1881 Buffalo Bisons
LeagueNational League
BallparkRiverside Park
CityBuffalo, New York
ManagerJim O'Rourke

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

Left fielder Dan Brouthers
Pitcher Pud Galvin
Center fielder Hardy Richardson
Catcher Jack Rowe
First baseman Deacon White

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 5628 0.667 32–10 24–18
Providence Grays 4737 0.560 9 23–20 24–17
Buffalo Bisons 4538 0.542 10½ 25–16 20–22
Detroit Wolverines 4143 0.488 15 23–19 18–24
Troy Trojans 3945 0.464 17 24–18 15–27
Boston Red Caps 3845 0.458 17½ 19–22 19–23
Cleveland Blues 3648 0.429 20 20–22 16–26
Worcester Worcesters 3250 0.390 23 19–22 13–28

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team BOS BUF CHI CLE DET PRV TRO WOR
Boston 4–82–108–44–85–77–58–3
Buffalo 8–45–77–59–37–53–96–5
Chicago 10–27–56–67–59–38–49–3
Cleveland 4–85–76–65–73–96–6–17–5
Detroit 8–43–95–77–54–87–57–5
Providence 7–55–73–99–38–46–69–3
Troy 5–79–34–86–6–15–76–64–8
Worcester 3–85–63–95–75–73–98–4

Roster

1881 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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
CJack Rowe6424682.333143
1BDeacon White7831999.310053
2BDavy Force7527850.180015
3BJim O'Rourke83348105.302030
SSJohn Peters5422949.214025
OFCurry Foley8337596.256125
OFHardy Richardson83344100.291253
OFDan Brouthers6527086.319845

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
Sleeper Sullivan3512123.190015
Blondie Purcell3011333.292017
John Morrissey124710.21303
Pop Smith3110.00001
Ed Swartwood131.33300
Jack Manning110.00000

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
Pud Galvin56474.028242.37136
Jack Lynch20165.21093.5932

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
Curry Foley1041.0345.272
Blondie Purcell961.2412.7715

References

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