1879 Buffalo Bisons season

1879 Buffalo Bisons
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Manager(s) John Clapp
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The 1879 season was the debut year in the National League for the Buffalo Bisons, who had previously played an independent schedule. The Bisons wound up with a record of 46–32 and finished in third place.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Providence Grays 59 25 -- .702
Boston Red Caps 54 30 5 .643
Buffalo Bisons 46 32 10 .590
Chicago White Stockings 46 33 10.5 .582
Cincinnati Reds 43 37 14 .538
Cleveland Blues 27 55 31 .482
Syracuse Stars 22 48 30 .314
Troy Trojans 19 56 35.5 .253

Roster

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

 Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 Clapp, JohnJohn Clapp 70 292 77 .264 1 36
1B Walker, OscarOscar Walker 72 287 79 .275 1 35
2B Fulmer, ChickChick Fulmer 76 306 82 .268 0 28
3B Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson 79 336 95 .283 0 37
SS Force, DavyDavy Force 79 316 66 .209 0 8
OF Eggler, DaveDave Eggler 78 317 66 .208 0 27
OF Hornung, JoeJoe Hornung 78 319 85 .266 0 38
OF Crowley, BillBill Crowley 60 261 75 .287 0 30

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
McGunnigle, BillBill McGunnigle 47 171 30 .175 0 5
Rowe, JackJack Rowe 8 34 12 .353 0 8
Libby, SteveSteve Libby 1 2 0 .000 0 0

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 66 593 37 27 2.28 136
McGunnigle, BillBill McGunnigle 14 120 9 5 2.63 62

References