1882 Troy Trojans season

1882 Troy Trojans
League	National League
Ballpark	Troy Ball Club Grounds
City	Watervliet, New York
Manager	Bob Ferguson

The 1882 season was to be the last for the Troy Trojans. The team finished at 35–48, in seventh place in the National League, and were disbanded after the season.

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 Troy Trojans
Roster
Pitchers Tim Keefe Mickey Welch Catchers Bill Holbert		Infielders Roger Connor Buck Ewing Bob Ferguson Fred Pfeffer John Smith		Outfielders John Cassidy Jim Egan Pete Gillespie Bill Harbridge Jim Holdsworth Chief Roseman		Manager Bob Ferguson

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	Bill Holbert	71	251	46	.183	0	23
1B	Roger Connor	81	349	115	.330	4	42
2B	Bob Ferguson	81	319	82	.257	0	32
3B	Buck Ewing	74	328	89	.271	2	29
SS	Fred Pfeffer	85	330	72	.218	1	43
OF	Pete Gillespie	74	298	82	.275	2	33
OF	Bill Harbridge	32	123	23	.187	0	13
OF	Chief Roseman	82	331	78	.236	1	29

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
John Smith	35	149	36	.242	0	14
John Cassidy	29	121	21	.174	0	9
Jim Egan	30	115	23	.200	0	10
Jim Holdsworth	1	3	0	.000	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
Tim Keefe	43	375.0	17	26	2.50	116
Mickey Welch	33	281.0	14	16	3.46	53
Jim Egan	12	100.0	4	6	4.14	20

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
Buck Ewing	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

References

• 1882 Troy Trojans season at Baseball Reference