Buffalo Bisons (NL)

This article is about the National League baseball franchise, for other teams named Buffalo Bisons see Buffalo Bisons (disambiguation).

The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885. The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park (1879-83) and Olympic Park (1884-85) in Buffalo, New York. The NL Bisons are included in the history of the minor-league team of the same name that still plays today.

Contents

Year-by-year records

Season Manager Games W L T WP PL GB
1879 John Clapp   79 46 32 1 .590 3rd 10.0
1880 Sam Crane   85 24 58 3 .293 7th 42.0
1881 Jim O'Rourke   83 45 38 0 .542 3rd 10.5
1882 Jim O'Rourke   84 45 39 0 .536 3rd 10.0
1883 Jim O'Rourke   98 52 45 1 .536 5th 10.5
1884 Jim O'Rourke 115 64 47 4 .577 3rd 19.5
1885 Pud Galvin / Jack Chapman 113 38 74 1 .339 7th 49.0

Players of note

Brouthers, Galvin, O'Rourke and Radbourn are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Highlights and memorable moments

See also

External links

Buffalo Bisons (NL)
Notable Players
The Franchise
Ballparks
Seasons

1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885
AL East – Baltimore Orioles • Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Tampa Bay Rays • Toronto Blue Jays
Central – Chicago White Sox • Cleveland Indians • Detroit Tigers • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins
West – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Oakland Athletics • Seattle Mariners • Texas Rangers
NL East – Atlanta Braves • Miami Marlins • New York Mets • Philadelphia Phillies • Washington Nationals (II)
Central – Chicago Cubs • Cincinnati Reds • Houston Astros • Milwaukee Brewers • Pittsburgh Pirates • St. Louis Cardinals
West – Arizona Diamondbacks • Colorado Rockies • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Diego Padres • San Francisco Giants
Relocated Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (I) (1902) • Baltimore Orioles (II) (1903) • Boston Braves (1953) • St. Louis Browns (1954) • Philadelphia Athletics (1955) • New York Giants (1958) • Brooklyn Dodgers (1958) • Washington Senators (II) (1961) • Milwaukee Braves (1966) • Kansas City Athletics (1968) • Seattle Pilots (1970) • Washington Senators (III) (1972) • Montreal Expos (2005)
Disestablished Teams
New York Mutuals (1876) • Athletic of Philadelphia (1876) • Hartford Dark Blues (1875–1876) • St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–1877) • Louisville Grays (1876–1877) • Indianapolis Blues (1878) • Milwaukee Grays (1878) • Syracuse Stars (1878) • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876–1880) • Worcester Worcesters (1880–1882) • Providence Grays (1878–1885) • Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) • Cleveland Blues (1879–1884) • Troy Trojans (1879–1885) • St. Louis Maroons (1885–1886) • Kansas City Cowboys (1886) • Detroit Wolverines (1881–1888) • Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887–1889) • Washington Nationals (I) (1886–1889) • Cleveland Spiders (1887–1899) • Baltimore Orioles (I) (1892–1899) • Louisville Colonels (1892–1899) • Washington Senators (I) (1891–1899)