1879 Troy Trojans season

March 2026 November 2013 Troy Trojans 1879 National League Putnam Grounds Troy, New York 19 56 y 8th Horace Phillips, Bob Ferguson The 1879 season was the National League debut for the Troy Trojans. They finished the season 19–56, last in the league. Regular season Season standings Troy Trojans Record vs. opponents TRO Roster 1879 Troy Trojans Roster Pitchers George Bradley Gid Gardner Fred Goldsmith Pat McManus Harry Salisbury Catchers Bill Holbert Kick Kelly Charlie Reilley Infielders Dan Brouthers Ed Caskin Aaron Clapp Herm Doscher Bob Ferguson Thorny Hawkes Candy Nelson John Shoupe Outfielders John Cassidy Jake Evans Al Hall Tom Mansell Live Oak Taylor Manager Bob Ferguson Horace Phillips 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 Reilley 62 236 54 .229 0 19 1B Dan Brouthers 39 168 46 .274 4 17 2B Thorny Hawkes 64 250 52 .208 0 20 3B Herm Doscher 47 191 42 .220 0 18 SS Ed Caskin 70 304 78 .257 0 21 OF Jake Evans Jake Evans (baseball) 72 280 65 .232 0 17 OF Al Hall Al Hall (baseball) 67 306 79 .258 0 14 OF Tom Mansell 40 177 43 .243 0 11 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 Aaron Clapp 36 146 39 .267 0 18 Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson (infielder) 30 123 31 .252 0 4 Candy Nelson 28 106 28 .264 0 10 Live Oak Taylor 24 97 21 .216 0 8 John Shoupe 11 44 4 .091 0 1 John Cassidy John Cassidy (baseball) 9 37 7 .189 0 1 Kick Kelly 6 22 5 .227 0 0 Bill Holbert 4 15 4 .267 0 2 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 George Bradley 54 487.0 13 40 2.85 133 Harry Salisbury 10 89.0 4 6 2.22 31 Fred Goldsmith Fred Goldsmith (baseball) 8 63.0 2 4 1.57 31 Pat McManus 2 21.0 0 2 3.00 6 Gid Gardner 2 14.0 0 2 5.79 3 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 Dan Brouthers 3 21.0 0 2 5.57 6 References 1879 Troy Trojans season at Baseball Reference Category:Troy Trojans (NL) seasons Troy Trojans season Category:1879 in sports in New York (state)