1881 Buffalo Bisons season
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Manager(s) | Jim O'Rourke |
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The 1881 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 45–38 record, good for third place in the National League.
A highlight from this season occurred on September 15. In a 12-inning game against Worcester, Buffalo second baseman Davy Force recorded 12 putouts, seven assists, two unassisted double plays, participated in a triple play, and made just one error in 20 chances.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Stockings | 56 | 28 | 0.667 | — | 32–10 | 24–18 |
Providence Grays | 47 | 37 | 0.560 | 9 | 23–20 | 24–17 |
Buffalo Bisons | 45 | 38 | 0.542 | 10½ | 25–16 | 20–22 |
Detroit Wolverines | 41 | 43 | 0.488 | 15 | 23–19 | 18–24 |
Troy Trojans | 39 | 45 | 0.464 | 17 | 24–18 | 15–27 |
Boston Red Caps | 38 | 45 | 0.458 | 17½ | 19–22 | 19–23 |
Cleveland Blues | 36 | 48 | 0.429 | 20 | 20–22 | 16–26 |
Worcester Worcesters | 32 | 50 | 0.390 | 23 | 19–22 | 13–28 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | PRV | TRO | WOR | |||||||||
Boston | — | 4–8 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–3 | |||||||||
Buffalo | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | |||||||||
Chicago | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||||||
Cleveland | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | |||||||||
Detroit | 8–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||||||
Providence | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||||||
Troy | 5–7 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6–1 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | |||||||||
Worcester | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
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C | Rowe, JackJack Rowe | 64 | 246 | 82 | .333 | 1 | 43 |
1B | Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers | 65 | 270 | 86 | .319 | 8 | 45 |
2B | Force, DavyDavy Force | 75 | 278 | 50 | .180 | 0 | 15 |
3B | O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke | 83 | 348 | 105 | .302 | 0 | 30 |
SS | Peters, JohnJohn Peters | 54 | 229 | 49 | .214 | 0 | 25 |
OF | Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson | 83 | 344 | 100 | .291 | 2 | 53 |
OF | Foley, CurryCurry Foley | 83 | 375 | 96 | .256 | 1 | 25 |
OF | Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell | 30 | 113 | 33 | .292 | 0 | 17 |
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 |
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White, DeaconDeacon White | 78 | 319 | 99 | .310 | 0 | 53 |
Sullivan, SleeperSleeper Sullivan | 35 | 121 | 23 | .190 | 0 | 15 |
Morrissey, JohnJohn Morrissey | 12 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 0 | 3 |
Smith, PopPop Smith | 3 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Swartwood, EdEd Swartwood | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Manning, JackJack Manning | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
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Galvin, PudPud Galvin | 56 | 474 | 28 | 24 | 2.37 | 136 |
Lynch, JackJack Lynch | 20 | 165.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.59 | 32 |
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 |
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Foley, CurryCurry Foley | 10 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 5.27 | 2 |
Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell | 9 | 61.2 | 4 | 1 | 2.77 | 15 |