1881 Buffalo Bisons season

1881 Buffalo Bisons
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Riverside Park (since 1879)
Buffalo, New York (since 1879)
Other information
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	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	56	28	--	.667
Providence Grays	47	37	9	.560
Buffalo Bisons	45	38	10.5	.542
Detroit Wolverines	41	43	15	.488
Troy Trojans	39	45	17	.464
Boston Red Caps	38	45	17.5	.458
Cleveland Blues	36	48	20	.429
Worcester Worcesters	32	50	23	.390

Record vs. opponents

1881 National League Records Sources:
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

1881 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers Pud Galvin Jack Lynch Catchers Jack Rowe Sleeper Sullivan		Infielders Davy Force John Morrissey Jim O'Rourke John Peters Pop Smith Deacon White		Outfielders Dan Brouthers Curry Foley Jack Manning Blondie Purcell Hardy Richardson Ed Swartwood		Manager Jim O'Rourke

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	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
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
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
Foley, CurryCurry Foley	10	41	3	4	5.27	2
Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell	9	61.2	4	1	2.77	15

References

• 1881 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference