1879 Syracuse Stars season

After finishing in second place in the International Association in 1878, the Syracuse Stars joined the rival National League for the 1879 baseball season. However, on September 10, with a seventh-place 22–48 record, they folded operations with a handful of games remaining.

1879 Syracuse Stars
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Manager(s)Mike Dorgan, Bill Holbert, Jimmy Macullar
     

Regular season

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 Syracuse Stars
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
CBill Holbert5922946.201021
1BHick Carpenter6526153.203020
2BJack Farrell5424173.303121
3BRed Woodhead3413121.16002
SSJimmy Macullar6424652.211013
OFMike Mansell6724252.215113
OFBlondie Purcell6327772.260025
OFJohn Richmond6225454.213123

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
Mike Dorgan5927072.267117
George Creamer156013.21703
John McGuinness125115.29404
Jack Allen11489.18803
Kick Kelly10364.11102
George Adams4133.23100
Frank Decker3101.10000
Charlie Osterhout280.00000
Tom Mansell141.25000

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
Harry McCormick54457.118332.9996
Blondie Purcell22179.24153.7628

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
Mike Dorgan20002.258

References

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