlieCharlie Waitt	72	250	39	.156	0
OF	Brown, TomTom Brown	45	181	55	.304	1
OF	Cline, MonkMonk Cline	44	172	38	.221	0

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
Jacoby, HarryHarry Jacoby	31	121	21	.174	1
Smiley, BillBill Smiley	16	61	9	.148	0
Scharf, NickNick Scharf	10	39	8	.205	1
Burt, FrankFrank Burt	10	36	4	.111	0
Jones, BillBill Jones	4	15	1	.067	0
East, HarryHarry East	1	4	0	.000	0
Evers, TomTom Evers	1	4	0	.000	0
Booth, AmosAmos Booth	1	3	0	.000	0
Russ, JohnJohn Russ	1	3	1	.333	0
Smith, LewisLewis Smith	1	3	0	.000	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
Landis, DocDoc Landis	42	342	11	27	3.33	62
Geiss, BillBill Geiss	13	95.2	4	9	4.80	10
Nichols, TrickyTricky Nichols	16	118.1	1	12	5.02	21
Leary, JackJack Leary	3	26	2	1	1.38	2
Wise, BillBill Wise	3	26	1	2	2.77	9
Russ, JohnJohn Russ	1	5	0	1	7.20	0

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
Myers, HenryHenry Myers	6	26	0	2	6.58	7

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Brown, TomTom Brown	2	0	0	0	1.08	2

External links

• 1882 Baltimore Orioles season
• 1882 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

1882 MLB season by team National League Boston • Buffalo • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Providence • Troy • Worcester American Association Baltimore • Cincinnati • Louisville • Philadelphia • Pittsburg • St. Louis

Baltimore Orioles (19th century) Based in Baltimore, Maryland The Franchise Players • Managers • Opening Day starting pitchers Ballparks Newington Park • Oriole Park • Union Park Lore Temple Cup Seasons 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899