1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1882 American Association (19th century)American Association Exposition Park Allegheny, Pennsylvania 39 39 y 4th Denny McKnight 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,"Charter of Incorporation of Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pgh. Penna." 11 March 1882. Pennsylvania Department of State, Business Entity Search https://web.archive.org/web/20200820235542/https://www.corporations.pa.gov/Search/corpsearch August 20, 2020 , 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." 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) y background:#F9F9F9; May: 6–5 (Home: 4–2; Away: 2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- 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 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 5–10 (Home: 2–2; Away: 3–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- 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 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 7–8 (Home: 5–7; Away: 2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- 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 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 11–11 (Home: 3–5; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- 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 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 10–5 (Home: 3–4; Away: 7–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- 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:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pittsburgh Alleghenys team member Season standings Pittsburgh Alleghenys Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records American Association Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against Cincinnati Red Stockings 6 10 6 10 y 70 113 Pittsburgh Alleghenys St. Louis Brown Stockings 10 6 10 6 y 107 61 Baltimore Orioles 7 7 7 7 y 102 71 Louisville Eclipse 6 10 6 10 y 67 107 Philadelphia Athletics 10 6 10 6 y 81 64 Total 39 39 39 39 y 427 416 Season Total 39 39 39 39 y 427 416 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against May 11 6 5 6 5 y 70 85 June 15 5 10 5 10 y 78 100 July 15 7 8 7 8 y 78 59 August 22 11 11 11 11 y 99 81 September 15 10 5 10 5 y 102 91 Total 78 39 39 39 39 y 427 416 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 37 17 20 17 20 y 202 192 Away 41 22 19 22 19 y 218 217 Total 78 39 39 39 39 y 427 416 Roster + 1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys roster1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1882&t=PT1 Baseball Almanac Pitchers Harry Arundel Morrie Critchley Denny Driscoll Harry Salisbury Jake SeymourCatchers Jim Keenan Rudy Kemmler Billy TaylorInfielders Joe Battin Jake Goodman Chappy Lane Jack Leary John Peters George StriefOutfielders Mike Mansell Russ McKelvy Bill Morgan Charlie Morton Ed Swartwood Manager Al Pratt Player stats Batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonSortable Player Stats | MLB.com http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1882&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1449494716870&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 MLB.com Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in E. Swartwood Ed Swartwood 76 325 107 0.329 4 0 J. Goodman Jake Goodman (baseball) 10 41 13 0.317 0 0 J. Leary Jack Leary 60 257 75 0.292 1 0 J. Peters John Peters (shortstop) 78 333 96 0.288 0 0 C. Morton Charlie Morton (baseball, born 1854) 25 103 29 0.282 0 0 B. Taylor Billy Taylor (1880s pitcher) 70 299 84 0.281 3 0 M. Mansell Mike Mansell 79 347 96 0.277 2 0 B. Morgan Bill Morgan (outfielder/shortstop) 17 66 17 0.258 0 0 R. Kemmler Rudy Kemmler 24 99 25 0.253 0 0 J. Keenan Jim Keenan 25 96 21 0.219 1 0 J. Battin Joe Battin 34 133 28 0.211 1 0 G. Strief George Strief 79 297 58 0.195 2 0 H. Arundel Harry Arundel 14 53 10 0.189 0 0 C. Lane Chappy Lane 57 214 38 0.178 3 0 H. Salisbury Harry Salisbury 39 145 22 0.152 0 0 D. Driscoll Denny Driscoll 23 80 11 0.138 1 0 M. Critchley Morrie Critchley 1 5 0 0.000 0 0 R. McKelvy Russ McKelvy 1 4 0 0.000 0 0 J. Seymour Jake Seymour 1 4 0 0.000 0 0 R. Wylie Ren Wylie 1 3 0 0.000 0 0 Pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonSortable Player Stats | MLB.com http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1882&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1449495161797&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 MLB.com Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts M. Critchley Morrie Critchley 1 9 1 0 0.00 3 D. Driscoll Denny Driscoll 23 201 13 9 1.21 59 H. Salisbury Harry Salisbury 38 335 20 18 2.63 135 H. Arundel Harry Arundel 14 120 4 10 4.65 47 J. Leary Jack Leary 3 182 3 1 0 6.27 5 J. Seymour Jake Seymour 1 8 0 1 7.88 2 B. Taylor Billy Taylor (1880s pitcher) 1 5 0 1 16.20 1 Transactions June 1882 – released Morrie Critchley June 1882 – released Jake Goodman July 1882 – released Harry Arundel July 1882 – released Charlie Morton References Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Alleghenys season Pittsburg Pir Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons