1879 Buffalo Bisons season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

1879 in baseball

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was the debut year in the National League

National League

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for the Buffalo Bisons, who had previously played an independent schedule. The Bisons wound up with a record of 46-32 and finished in third place.

Roster

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Roster
Pitchers Catchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	70	292	77	.264	1	36
1B	72	287	79	.275	1	35
2B	76	306	82	.268	0	28
3B	79	336	95	.283	0	37
SS	79	316	66	.209	0	8
OF	78	317	66	.208	0	27
OF	78	319	85	.266	0	38
OF	60	261	75	.287	0	30

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
47	171	30	.175	5
8	34	12	.353	8
1	2	0	.000	0

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
	66	593	37	27	2.28	136
	14	120	9	5	2.63	62

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