1880 Worcester Worcesters season

March 2026 November 2013 Worcester Worcesters 1880 National League Worcester Driving Park Grounds Worcester, Massachusetts 40 43 y 5th Frank Bancroft Lon Knight The 1880 season was the first for the Worcester Worcesters franchise in the National League, having played 1879 in the National Association. The team finished its initial season with a 40–43 record, good for fifth place. Lee Richmond threw a perfect game on June 12, 1880, the first ever perfect game in Major League Baseball history in a 1–0 victory over the Cleveland Blues. On August 20, they became the first major-league team to be no-hit at home when Pud Galvin of the Buffalo Bisons defeated them, 1–0. Regular season 300px|thumb|Worcester Worcesters, 1880 Season standings Worcester Worcesters Record vs. opponents WOR Roster 1880 Worcester Worcesters Roster Pitchers Tricky Nichols Lee Richmond Catchers Charlie Bennett Doc Bushong Infielders George Creamer Joe Ellick Arthur Irwin Chub Sullivan Bill Tobin Art Whitney Outfielders Fred Corey Buttercup Dickerson Steve Dignan Jerry Dorgan Billy Geer Lon Knight Bill McGunnigle Harry Stovey George Wood Manager Frank Bancroft 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 Charlie Bennett 51 193 44 .228 0 18 1B Chub Sullivan 43 166 43 .259 0 ? 2B George Creamer 85 306 61 .199 0 27 3B Art Whitney 76 302 67 .222 1 36 SS Arthur Irwin 85 352 91 .259 1 35 OF George Wood George Wood (baseball) 81 327 80 .245 0 28 OF Lon Knight 49 201 48 .239 0 21 OF Harry Stovey 83 355 94 .265 6 28 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 Doc Bushong 41 146 25 .171 0 19 Fred Corey 41 138 24 .174 0 6 Buttercup Dickerson 31 133 39 .293 0 20 Jerry Dorgan 10 35 7 .200 0 1 Joe Ellick 5 18 1 .056 0 0 Bill Tobin Bill Tobin (baseball) 5 16 2 .125 0 3 Steve Dignan 3 10 3 .300 0 2 Billy Geer 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Bill McGunnigle 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 Lee Richmond 74 590.2 32 32 2.15 243 Fred Corey 25 148.1 8 9 2.43 47 Tricky Nichols 2 17.2 0 2 4.08 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 Harry Stovey 2 0 0 0 4.50 3 References 1880 Worcester Worcesters season at Baseball Reference Category:Worcester Worcesters seasons Worcester Ruby Legs season Worcester