Seasons MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON RECAP 1882 December 24, 1882January 11, 2022 Seasons Season Recap: 1882 League Champion: Chicago White Stockings Sort bySearch Days, Events, Players Title (A - Z)Date (Newest) January 7, 1882 The National League will continue the practice of using different color patterns on uniforms for the different positions. Third basemen will wear gray and white uniforms, as the blue and white uniforms originally sought were “impossible to obtain.” January 14, 1882 Philadelphia officials, justifiably proud of their new multi-purpose baseball park, declare that it “will be placed in first-class condition for base ball, football, lacrosse and lawn-tennis; also bicycle and pedestrian performances.” January 20, 1882 1882 – The Kentucky Legislature modifies a recently-passed law which inadvertently prohibited the playing of baseball games in the commonwealth. February 4, 1882 National League players are now responsible for carrying their own bats and uniforms on road trips February 25, 1882 Providence Grays players and their opponents will be expected to parade down the streets of Providence in full uniform, accompanied by a brass band, on game days in order to encourage attendance. March 11, 1882 In retaliation for the “theft” of Sam Wise and Dasher Troy by the National League, the American Association creates a loophole allowing all players either blacklisted or expelled by the NL to join AA clubs after appealing to a special commission. March 11, 1882 The Providence Grays will be selling season tickets for $15 until March 15th, when the price will be raised to $20. March 25, 1882 1882 – A fence has been erected on the Recreation Ground in San Francisco which forces the left fielder “to play over the fence, causing the players much inconvenience.” May 10, 1882 Pittsburgh hosts its first major-league game May 23, 1882 Cleveland wins dramatically in the bottom of the 10th with 2 outs‚ 4 – 3, as 3 Buffalo players collide chasing Mike Muldoon’s single. May 29, 1882 In yet another exciting game‚ Buffalo counters four Cleveland 9th-inning runs with two of their own to win, 9 – 8. June 6, 1882 The Buffalo Bisons were in Providence to play the Grays. Pitcher Pud Galvin was listed as batting eighth for the Bisons with Tom Dolan in the ninth spot in the order. In the second inning, Dolan batted in Galvin’s spot and singled. Umpire Joe Quinn called Galvin out but allowed the single to stand. The Grays won the contest, 15-7. June 10, 1882 The Eclipse score 6 runs in the bottom of the 12th to defeat the Athletics‚ 10 – 5. July 18, 1882 Louisville hurler Tony Mullane becomes the first major leaguer to pitch both left- and right-handed in the same game August 21, 1882 Fred Clarke breaks up Jim McCormick’s no-hitter in bottom of the 9th‚ but Cleveland defeats Philadelphia‚ 6-0. November 18, 1882 Charlie Bennett wins case and freedom from the Allegheny December 2, 1882 1882 – John O’Rourke wins a $205 settlement from the Boston Red Caps for salary payments due him in November of 1880. O’Rourke will play for the New York Metropolitans next season. December 6, 1882 Abraham Mills is elected president of the National League. December 9, 1882 James H. Dudley initiates discussion concerning the formation of a black league with teams from New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Richmond December 14, 1882 1882 – At its first annual convention, the American Association establishes the first permanent staff of umpires in major league history. Previously, the National League and AA umpires were local men hired on game day by the home club.
