Buffalo Bisons all-time roster
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- The following is a list of players and managerManager (baseball)In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
s who appeared at least in one game for the original Buffalo BisonsBuffalo Bisons (1879-1885)The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885. The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park and Olympic Park in Buffalo, New York.-Year-by-year records:-Players of note:*Dan Brouthers...
National LeagueNational LeagueThe National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
franchise from through .
- 1 - Denotes a player on the 1879 original roster
- 2 - Denotes the first manager
- 3 - Denotes a manager
- 4 - Denotes a Hall of Fame member
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- Scrappy CarrollScrappy CarrollJohn E. "Scrappy" Carroll was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Paul White Caps, Buffalo Bisons, and Cleveland Blues during the 1880s. Carroll stood .-Career:...
- Jack ChapmanJack ChapmanJohn Curtis "Jack" Chapman was an American Major League Baseball player and manager who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing in the National Association when he played for the Brooklyn Atlantics and the St. Louis Brown Stockings. In , when the National League formed, he became the...
3 - John ClappJohn Clapp (baseball)John Edgar Clapp , nicknamed "Honest John", was a professional baseball player-manager whose career spanned 12 seasons, 11 of which were spent with the Major League Baseball Middletown Mansfields , Philadelphia Athletics , St...
1,2 - Chub CollinsChub CollinsCharles Augustus "Chub" Collins was a Major League Baseball player from Dundas, Ontario. He was one of the first Canadians to play in Major League Baseball...
- John ConnorJohn Connor (baseball)John Connor was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched a total of 12 games over the course of his two-season career. He had a W–L record of 2–8 and a 3.81 earned run average in 104 innings pitched...
- Pete ConwayPete ConwayPeter J. Conway was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for five seasons with the Buffalo Bisons , Kansas City Cowboys , Detroit Wolverines , and Pittsburg Alleghenys . He won two games for Detroit in the 1887 World Series and followed in 1888 with a season record of 30 wins and 14...
- Ed CoughlinEd CoughlinEdward E. Coughlin was a National League outfielder and pitcher. Coughlin played for the Buffalo Bisons in . In 1 career game, he had one hit in 4 at-bats, he also pitched in that one game, giving up 3 hits. With what hand he batted is unknown.-External links:* at Find A Grave...
- Ed CraneEd Crane (baseball)Edward Nicholas Crane , nicknamed Cannonball, was an American right-handed pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball for eight seasons...
- Sam Crane3
- Bill Crowley1
- Ed CushmanEd CushmanEdgar Leander Cushman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from – for five teams in three different Major leagues spanning his six year career.-Career:...
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- Hugh DailyHugh DailyHugh Ignatius Daily, born Harry Criss , nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish American professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St...
- Dell DarlingDell DarlingConrad "Dell" Darling was a Major League Baseball player. He played six seasons in the majors, between and , for the Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Pirates and St. Louis Browns.-External links:* at SABR...
- George DerbyGeorge Derby (baseball)George Henry Derby was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons with the Detroit Wolverines and Buffalo Bisons. He was the National League strikeout champion as a rookie in 1881 with Detroit...
- Buttercup DickersonButtercup DickersonLewis Pessano Dickerson was a 19th century Major League Baseball outfielder. Born in Tyaskin, Maryland, he played a total of seven seasons in the majors, splitting time between eight teams in three different leagues...
- Tom DolanTom Dolan (baseball)Thomas J. Dolan was a player in Major League Baseball. Dolan was primarily a catcher, but also played outfield, third base, and pitched 4 innings.-External links:...
- Denny DriscollDenny DriscollJohn F. "Denny" Driscoll was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1880 to 1884. Driscoll played for the Buffalo Bisons, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, and Louisville Eclipse. While playing for Pittsburgh, he led the American Association in earned run average in 1882, at 1.21...
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- Arlie LathamArlie LathamWalter Arlington Latham was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from -. He died in Garden City, New York, at the age of 92.-Personality:...
- Steve LibbySteve LibbyStephen Augustus Libby was a baseball player for the Buffalo Bisons of the National League during the 1879 season.-External links:*...
1 - Jim LillieJim LillieJames J. Lillie was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from until .-Sources:...
- Jack LynchJack Lynch (baseball)John H. Lynch was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1881-1890. He played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Metropolitans, and Brooklyn Gladiators....
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- Denny MackDenny MackDennis Joseph Mack, born as Dennis Joseph McGee, was a professional baseball player who was a first baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball for eight seasons from to...
- Jack ManningJack Manning (baseball)John E. "Jack" Manning was an American Major League Baseball player. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, he broke into the National Association in at the age of 19. His career covered 12 seasons, eight teams, and 3 leagues...
- Jim McCauleyJim McCauleyJames Adelbert McCauley was a 19th century Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1884–1886 for the St. Louis Browns, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings and Brooklyn Grays.-External links:...
- Jim McDonaldJim McDonald (third baseman)James Augustus McDonald , was a Major League Baseball player who played third baseman. He played in three separate major leagues in 1884-1885, the Union Association, American Association and the National League...
- Bill McGunnigleBill McGunnigleWilliam Henry McGunnigle was an American baseball manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Pittsburgh Pirates and Louisville Colonels...
1 - John MorrisseyJohn Morrissey (baseball)John J. Morrissey was an American Major League Baseball player from Janesville, Wisconsin, who played third base for the Buffalo Bisons. His Major League career lasted 12 games over the course of 13 days. From May 2 to May 12, he batted 47 times, collected 10 hits for a...
- Mike MoynahanMike MoynahanMichael Moynahan , was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, between and , for the Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines, Cleveland Blues, and Philadelphia Athletics.-External links:...
- George MyersGeorge Myers (baseball)George D. Myers was a Major League Baseball player. He played six seasons in the majors, from until , for the Buffalo Bisons, St. Louis Maroons, and Indianapolis Hoosiers.-Sources:...
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- John PetersJohn Peters (baseball shortstop)John Phillip Peters was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball with four different clubs from through . Peters batted and threw right-handed...
- Dick PhelanDick PhelanJames Dickson Phelan was a professional baseball player who played second baseman in the Major Leagues in 1884-1885 for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association and the Buffalo Bisons and St. Louis Maroons of the National League. He remained active in the minor leagues through1...
- Tom PoormanTom PoormanThomas Iverson Poorman , was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher...
- Blondie PurcellBlondie PurcellWilliam Aloysius "Blondie" Purcell , was an American Major League Baseball player born in Paterson, New Jersey. He played for a total of 12 seasons while playing for eight different teams in two leagues...
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- Charley Radbourn4
- Hardy RichardsonHardy RichardsonAbram Harding "Hardy" Richardson was a second basemen and outfielder mostly, who played in the Major Leagues for a number of teams throughout the 19th century. Most of Richardson's career was with the Buffalo Bisons...
1 - Charlie RitterCharlie RitterCharles J. Ritter was a Major League Baseball player. He played for the 1885 Buffalo Bisons.-Sources:...
- Jack RoweJack RoweJohn Charles "Jack" Rowe was an American baseball player.Rowe was born in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, in 1911. He first played baseball under Tom Loftus with the Peoria Reds in 1878. In 1879, Rowe and his brother, Dave Rowe, signed with the Rockford team in the newly formed Northwestern League...
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- Billy SeradBilly SeradWilliam I. Serad , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Cincinnati Red Stockings and Buffalo Bisons....
- Orator ShafferOrator ShafferGeorge W. Shafer [sometimes spelled Shaffer or Schaefer] was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Orator" because he talked a lot, Shafer played for 10 teams in four different major leagues between 1874 and 1890. Though he was a good hitter who batted over .300 three times, Shafer...
- Pop SmithPop SmithCharles Marv "Pop" Smith was a Canadian Major League Baseball player from Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Pop played as a infielder for ten different teams over his 12 year career, spanning from to ....
- Joe StabellJoe StabellJoseph F. Stabell was a Major League Baseball player. He played in seven games for the Buffalo Bisons in , scoring just one hit in 22 at bats.-Sources:...
- Dan Stearns
- Tony SuckTony SuckCharles Anthony "Tony" Suck, Born:Charles Anthony Zuck was an American Major League Baseball player from Chicago, Illinois, who mainly played catcher for three teams over the span of two seasons. He debuted for the Buffalo Bisons of the National League. He only played in two games, and had no...
- Sleeper SullivanSleeper SullivanThomas Jefferson Sullivan was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Sleeper" and "Old Iron Hands", Sullivan played for the National League's Buffalo Bisons, the American Association's St. Louis Brown Stockings and Louisville Eclipse, and the Union Association's St. Louis Maroons during...
- Ed SwartwoodEd SwartwoodCyrus Edward Swartwood was an American professional baseball player and umpire. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a right fielder and first baseman. He played for the Buffalo Bisons , Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates , Brooklyn Grays , and Toledo Maumees...