
1879 Buffalo Bisons Statistics
Team Record: 46-32
Finished 3rd in the NL
Ballpark: Riverside Park
Manager: John Clapp (46-32)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1879 Buffalo Bisons Results
The Buffalo Bisons of the National League ended the 1879 season with a record of 46 wins and 32 losses, finishing third in the NL.
The Bisons scored 394 runs and yielded 365 runs. Joe Hornung drove in 38 runs. Bill Crowley led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .287. Pud Galvin earned 37 wins for the team and a team-best 2.28 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
John Clapp coached the team.
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Pitching:
Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pud Galvin | 37 | 27 | .578 | 2.28 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 593.0 | 585 | 299 | 150 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2436 |
Bill McGunnigle | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.63 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 120.0 | 113 | 66 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 496 |
Totals | 46 | 32 | .590 | 2.34 | 80 | 79 | 1 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 713.0 | 698 | 365 | 185 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2932 |
Batting:
Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hardy Richardson | 79 | 352 | 336 | 54 | 95 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | .283 | .315 | .396 | .711 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Hornung | 78 | 321 | 319 | 46 | 85 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .266 | .271 | .367 | .638 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charles Fulmer | 76 | 311 | 306 | 30 | 82 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | .268 | .280 | .337 | .616 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oscar Walker | 72 | 295 | 287 | 35 | 79 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | .275 | .295 | .380 | .675 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Clapp | 70 | 303 | 292 | 47 | 77 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .264 | .290 | .349 | .640 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Crowley | 60 | 267 | 261 | 41 | 75 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .287 | .303 | .360 | .664 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pud Galvin | 67 | 266 | 265 | 34 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | .249 | .252 | .336 | .588 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Davy Force | 79 | 329 | 316 | 36 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37 | .209 | .240 | .237 | .477 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Eggler | 78 | 328 | 317 | 41 | 66 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 41 | .208 | .235 | .268 | .503 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill McGunnigle | 47 | 176 | 171 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | .175 | .199 | .187 | .386 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Rowe | 8 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .353 | .382 | .735 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Libby | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 715 | 2984 | 2906 | 394 | 733 | 105 | 54 | 2 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 314 | .252 | .272 | .328 | .599 | 952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oscar Walker | 1B | 72 | 0 | 641.0 | 828 | 30 | 49 | 52 | .946 | 12.047 | 11.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Crowley | 1B | 7 | 0 | 64.0 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .930 | 11.250 | 11.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Libby | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.400 | 8.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Hornung | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charles Fulmer | 2B | 76 | 0 | 687.0 | 273 | 301 | 60 | 46 | .905 | 7.520 | 7.553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Crowley | 2B | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 7.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hardy Richardson | 3B | 78 | 0 | 707.0 | 83 | 153 | 44 | 13 | .843 | 3.004 | 3.026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Davy Force | 3B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Clapp | C | 63 | 0 | 567.0 | 286 | 60 | 36 | 4 | .906 | 5.492 | 5.492 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Crowley | C | 10 | 0 | 78.0 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .857 | 4.846 | 4.200 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Rowe | C | 6 | 0 | 57.0 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .905 | 6.000 | 6.333 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hardy Richardson | C | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.615 | 11.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dave Eggler | OF | 78 | 0 | 698.0 | 114 | 11 | 11 | 2 | .919 | 1.612 | 1.603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Hornung | OF | 77 | 0 | 692.0 | 129 | 12 | 26 | 1 | .844 | 1.834 | 1.831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Crowley | OF | 43 | 0 | 392.0 | 62 | 14 | 18 | 4 | .809 | 1.745 | 1.767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill McGunnigle | OF | 34 | 0 | 276.0 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .918 | 2.185 | 1.971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Clapp | OF | 7 | 0 | 60.0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1.650 | 1.571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Rowe | OF | 2 | 0 | 26.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 2.423 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pud Galvin | P | 66 | 0 | 593.0 | 35 | 141 | 26 | 8 | .871 | 2.671 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill McGunnigle | P | 14 | 0 | 120.0 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .914 | 2.400 | 2.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Davy Force | SS | 78 | 0 | 707.0 | 74 | 264 | 26 | 26 | .929 | 4.303 | 4.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pud Galvin | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.857 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 719 | 0 | 6428.0 | 2142 | 1056 | 331 | 167 | .906 | 4.478 | 4.448 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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