1882 Buffalo Bisons season

Major League Baseball team season

The 1882 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 45–39 record, good for third place in the National League.

Regular season

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	55	29	0.655	—	35–10	20–19
Providence Grays	52	32	0.619	3	30–12	22–20
Boston Red Caps	45	39	0.536	10	27–15	18–24
Buffalo Bisons	45	39	0.536	10	26–13	19–26
Cleveland Blues	42	40	0.512	12	21–19	21–21
Detroit Wolverines	42	41	0.506	12½	24–18	18–23
Troy Trojans	35	48	0.422	19½	22–20	13–28
Worcester Worcesters	18	66	0.214	37	12–30	6–36

1882 National League record v t e 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	—

1882 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers James Burke Hugh Daily Pud Galvin		Catchers Tom Dolan Infielders Dan Brouthers Davy Force Hardy Richardson Jack Rowe Deacon White		Outfielders Curry Foley Jim O'Rourke Blondie Purcell		Manager Jim O'Rourke

1882 Buffalo Bisons

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
C	Jack Rowe	75	308	82	.266	1	42
1B	Dan Brouthers	84	351	129	.368	6	63
2B	Hardy Richardson	83	354	96	.271	2	57
3B	Deacon White	83	337	95	.282	1	33
SS	Davy Force	73	278	67	.241	1	28
OF	Curry Foley	84	341	104	.305	3	49
OF	Blondie Purcell	84	380	105	.276	2	40
OF	Jim O'Rourke	84	370	104	.281	2	37

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
Tom Dolan	22	89	14	.157	0	8
James Burke	1	4	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
Pud Galvin	52	445.1	28	23	3.17	162
Hugh Daily	29	255.2	15	14	2.99	116
James Burke	1	4.0	0	1	11.25	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
Blondie Purcell	6	31.0	2	1	4.94	9

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Curry Foley	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

v t e 1882 MLB season by team
National League	Boston Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Detroit Providence Troy Worcester
American Association	Baltimore Cincinnati Louisville Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

v t e Buffalo Bisons
Based in Buffalo, New York
Notable players	Dan Brouthers Davy Force Pud Galvin Jim O'Rourke Hardy Richardson Jack Rowe Deacon White
The franchise	Managers Players
Ballparks	Riverside Park Olympic Park
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885