1882 Buffalo Bisons season

1882 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 1882 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 45–39 record, good for third place in the National League.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	55	29	0.655	—	35–10	20–19
Providence Grays	52	32	0.619	3	30–12	22–20
Boston Red Caps	45	39	0.536	10	27–15	18–24
Buffalo Bisons	45	39	0.536	10	26–13	19–26
Cleveland Blues	42	40	0.512	12	21–19	21–21
Detroit Wolverines	42	41	0.506	12½	24–18	18–23
Troy Trojans	35	48	0.422	19½	22–20	13–28
Worcester Worcesters	18	66	0.214	37	12–30	6–36

Record vs. opponents

1882 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	PRV	TRO	WOR
Boston	—	7–5	6–6	7–5	8–4–1	6–6	4–8	7–5
Buffalo	5–7	—	6–6	6–6	5–7	6–6	6–6	11–1
Chicago	6–6	6–6	—	9–3	8–4	8–4	9–3	9–3
Cleveland	5–7	6–6	3–9	—	4–7–1	4–8	9–2–1	11–1
Detroit	4–8–1	7–5	4–8	7–4–1	—	3–9	8–4–1	9–3
Providence	6–6	6–6	4–8	8–4	9–3	—	9–3	10–2
Troy	8–4	6–6	3–9	2–9–1	4–8–1	3–9	—	9–3
Worcester	5–7	1–11	3–9	1–11	3–9	2–10	3–9	—

Roster

1882 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers James Burke Hugh Daily Pud Galvin		Catchers Tom Dolan Infielders Dan Brouthers Davy Force Hardy Richardson Jack Rowe Deacon White		Outfielders Curry Foley Jim O'Rourke Blondie Purcell		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	75	308	82	.266	1	42
1B	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers	84	351	129	.368	6	63
2B	Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson	83	354	96	.271	2	57
3B	White, DeaconDeacon White	83	337	95	.282	1	33
SS	Force, DavyDavy Force	73	278	67	.241	1	28
OF	Foley, CurryCurry Foley	84	341	104	.305	3	49
OF	Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell	84	380	105	.276	2	40
OF	O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke	84	370	104	.281	2	37

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
Dolan, TomTom Dolan	22	89	14	.157	0	8
Burke, JamesJames Burke	1	4	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	52	445.1	28	23	3.17	162
Daily, HughHugh Daily	29	255.2	15	14	2.99	116
Burke, JamesJames Burke	1	4	0	1	11.25	0

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
Purcell, BlondieBlondie Purcell	6	31	2	1	4.94	9

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
Foley, CurryCurry Foley	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

References

• 1882 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference