1884 Buffalo Bisons season

1884 Buffalo Bisons
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Olympic Park (since 1884)
Buffalo, New York (since 1879)
Other information
Manager(s)	Jim O'Rourke
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The 1884 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 64–47 record, good for third place in the National League.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Providence Grays	84	28	0.750	—	45–11	39–17
Boston Beaneaters	73	38	0.658	10½	40–16	33–22
Buffalo Bisons	64	47	0.577	19½	37–18	27–29
New York Gothams	62	50	0.554	22	34–22	28–28
Chicago White Stockings	62	50	0.554	22	39–17	23–33
Philadelphia Quakers	39	73	0.348	45	19–37	20–36
Cleveland Blues	35	77	0.312	49	22–34	13–43
Detroit Wolverines	28	84	0.250	56	18–38	10–46

Record vs. opponents

1884 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NY	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	9–6–2	10–6	14–2	12–4–1	8–8–1	13–3	7–9–1
Buffalo	6–9–2	—	10–6–1	14–2	12–4	5–11–1	11–5	6–10
Chicago	6–10	6–10–1	—	8–8	11–5	12–4	14–2	5–11
Cleveland	2–14	2–14	8–8	—	9–7	5–11	6–10–1	3–13
Detroit	4–12–1	4–12	5–11	7–9	—	2–14–1	5–11	1–15
New York	8–8–1	11–5–1	4–12	11–5	14–2–1	—	11–5	3–13–1
Philadelphia	3–13	5–11	2–14	10–6–1	11–5	5–11	—	3–13
Providence	9–7–1	10–6	11–5	13–3	15–1	13–3–1	13–3	—

Roster

1884 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers Pud Galvin Art Hagan Billy Serad Catchers George Myers Jack Rowe		Infielders Dan Brouthers Chub Collins Davy Force Hardy Richardson Deacon White		Outfielders Ed Coughlin Dave Eggler Bones Ely Jim Lillie Jim O'Rourke		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	93	400	126	.315	4	61
1B	Brouthers, DanDan Brouthers	94	398	130	.327	14	79
2B	Richardson, HardyHardy Richardson	102	439	132	.301	6	60
3B	White, DeaconDeacon White	110	452	147	.325	5	74
SS	Force, DavyDavy Force	106	403	83	.206	0	36
OF	Eggler, DaveDave Eggler	63	241	47	.195	0	20
OF	O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke	108	467	162	.347	5	63
OF	Lillie, JimJim Lillie	114	471	105	.223	3	53

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
Myers, GeorgeGeorge Myers	78	325	59	.182	2	32
Collins, ChubChub Collins	45	169	30	.178	1	20
Ely, BonesBones Ely	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Coughlin, EdEd Coughlin	1	4	1	.250	0	1

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	72	636.1	46	22	1.99	369
Serad, BillyBilly Serad	37	308	16	20	4.27	150
Hagan, ArtArt Hagan	3	26	1	2	5.88	4
Ely, BonesBones Ely	1	5	0	1	14.40	4

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
Lillie, JimJim Lillie	2	13	0	1	6.23	4

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
O'Rourke, JimJim O'Rourke	4	0	1	1	2.84	3
Coughlin, EdEd Coughlin	1	0	0	0	∞	0

References

• 1884 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference