| 1879 Buffalo Bisons | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Riverside Park |
| City | Buffalo, New York |
| Manager | John Clapp |
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.
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Grays | 59 | 25 | 0.702 | — | 34–8 | 25–17 |
| Boston Red Caps | 54 | 30 | 0.643 | 5 | 29–13 | 25–17 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 46 | 32 | 0.590 | 10 | 23–16 | 23–16 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 46 | 33 | 0.582 | 10½ | 29–13 | 17–20 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 37 | 0.537 | 14 | 21–16 | 22–21 |
| Cleveland Blues | 27 | 55 | 0.329 | 31 | 15–27 | 12–28 |
| Syracuse Stars | 22 | 48 | 0.314 | 30 | 11–22 | 11–26 |
| Troy Trojans | 19 | 56 | 0.253 | 35½ | 12–27 | 7–29 |
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| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | PRV | SYR | TRO | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 9–3 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 11–1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 3–9 | — | 6–6–1 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 11–1 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 8–4 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 8–1 | 8–3–2 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5–7 | 3–7 | 8–3 | — | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–4–1 | 9–2 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–7 | 5–6 | |||||||||
| Providence | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | — | 10–2 | 10–2 | |||||||||
| Syracuse | 3–9 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–8–1 | 7–4 | 2–10 | — | 2–4 | |||||||||
| Troy | 1–11 | 1–11 | 3–8–2 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 2–10 | 4–2 | — | |||||||||
| 1879 Buffalo Bisons | |||||||||
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| Pitchers Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | John Clapp | 70 | 292 | 77 | .264 | 1 | 36 |
| 1B | Oscar Walker | 72 | 287 | 79 | .275 | 1 | 35 |
| 2B | Chick Fulmer | 76 | 306 | 82 | .268 | 0 | 28 |
| 3B | Hardy Richardson | 79 | 336 | 95 | .283 | 0 | 37 |
| SS | Davy Force | 79 | 316 | 66 | .209 | 0 | 8 |
| OF | Dave Eggler | 78 | 317 | 66 | .208 | 0 | 27 |
| OF | Joe Hornung | 78 | 319 | 85 | .266 | 0 | 38 |
| OF | Bill Crowley | 60 | 261 | 75 | .287 | 0 | 30 |
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 McGunnigle | 47 | 171 | 30 | .175 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Rowe | 8 | 34 | 12 | .353 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Libby | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 Galvin | 66 | 593.0 | 37 | 27 | 2.28 | 136 |
| Bill McGunnigle | 14 | 120.0 | 9 | 5 | 2.63 | 62 |
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