1879 Buffalo Bisons season

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.

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Major League affiliations
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Other information
Manager(s)John Clapp
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Regular season

Catcher John Clapp
Right fielder Bill Crowley
Second baseman Chick Fulmer
Pitcher Pud Galvin
Third baseman Hardy Richardson

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Providence Grays 5925 0.702 34–8 25–17
Boston Red Caps 5430 0.643 5 29–13 25–17
Buffalo Bisons 4632 0.590 10 23–16 23–16
Chicago White Stockings 4633 0.582 10½ 29–13 17–20
Cincinnati Reds 4337 0.537 14 21–16 22–21
Cleveland Blues 2755 0.329 31 15–27 12–28
Syracuse Stars 2248 0.314 30 11–22 11–26
Troy Trojans 1956 0.253 35½ 12–27 7–29

Record vs. opponents

1879 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE PRV SYR TRO
Boston 9–34–87–510–24–89–311–1
Buffalo 3–96–6–17–38–46–65–311–1
Chicago 8–46–6–13–88–45–7–18–18–3–2
Cincinnati 5–73–78–38–42–108–4–19–2
Cleveland 2–104–84–84–84–84–75–6
Providence 8–46–67–5–110–28–410–210–2
Syracuse 3–93–51–84–8–17–42–102–4
Troy 1–111–113–8–22–96–52–104–2

Roster

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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
CJohn Clapp7029277.264136
1BOscar Walker7228779.275135
2BChick Fulmer7630682.268028
3BHardy Richardson7933695.283037
SSDavy Force7931666.20908
OFDave Eggler7831766.208027
OFJoe Hornung7831985.266038
OFBill Crowley6026175.287030

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
Bill McGunnigle4717130.17505
Jack Rowe83412.35308
Steve Libby120.00000

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
Pud Galvin6659337272.28136
Bill McGunnigle14120952.6362

References

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