1879 Syracuse Stars season

1879 Syracuse Stars
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Newell Park (since 1879)
Syracuse, New York (since 1879)
Other information
Manager(s)	Mike Dorgan, Bill Holbert, Jimmy Macullar

After finishing in second place in the International Association in 1878, the Syracuse Stars joined the rival National League for the 1879 baseball season. However, on September 10, with a seventh-place 22–48 record, they folded operations with a handful of games remaining.

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 Syracuse Stars
Roster
Pitchers Harry McCormick Catchers Bill Holbert Kick Kelly		Infielders George Adams Jack Allen Hick Carpenter George Creamer Mike Dorgan Jack Farrell Jimmy Macullar John McGuinness Red Woodhead		Outfielders Frank Decker Mike Mansell Tom Mansell Charlie Osterhout Blondie Purcell John Richmond		Manager Mike Dorgan Bill Holbert Jimmy Macullar

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
C	Holbert, BillBill Holbert	59	229	46	.201	0	21
1B	Carpenter, HickHick Carpenter	65	261	53	.203	0	20
2B	Farrell, JackJack Farrell	54	241	73	.303	1	21
3B	Woodhead, RedRed Woodhead	34	131	21	.160	0	2
SS	Macullar, JimmyJimmy Macullar	64	246	52	.211	0	13
OF	Mansell, MikeMike Mansell	67	242	52	.215	1	13
OF	Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell	63	277	72	.260	0	25
OF	Richmond, JohnJohn Richmond	62	254	54	.213	1	23

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
Dorgan, MikeMike Dorgan	59	270	72	.267	1	17
Creamer, GeorgeGeorge Creamer	15	60	13	.217	0	3
McGuinness, JohnJohn McGuinness	12	51	15	.294	0	4
Allen, JackJack Allen	11	48	9	.188	0	3
Kelly, KickKick Kelly	10	36	4	.111	0	2
Adams, GeorgeGeorge Adams	4	13	3	.231	0	0
Decker, FrankFrank Decker	3	10	1	.100	0	0
Osterhout, CharlieCharlie Osterhout	2	8	0	.000	0	0
Mansell, TomTom Mansell	1	4	1	.250	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
McCormick, HarryHarry McCormick	54	457.1	18	33	2.99	96
Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell	22	179.2	4	15	3.76	28

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dorgan, MikeMike Dorgan	2	0	0	0	2.25	8

References

• 1879 Syracuse Stars season at Baseball Reference