Syracuse Stars (baseball)

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The independent Syracuse Stars of 1877, direct forerunner of the major league Stars of 1879.

The Syracuse Stars was a name used by two separate major league baseball teams in the 19th century, as well as the name of the minor league baseball teams which preceded them.

1 Syracuse Stars of 1879
2 Syracuse Stars of 1890
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Syracuse Stars of 1879

Jumping out of the troubled in the International Association, the Syracuse Stars joined the National League in 1879. They played their home games at Newell Park, had a record of 22 wins and 48 losses, and did not finish their season. They were 7th in the 8-team National League, ahead of the 19-56 Troy Trojans, who also did not complete their schedule.

Mike Dorgan managed 43 of the Stars' games (with a 17-26 record). Bill Holbert managed on an interim basis for one game (a loss) and the season was closed out by Jimmy Macullar, who managed the final 26 games (5-21).

The team had a combined batting average of .227. First baseman Jack Farrell led the team with .303.

The Syracuse Stars of 1889. Manager Jack Chapman is at the center, while Moses "Fleet" Walker is at the upper-right.

[edit] Syracuse Stars of 1890

Joining the American Association after playing the minors in 1889, the Syracuse Stars of 1890 won 55 games and lost 72 to finish seventh in the nine-team league. Their home games were played at Star Park II. They were managed for most of the season by owner George Frazer. Wallace Fessenden took over as manager for the last eleven games.

The Stars' top hitter was second baseman Cupid Childs, who led the team in games played (126), hits (170), doubles (33), triples (14), runs (109), runs batted in (89), batting average (.345), on base percentage (.434), slugging percentage (.481), and stolen bases (56). Their best pitcher was Dan Casey, who was 19-22 with a 4.14 ERA. Ed Mars was 9-5 to lead the team in winning percentage (.643) even though he had a higher ERA (4.67).

The Stars folded after the 1890 season during which owner Frazer lost an estimated $21,000 on the team.^[1]

[edit] Notes

^ Nemec, p. 198.

[edit] References

Nemec, David, (2004), The Beer and Whisky League: The Illustrated History of the American Association--Baseball's Renegade Major League, The Lyons Press.