| 1882 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American Association | 
| Ballpark | Oakdale Park | 
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 
| Owners | Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, Charlie Mason | 
| Manager | Juice Latham | 
The 1882 season was the first season for the brand new Philadelphia Athletics (no relation, except by name, to the previous Philadelphia Athletics team). They finished with a 41–34 record and a third-place position in the brand new American Association league.
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
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| 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 | — | |||||||||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
| 1882 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
 Infielders  | 
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | RBI | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jack O'Brien | 62 | 241 | 73 | .303 | 3 | 37 | 
| 1B | Juice Latham | 74 | 323 | 92 | .285 | 0 | 38 | 
| 2B | Cub Stricker | 72 | 272 | 59 | .217 | 0 | 18 | 
| 3B | Fred Mann | 29 | 121 | 28 | .231 | 0 | ? | 
| SS | Lou Say | 49 | 199 | 45 | .226 | 1 | 28 | 
| OF | John Mansell | 31 | 126 | 30 | .238 | 0 | 17 | 
| OF | Jud Birchall | 75 | 338 | 89 | .263 | 0 | 27 | 
| OF | Bob Blakiston | 72 | 281 | 64 | .228 | 0 | 20 | 
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 | RBI | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Dorgan | 44 | 181 | 51 | .282 | 0 | 24 | 
| Jimmy Say | 22 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 1 | ? | 
| Pop Smith | 20 | 65 | 6 | .092 | 0 | 2 | 
| John Richmond | 18 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 0 | 4 | 
| Bill Kienzle | 9 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 
| Joe Straub | 8 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 1 | 
| Bill Greenwood | 7 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 0 | 1 | 
| Bill Farrell | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 | 
| Tug Arundel | 1 | 5 | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Weaver | 42 | 371.0 | 26 | 15 | 2.74 | 104 | 
| Bill Sweeney | 20 | 170.0 | 9 | 10 | 2.91 | 48 | 
| Frank Mountain | 8 | 69.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.91 | 15 | 
| Doc Landis | 2 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 | 13 | 
| Charlie Reynolds | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.25 | 4 | 
| George Snyder | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 
| Ed Halbriter | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 4 | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cub Stricker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 2 | 
Notes
References
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