1882 Baltimore Orioles season

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.

1882 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Newington Park (since 1882) Baltimore, Maryland (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Harry Von der Horst
Manager(s)	Henry Myers
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Regular season

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1882 American Association Records Sources:
Team	BAL	CIN	LOU	PHI	PIT	STL
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	—

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

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	Ed Whiting	74	308	80	.260	0
1B	Charlie Householder	74	307	78	.254	1
2B	Gracie Pierce	41	151	30	.199	0
3B	John Shetzline	73	282	62	.220	0
SS	Henry Myers	69	294	53	.180	0
OF	Charlie Waitt	72	250	39	.156	0
OF	Tom Brown	45	181	55	.304	1
OF	Monk 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
Harry Jacoby	31	121	21	.174	1
Bill Smiley	16	61	9	.148	0
Nick Scharf	10	39	8	.205	1
Frank Burt	10	36	4	.111	0
Bill Jones	4	15	1	.067	0
Harry East	1	4	0	.000	0
Tom Evers	1	4	0	.000	0
Amos Booth	1	3	0	.000	0
John Russ	1	3	1	.333	0
Lewis Smith	1	3	0	.000	0

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
Doc Landis	42	342	11	27	3.33	62
Bill Geiss	13	95.2	4	9	4.80	10
Tricky Nichols	16	118.1	1	12	5.02	21
Jack Leary	3	26	2	1	1.38	2
Bill Wise	3	26	1	2	2.77	9
John 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
Henry 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
Tom Brown	2	0	0	0	1.08	2

External links

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