Syracuse Stars (National League)
Encyclopedia
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. They played their home games at Newell Park
Newell Park
Newell Park is a former baseball playing field located in Syracuse, New York. The ground was home to the Syracuse Stars of the National League for the 1879 season....
Established as an independent team in , the Stars joined the International Association for the season. They finished second to the pennant-winning Buffalo Bisons, and following the season both teams jumped to the National League
National League
The 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...
, a devastating blow for the IA, which lasted just two more seasons.
The Stars lone year in the NL, , was not so successful. The team had a record of 22 wins and 48 losses, and did not finish their season, folding on September 10. They were 7th in the 8-team National League
National League
The 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...
, ahead of the 19-56 Troy Trojans, who also did not complete their schedule. The club officially disbanded at the end of the season.
Mike Dorgan
Mike Dorgan
Michael Cornelius Dorgan was an American Major League Baseball player from Middletown, Connecticut, who played mainly in right field, but did play infield positions on occasion. His brother, Jerry Dorgan also played Major league Baseball...
managed 43 of the Stars' games (with a 17-26 record). Bill Holbert managed on an interim basis for one game (a loss) and the season was closed out by Jimmy Macullar
Jimmy Macullar
James F. "Jimmy" Macullar , also known as "Little Mac", was an American Major League Baseball player from Boston, Massachusetts. He played mostly at shortstop, but did play many games in the center field, for three different teams in two leagues...
, who managed the final 26 games (5-21).
The team had a combined batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of .227. First baseman Jack Farrell
Jack Farrell
John A. "Jack" Farrell , also known as "Moose", was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly second base in his 11 seasons...
led the team with .303.