1881 Buffalo Bisons season

1881 Buffalo Bisons
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Manager(s) Jim O'Rourke
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The 1881 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 45–38 record, good for third place in the National League.

A highlight from this season occurred on September 15. In a 12-inning game against Worcester, Buffalo second baseman Davy Force recorded 12 putouts, seven assists, two unassisted double plays, participated in a triple play, and made just one error in 20 chances.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Chicago White Stockings 56 28 -- .667
Providence Grays 47 37 9 .560
Buffalo Bisons 45 38 10.5 .542
Detroit Wolverines 41 43 15 .488
Troy Trojans 39 45 17 .464
Boston Red Caps 38 45 17.5 .458
Cleveland Blues 36 48 20 .429
Worcester Worcesters 32 50 23 .390

Roster

1881 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 Rowe, JackJack Rowe 64 246 82 .333 1 43
1B Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers 65 270 86 .319 8 45
2B Force, DavyDavy Force 75 278 50 .180 0 15
3B O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke 83 348 105 .302 0 30
SS Peters, JohnJohn Peters 54 229 49 .214 0 25
OF Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson 83 344 100 .291 2 53
OF Foley, CurryCurry Foley 83 375 96 .256 1 25
OF Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell 30 113 33 .292 0 17

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
White, DeaconDeacon White 78 319 99 .310 0 53
Sullivan, SleeperSleeper Sullivan 35 121 23 .190 0 15
Morrissey, JohnJohn Morrissey 12 47 10 .213 0 3
Smith, PopPop Smith 3 11 0 .000 0 1
Swartwood, EdEd Swartwood 1 3 1 .333 0 0
Manning, JackJack Manning 1 1 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 56 474 28 24 2.37 136
Lynch, JackJack Lynch 20 165.2 10 9 3.59 32

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
Foley, CurryCurry Foley 10 41 3 4 5.27 2
Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell 9 61.2 4 1 2.77 15

References