1879 Troy Trojans season

The 1879 season was the National League debut for the Troy Trojans. They finished the season 19–56, last in the league.

1879 Troy Trojans
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Putnam Grounds (since 1879) Troy, New York (since 1879)
Other information
Manager(s)	Horace Phillips, Bob Ferguson
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Regular season

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 Troy Trojans
Roster
Pitchers George Bradley Gid Gardner Fred Goldsmith Pat McManus Harry Salisbury Catchers Bill Holbert Kick Kelly Charlie Reilley		Infielders Dan Brouthers Ed Caskin Aaron Clapp Herm Doscher Bob Ferguson Thorny Hawkes Candy Nelson John Shoupe		Outfielders John Cassidy Jake Evans Al Hall Tom Mansell Sandy Taylor		Manager Bob Ferguson Horace Phillips

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	Charlie Reilley	62	236	54	.229	0	19
1B	Dan Brouthers	39	168	46	.274	4	17
2B	Thorny Hawkes	64	250	52	.208	0	20
3B	Herm Doscher	47	191	42	.220	0	18
SS	Ed Caskin	70	304	78	.257	0	21
OF	Jake Evans	72	280	65	.232	0	17
OF	Al Hall	67	306	79	.258	0	14
OF	Tom Mansell	40	177	43	.243	0	11

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
Aaron Clapp	36	146	39	.267	0	18
Bob Ferguson	30	123	31	.252	0	4
Candy Nelson	28	106	28	.264	0	10
Sandy Taylor	24	97	21	.216	0	8
John Shoupe	11	44	4	.091	0	1
John Cassidy	9	37	7	.189	0	1
Kick Kelly	6	22	5	.227	0	0
Bill Holbert	4	15	4	.267	0	2

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
George Bradley	54	487	13	40	2.85	133
Harry Salisbury	10	89	4	6	2.22	31
Fred Goldsmith	8	63	2	4	1.57	31
Pat McManus	2	21	0	2	3.00	6
Gid Gardner	2	14	0	2	5.79	3

Other 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
Dan Brouthers	3	21	0	2	5.57	6

References

• 1879 Troy Trojans season at Baseball Reference