Brouthers, Galvin, O'Rourke, Radbourn, and White are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Highlights and memorable momentsedit
1877: A precursor to the Bisons played in the League Alliance,[1] finishing with a 79–28–3 record. The team subsequently joined the National League. [1]
1883: Brouthers won his second consecutive NL batting title with a .374 average and Galvin posted 46 wins
1884: Brouthers hit triples in four consecutive games, set a season team-record with 14 home runs, and Galvin won 46 games for the second year in a row. Galvin threw another no-hitter, on August 4. The Bisons' 18–0 score remains the greatest margin of victory in a no-hitter in Major League history. Two years after Foley, Jim O'Rourke became the fourth player in MLB history to hit for the cycle, on June 16.
1885: Brouthers hit .359, ending second in the NL batting race behind Roger Connor (.371)
^"Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame." Buffalo Bisons. Retrieved on August 19, 2018.
External linksedit
Baseball Almanac
Team index page at Baseball Reference
Buffalo Bisons history
January 01, 1970
buffalo, bisons, national, league, this, article, about, national, league, baseball, franchise, other, teams, named, buffalo, bisons, buffalo, bisons, disambiguation, original, buffalo, bisons, baseball, club, played, national, league, between, 1879, 1885, bis. This article is about the National League baseball franchise For other teams named Buffalo Bisons see Buffalo Bisons disambiguation The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885 The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park 1879 1883 and Olympic Park 1884 1885 in Buffalo New York The NL Bisons are included in the history of the minor league team of the same name that still plays today it is thus the only NL team from the 19th century that both still exists and no longer plays in Major League Baseball Buffalo Bisons Years 1879 1885 Based in Buffalo New York A program cover featuring the 1882 Buffalo Bisons Major league affiliations National League Ballpark Olympic Park 1884 1885 Riverside Park 1879 1883 Colors Gold black Managers Pud Galvin amp Jack Chapman 1885 Jim O Rourke 1881 1884 Sam Crane 1880 John Clapp 1879 Major league titles National League pennants 0 Contents 1 Year by year records 2 Players of note 3 Highlights and memorable moments 4 National Baseball Hall of Fame members 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksYear by year records editSeason Manager Games W L T WP PL GB 1879 John Clapp 79 46 32 1 590 3rd 10 0 1880 Sam Crane 85 24 58 3 293 7th 42 0 1881 Jim O Rourke 83 45 38 0 542 3rd 10 5 1882 Jim O Rourke 84 45 39 0 536 3rd 10 0 1883 Jim O Rourke 98 52 45 1 536 5th 10 5 1884 Jim O Rourke 115 64 47 4 577 3rd 19 5 1885 Pud Galvin Jack Chapman 113 38 74 1 339 7th 49 0Players of note editDan Brouthers Bill Crowley Davy Force Pud Galvin Charley Radbourn Jim O Rourke Hardy Richardson Jack Rowe Deacon White Brouthers Galvin O Rourke Radbourn and White are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame Highlights and memorable moments edit1877 A precursor to the Bisons played in the League Alliance 1 finishing with a 79 28 3 record The team subsequently joined the National League 1 1880 Future Hall of Fame pitcher Charlie Radbourn debuted as a second baseman on May 5 1880 Pud Galvin pitched a no hitter against the Worcester Ruby Legs on Aug 20 1881 2B Davy Force recorded 12 putouts seven assists two unassisted double plays participated in a triple play and made just one error in 20 chances in a 12 inning game against Worcester on September 15 1882 Ireland born Curry Foley became the first major league player ever to hit for the cycle including a grand slam on May 25 and Dan Brouthers led the National League with a 368 batting average 1883 Brouthers won his second consecutive NL batting title with a 374 average and Galvin posted 46 wins 1884 Brouthers hit triples in four consecutive games set a season team record with 14 home runs and Galvin won 46 games for the second year in a row Galvin threw another no hitter on August 4 The Bisons 18 0 score remains the greatest margin of victory in a no hitter in Major League history Two years after Foley Jim O Rourke became the fourth player in MLB history to hit for the cycle on June 16 1885 Brouthers hit 359 ending second in the NL batting race behind Roger Connor 371 National Baseball Hall of Fame members editName 2 Position Inducted Tenure Charles Radbourn P 1939 1880 Jim O Rourke OF 1945 1881 1884 Dan Brouthers 1B 1945 1881 1885 Pud Galvin P 1965 1879 1885 Deacon White 3B C 2013 1881 1885See also edit nbsp Riverside Park Buffalo Bisons all time roster 1879 Buffalo Bisons season 1880 Buffalo Bisons season 1881 Buffalo Bisons season 1882 Buffalo Bisons season 1883 Buffalo Bisons season 1884 Buffalo Bisons season 1885 Buffalo Bisons season Buffalo Bisons disambiguation 19th century National League teamsReferences edit 1877 Buffalo Statistics Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame Buffalo Bisons Retrieved on August 19 2018 External links editBaseball Almanac Team index page at Baseball Reference Buffalo Bisons history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buffalo Bisons National League amp oldid 1153792212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
