1909 Buffalo Bisons Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-79
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: George Smith (72-79)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Buffalo Baseball Park
Attendance: 188,946, Avg. 2,503
1909 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the Eastern League ended the 1909 season with a record of 72 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.

George Smith served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mack AllisonRRJanuary 23, 18876'1"185Owensboro, KY US
Dave BrainRRJanuary 24, 18795'10"170Hereford, Herefordshire GB
Fred BurchellRLJuly 14, 18795'11"190Perth Amboy, NJ US
Bill ClancyLRApril 12, 18796'2"180Redfield, NY US
Orth CollinsLRApril 27, 18806'0"150Lafayette, IN US
Steamer FlanaganLLApril 20, 18816'1"185Pringle, PA US
Bill HesslerJune 21, 1884
Rube KisingerRRDecember 13, 18766'0"190Adrian, MI US
Bill Klinck
Levi KnappFishs Eddy, NY US
Joe KnottsRRMarch 3, 18845'9"170Greensboro, PA US
Bill MalarkeyRRNovember 26, 18785'10"185Port Byron, IL US
Art MarcanJanuary 31, 1881Brooklyn, NY US
Sport McAllisterSRJuly 23, 18745'11"180Austin, MS US
Billy NattressSeptember 7, 18785'5"Girardsville, PA US
Jack RyanRRNovember 12, 18685'10"165Haverhill, MA US
George SchirmNovember 22, 1884
George SmithRROctober 24, 18715'9"160Pittsburgh, PA US
Luther TaylorRRFebruary 21, 18756'1"160Oskaloosa, KS US
Rip VowinkelRRNovember 18, 18845'10"195Oswego, NY US
Jack WhiteRRJanuary 19, 18785'6"Traders Point, IN US
Alva WilliamsRRJanuary 31, 18825'11"187Carthage, IL US
Walt WoodsRRApril 28, 18755'9"165Rye, NH US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.



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