1879 Buffalo Bisons season

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.

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Riverside Park (since 1879) Buffalo, New York (since 1879)
Other information
Manager(s)	John Clapp
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Regular season

Catcher John Clapp

Right fielder Bill Crowley

Second baseman Chick Fulmer

Pitcher Pud Galvin

Third baseman Hardy Richardson

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1879 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers Pud Galvin Catchers John Clapp		Infielders Davy Force Chick Fulmer Steve Libby Hardy Richardson Jack Rowe Oscar Walker		Outfielders Bill Crowley Dave Eggler Joe Hornung Bill McGunnigle		Manager John Clapp

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
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

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
Bill McGunnigle	47	171	30	.175	0	5
Jack Rowe	8	34	12	.353	0	8
Steve Libby	1	2	0	.000	0	0

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
Pud Galvin	66	593	37	27	2.28	136
Bill McGunnigle	14	120	9	5	2.63	62

References

• 1879 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference