1882 Louisville Eclipse season
The 1882 Louisville Eclipse season was the first season as a Major League club for the franchise. The team, which had played for several years as a semi-pro team, joined the new American Association league. They finished the season with a 42–38 record, good for third place.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
| C | | 67 | 286 | 78 | .273 | 0 |
| 1B | | 78 | 340 | 94 | .276 | 3 |
| 2B | | 69 | 288 | 109 | .378 | 5 |
| 3B | | 60 | 231 | 60 | .260 | 0 |
| SS | | 72 | 264 | 48 | .182 | 0 |
| OF | | 74 | 266 | 63 | .237 | 1 |
| OF | | 78 | 318 | 95 | .299 | 0 |
| OF | | 76 | 288 | 65 | .226 | 0 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
| 32 | 110 | 18 | .164 | 0 |
| 9 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 55 | 460.1 | 30 | 24 | 1.88 | 170 |
| 13 | 104.0 | 6 | 6 | 1.30 | 33 |
| 13 | 95.0 | 4 | 6 | 3.03 | 31 |
| 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
Other 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 |
| 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 | 4 |
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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |