1882 Boston Red Caps season

The 1882 Boston Red Caps season was the 12th season of the franchise. The Red Caps were a team in transition, as co-founder and longtime manager Harry Wright left the team and was replaced by John Morrill.

1882 Boston Red Caps
League	National League
Ballpark	South End Grounds
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	45–39 (.536)
League place	3rd
Owner	Arthur Soden
Manager	John Morrill

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	55	29	.655	—	35‍–‍10	20‍–‍19
Providence Grays	52	32	.619	3	30‍–‍12	22‍–‍20
Boston Red Caps	45	39	.536	10	27‍–‍15	18‍–‍24
Buffalo Bisons	45	39	.536	10	26‍–‍13	19‍–‍26
Cleveland Blues	42	40	.512	12	21‍–‍19	21‍–‍21
Detroit Wolverines	42	41	.506	12½	24‍–‍18	18‍–‍23
Troy Trojans	35	48	.422	19½	22‍–‍20	13‍–‍28
Worcester Worcesters	18	66	.214	37	12‍–‍30	6‍–‍36

Record vs. opponents

1882 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	PRV	TRO	WOR
Boston	—	7–5	6–6	7–5	8–4–1	6–6	4–8	7–5
Buffalo	5–7	—	6–6	6–6	5–7	6–6	6–6	11–1
Chicago	6–6	6–6	—	9–3	8–4	8–4	9–3	9–3
Cleveland	5–7	6–6	3–9	—	4–7–1	4–8	9–2–1	11–1
Detroit	4–8–1	7–5	4–8	7–4–1	—	3–9	8–4–1	9–3
Providence	6–6	6–6	4–8	8–4	9–3	—	9–3	10–2
Troy	8–4	6–6	3–9	2–9–1	4–8–1	3–9	—	9–3
Worcester	5–7	1–11	3–9	1–11	3–9	2–10	3–9	—

Roster

1882 Boston Red Caps
Roster
Pitchers Bobby Mathews Jim Whitney Catchers Pat Deasley		Infielders Jack Burdock John Morrill Ezra Sutton Sam Wise		Outfielders Charlie Buffinton Joe Hornung Pete Hotaling Hal McClure Ed Rowen		Manager John Morrill

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	Pat Deasley	67	264	70	.265	0	29
1B	John Morrill	83	349	101	.289	2	54
2B	Jack Burdock	83	319	76	.265	0	29
3B	Ezra Sutton	81	319	80	.251	2	38
SS	Sam Wise	78	298	66	.221	4	34
OF	Joe Hornung	85	388	117	.302	1	50
OF	Pete Hotaling	84	378	98	.259	0	28
OF	Ed Rowen	83	327	81	.248	1	43

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
Charlie Buffinton	15	50	13	.260	0	4
Hal McClure	2	6	2	.333	0	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
Jim Whitney	49	420.0	24	21	2.64	180
Bobby Mathews	34	285.0	19	15	2.87	153
Charlie Buffinton	5	42.0	2	3	4.07	17

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
John Morrill	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

References

• 1882 Boston Red Caps season at Baseball Reference