1882 in baseball

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

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

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

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

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

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