| 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings | |
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| American Association Champions | |
| League | American Association |
| Ballpark | Bank Street Grounds |
| City | Cincinnati |
| Record | 55–25 (.688) |
| League place | 1st |
| Owner | Justus Thorner[1] |
| Manager | Pop Snyder |
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The1882Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. It was the first season for the team as a member of theAmerican Association. This team took the nickname from theprevious National League team that played during 1876–1879, but was otherwise unrelated. The Red Stockings (sometimes called the "Reds") won the first American Association championship this season.

Before the season began, the Red Stockings named catcherPop Snyder as the player-manager. Snyder spent the 1881 season with theBoston Red Caps of theNational League, hitting .228 with 16 RBI. Cincinnati also signed some familiar players, asWill White andHick Carpenter spent time with theCincinnati Reds of theNational League. White saw limited action with theDetroit Wolverines, while Carpenter hit .216 with two home runs and 31 RBI with theWorcester Worcesters during the 1881 season.
Carpenter had a breakout season, as he led the AA with 67 RBI and 120 hits, and led the Red Stockings with a .342 batting average. Snyder hit .291 with a homer and 50 RBI, whileJoe Sommer hit .288 with a homer, 29 RBI and a team high 82 runs, while leading the league with 354 at-bats. On the mound, White returned to his 1879 form, as he led the AA with 40 wins, while posting a 1.54 ERA in 480 innings pitched.
The Red Stockings lost their first ever game, as thePittsburgh Alleghenys defeated Cincinnati 10–9 atBank Street Grounds. The team hovered around the .500 level, as they had a record of 8–9 record in their first 17 games, sitting in fourth place. The Red Stockings then went on a 10-game winning streak and rose to first place in the American Association. Cincinnati stayed hot for the rest of the season, finishing with a 55–25 record and winning the American Association pennant, 11.5 games ahead of the second placePhiladelphia Athletics.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 55 | 25 | .688 | — | 31–11 | 24–14 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 41 | 34 | .547 | 11½ | 21–18 | 20–16 |
| Louisville Eclipse | 42 | 38 | .525 | 13 | 26–13 | 16–25 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 39 | 39 | .500 | 15 | 17–20 | 22–19 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 37 | 43 | .463 | 18 | 24–20 | 13–23 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 19 | 54 | .260 | 32½ | 7–25 | 12–29 |
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| Team | BAL | CIN | LOU | PHA | 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 | — | |||||||||||
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| 1882 Game Log: 55–25 (Home: 31–11; Away: 24–14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 8–8 (Home: 3–3; Away: 5–5)
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June: 12–2 (Home: 11–1; Away: 1–1)
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July: 11–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 9–3)
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August: 11–6 (Home: 8–2; Away: 3–4)
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September: 13–5 (Home: 7–4; Away: 6–1)
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| 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 |
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| C | Pop Snyder | 72 | 309 | 90 | .291 | 1 | 50 |
| 1B | Dan Stearns | 49 | 214 | 55 | .257 | 0 | 35 |
| 2B | Bid McPhee | 78 | 311 | 71 | .228 | 1 | 31 |
| 3B | Hick Carpenter | 80 | 351 | 120 | .342 | 1 | 67 |
| SS | Chick Fulmer | 79 | 324 | 91 | .281 | 0 | 27 |
| OF | Joe Sommer | 80 | 354 | 102 | .288 | 1 | 29 |
| OF | Jimmy Macullar | 79 | 299 | 70 | .234 | 0 | 22 |
| OF | Harry Wheeler | 76 | 344 | 86 | .250 | 1 | 29 |
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 |
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| Harry Luff | 28 | 120 | 28 | .233 | 0 | 6 |
| Phil Powers | 16 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 5 |
| Rudy Kemmler | 3 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Tug Thompson | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tierney | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Will White | 54 | 480.0 | 40 | 12 | 1.54 | 122 |
| Harry McCormick | 25 | 219.2 | 14 | 11 | 1.52 | 33 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Harry Wheeler | 4 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 10 |