1882 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1882 throughout the world.  

[edit] Champions

• NOTE: Chicagot White Stockings played the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a 2-game post-season series. Each team won one game.
• National League: Chicago White Stockings
• American Association: Cincinnati Red Stockings

[edit] Major League Baseball final standings

[edit] National League final standings

55-29 Chicago White Stockings
52-32 Providence Grays
45-39 Buffalo Bisons
45-39 Boston Red Caps
42-40 Cleveland Blues
42-41 Detroit Wolverines
35-48 Troy Trojans
18-66 Worcester Worcesters

[edit] American Association final standings

55-25 Cincinnati Red Stockings
41-34 Philadelphia Athletics
42-38 Louisville Eclipse
39-39 Pittsburgh Alleghenys
37-43 St. Louis Brown Stockings
19-54 Baltimore Orioles

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

• March 8 - Harry Lord
• May 16 - Cy Rigler
• May 18 - Babe Adams
• August 2 - Red Ames
• September 17 - Wildfire Schulte
• September 30 - Gabby Street
• October 29 - Solly Hofman
• November 18 - Jack Coombs
• December 1 - Ed Reulbach

[edit] Deaths

• April 10 - William Hulbert, 49, president of the National League, of which he was the principal founder, since 1877, and owner and president of the Chicago White Stockings since 1875