1879 Albany Capital City/Rochester Hopbitters Roster
National Association (NA)
Team Record: 8-20
in the NA
Manager: Candy Cummings (0-0), Joe Simmons (0-0)
Location: Albany, New York; Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Union Street Grounds
1879 Albany Capital City/Rochester Hopbitters StatisticsTeam Record: 8-20
in the NA
Manager: Candy Cummings (0-0), Joe Simmons (0-0)
Location: Albany, New York; Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Union Street Grounds
The Albany Capital City/Rochester Hopbitters of the National Association ended the 1879 season with a record of 8 wins and 20 lossesCapital City players transferred to Rochester May 16 to form the Hop Bitter club, which disbanded July 19.
Candy Cummings and Joe Simmons served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Allison | R | R | July 12, 1846 | 5'10" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| George Bradley | R | R | July 13, 1852 | 5'10" | 175 | Reading, PA US |
| Fred Corey | R | R | 5'7" | 160 | Coventry, RI US | |
| John Dailey | October 26, 1853 | 5'7" | 145 | Brooklyn, NY US | ||
| Mike Dinnen | ||||||
| Dick Higham | L | R | July 24, 1851 | 5'8" | 171 | Ipswich, Suffolk GB |
| Ed Kennedy | April 1, 1856 | 5'6" | 150 | Carbondale, PA US | ||
| Andy Leonard | R | R | June 1, 1846 | 5'7" | 168 | County Cavan, Antrim IE |
| Fred Lewis | S | R | October 13, 1858 | 5'10" | 194 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Jack Manning | R | R | December 20, 1853 | 5'8" | 158 | Braintree, MA US |
| Hal McClure | R | R | August 8, 1859 | 6'0" | 165 | Lewisburg, PA US |
| Alex McKinnon | R | August 14, 1856 | 5'11" | 170 | Boston, MA US | |
| Pat McManus | October 18, 1859 | , IE | ||||
| Tim Murnane | L | R | June 4, 1850 | 5'9" | 172 | Naugatuck, CT US |
| Harry Schafer | R | R | August 14, 1846 | 5'9" | 143 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bill Smiley | 5'8" | 140 | Baltimore, MD US |
