1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

Regular season

Before the season began, the Red Stockings named catcher Pop Snyder as the player-manager. Snyder spent the 1881 season with the Boston Red Caps of the National League, hitting .228 with 16 RBI. Cincinnati also signed some familiar players, as Will White and Hick Carpenter spent time with the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. White saw limited action with the Detroit Wolverines, while Carpenter hit .216 with two home runs and 31 RBI with the Worcester 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, while Joe 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 the Pittsburgh Alleghenys defeated Cincinnati 10–9 at Bank 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 place Philadelphia Athletics.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || May 2 || Alleghenys || 9–10 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || May 3 || Alleghenys || 7–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || May 4 || Alleghenys || 19–10 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 2–1 || W2 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || May 6 || Alleghenys || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: May 8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || May 8 || Alleghenys || 0–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 2–2 || L1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || May 9 || Eclipse || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 13 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || May 10 || Eclipse || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 14 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || May 11 || Eclipse || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || May 13 || Eclipse || 1–11 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 2–3 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || May 16 || Alleghenys || 9–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 3–3 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || May 18 || @ Alleghenys || 3–2 || Exposition Park || N/A || 4–3 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || May 19 || @ Alleghenys || 7–8 || Exposition Park || N/A || 4–4 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || May 20 || @ Alleghenys || 3–5 || Exposition Park || N/A || 4–5 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || May 23 || @ Orioles || 12–8 || Newington Park || N/A || 5–5 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || May 25 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || Newington Park || N/A || 5–6 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || May 26 || @ Orioles || 8–4 || Newington Park || N/A || 6–6 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || May 27 || @ Orioles || 6–1 || Newington Park || N/A || 7–6 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || May 29 || @ Athletics || 9–10 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 7–7 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || May 30 || @ Athletics || 10–5 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 8–7 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || May 31 || @ Athletics || 1–10 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 8–8 || L1 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || June 1 || @ Athletics || 0–3 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 8–9 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || June 2 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 9–9 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || June 6 || Orioles || 9–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 10–9 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || June 7 || Orioles || 11–6 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 11–9 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || June 8 || Orioles || 4–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 12–9 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || June 10 || Orioles || 5–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 13–9 || W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || June 13 || Athletics || 4–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 14–9 || W6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || June 15 || Athletics || 8–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 15–9 || W7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || June 17 || Athletics || 5–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 16–9 || W8 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || June 20 || Alleghenys || 6–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 17–9 || W9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || June 22 || Alleghenys || 5–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 18–9 || W10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || June 23 || Alleghenys || 5–8 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 18–10 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || June 24 || Alleghenys || 21–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 19–10 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || June 28 || Orioles || 11–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 20–10 || W2 |- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || July 1 || Orioles || 6–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 21–10 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || July 2 || @ Eclipse || 2–1 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 22–10 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || July 4 || Athletics || 1–6 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 22–11 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || July 6 || @ Athletics || 10–1 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 23–11 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || July 7 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 24–11 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || July 8 || @ Athletics || 4–8 || Oakdale Park || N/A || 24–12 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || July 11 || @ Orioles || 6–9 || Newington Park || N/A || 24–13 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || July 13 || @ Orioles || 1–0 || Newington Park || N/A || 25–13 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || July 14 || @ Orioles || 6–0 || Newington Park || N/A || 26–13 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || July 15 || @ Orioles || 6–4 || Newington Park || N/A || 27–13 || W3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || July 18 || @ Alleghenys || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || July 19 || @ Alleghenys || 12–6 || Exposition Park || N/A || 28–13 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || July 20 || @ Alleghenys || 2–3 || Exposition Park || N/A || 28–14 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || July 21 || @ Alleghenys || 2–0 || Exposition Park || N/A || 29–14 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || July 22 || @ Alleghenys || 3–2 || Exposition Park || N/A || 30–14 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || July 29 || Brown Stockings || 5–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 31–14 || W3 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || August 1 || Brown Stockings || 0–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 31–15 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || August 2 || Brown Stockings || 13–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 32–15 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || August 3 || Brown Stockings || 8–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 33–15 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || August 5 || Brown Stockings || 13–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 34–15 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || August 6 || @ Brown Stockings || 3–6 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 34–16 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || August 8 || @ Brown Stockings || 5–2 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 35–16 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || August 10 || @ Brown Stockings || 3–4 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 35–17 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || August 12 || @ Brown Stockings || 19–1 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 36–17 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || August 15 || Orioles || 10–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 37–17 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || August 19 || Orioles || 9–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 38–17 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || August 22 || Athletics || 7–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 39–17 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || August 23 || Athletics || 3–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 40–17 || W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || August 25 || Athletics || 1–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 40–18 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || August 26 || Athletics || 2–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 41–18 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || August 27 || @ Eclipse || 3–0 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 42–18 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || August 29 || @ Eclipse || 2–6 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 42–19 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || August 31 || @ Eclipse || 2–3 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 42–20 || L2 |- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || September 2 || @ Eclipse || 6–2 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 43–20 || W1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || September 4 || @ Brown Stockings || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || September 5 || @ Brown Stockings || 7–3 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 44–20 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || September 7 || @ Brown Stockings || 4–1 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 45–20 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || September 9 || @ Brown Stockings || 3–4 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 45–21 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || September 10 || @ Brown Stockings || 9–1 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 46–21 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || September 11 || Eclipse || 0–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 46–22 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || September 12 || Eclipse || 4–10 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 46–23 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || September 13 || Eclipse || 3–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 47–23 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || September 14 || Eclipse || 12–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 48–23 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || September 15 || Eclipse || 10–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 49–23 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || September 16 || Eclipse || 6–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 50–23 || W4 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || September 17 || Brown Stockings || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || September 19 || Brown Stockings || 3–7 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 50–24 || L1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || September 20 || Brown Stockings || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || September 22 || Brown Stockings || 4–5 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 50–25 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || September 23 || Brown Stockings || 4–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 51–25 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || September 24 || @ Eclipse || 14–3 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 52–25 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || September 25 || @ Eclipse || 8–4 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 53–25 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 79 || September 27 || Eclipse || 6–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 54–25 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || September 28 || Eclipse || 1–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 55–25 || W5 |-

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

References

1. (November 3, 2005). "Reds owners". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].