1884 Buffalo Bisons season

1884 Buffalo Bisons
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1879)
Location
Olympic Park (Since 1884) Buffalo, New York (Since 1879)
1884 Information
Owner(s)
Manager(s)	Jim O'Rourke
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The 1884 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 64-47 record, good for third place in the National League.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 2.2.2 Other pitchers 2.2.3 Relief pitchers 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Providence Grays	84	28	--	.750
Boston Beaneaters	73	38	10.5	.658
Buffalo Bisons	64	47	19.5	.577
New York Gothams	62	50	22	.554
Chicago White Stockings	62	50	22	.554
Philadelphia Quakers	39	73	45	.348
Cleveland Blues	35	77	49	.313
Detroit Wolverines	28	84	56	.250

Roster

1884 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers Pud Galvin Art Hagan Billy Serad Catchers George Myers Jack Rowe		Infielders Dan Brouthers Chub Collins Davy Force Hardy Richardson Deacon White		Outfielders Ed Coughlin Dave Eggler Bones Ely Jim Lillie Jim O'Rourke		Manager Jim O'Rourke

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	Rowe, JackJack Rowe	93	400	126	.315	4	61
1B	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers	94	398	130	.327	14	79
2B	Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson	102	439	132	.301	6	60
3B	White, DeaconDeacon White	110	452	147	.325	5	74
SS	Force, DavyDavy Force	106	403	83	.206	0	36
OF	Eggler, DaveDave Eggler	63	241	47	.195	0	20
OF	O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke	108	467	162	.347	5	63
OF	Lillie, JimJim Lillie	114	471	105	.223	3	53

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
Myers, GeorgeGeorge Myers	78	325	59	.182	2	32
Collins, ChubChub Collins	45	169	30	.178	1	20
Ely, BonesBones Ely	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Coughlin, EdEd Coughlin	1	4	1	.250	0	1

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
Galvin, PudPud Galvin	72	636.1	46	22	1.99	369
Serad, BillyBilly Serad	37	308	16	20	4.27	150
Hagan, ArtArt Hagan	3	26	1	2	5.88	4
Ely, BonesBones Ely	1	5	0	1	14.40	4

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
Lillie, JimJim Lillie	2	13	0	1	6.23	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
O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke	4	0	1	1	2.84	3
Coughlin, EdEd Coughlin	1	0	0	0	∞	0

References

• 1884 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference

1884 MLB season by team National League Boston • Buffalo • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • Providence American Association Baltimore • Brooklyn • Cincinnati • Columbus • Indianapolis • Louisville • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburg • Richmond • St. Louis • Toledo • Washington Union Association Altoona • Baltimore • Boston • Chicago/Pittsburgh • Cincinnati • Kansas City • Milwaukee • Philadelphia • St. Louis • St. Paul • Washington • Wilmington 1884 World Series

Buffalo Bisons (NL) Based in Buffalo, New York Notable Players Dan Brouthers • Davy Force • Pud Galvin • Jim O'Rourke • Hardy Richardson • Jack Rowe • Deacon White The Franchise Managers • Players Ballparks Riverside Park • Olympic Park Seasons 1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885