1881 Buffalo Bisons season

March 2026 November 2013 Buffalo Bisons 1881 National League Riverside Park Buffalo, New York 45 38 y 3rd Jim O'Rourke The 1881 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 45–38 record, good for third place in the National League. A highlight from this season occurred on September 15. In a 12-inning game against Worcester, Buffalo second baseman Davy Force recorded 12 putouts, seven assists, two unassisted double plays, participated in a triple play, and made just one error in 20 chances. Regular season thumb|upright|Left fielder Dan Brouthers thumb|upright|Pitcher Pud Galvin thumb|upright|Center fielder Hardy Richardson thumb|upright|Catcher Jack Rowe thumb|upright|First baseman Deacon White Season standings Buffalo Bisons Record vs. opponents BUF Roster 1881 Buffalo Bisons Roster Pitchers Pud Galvin Jack Lynch Catchers Jack Rowe Sleeper Sullivan Infielders Davy Force John Morrissey Jim O'Rourke John Peters Pop Smith Deacon White Outfielders Dan Brouthers Curry Foley Jack Manning Blondie Purcell Hardy Richardson Ed Swartwood Manager Jim O'Rourke 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 Jack Rowe 64 246 82 .333 1 43 1B Deacon White 78 319 99 .310 0 53 2B Davy Force 75 278 50 .180 0 15 3B Jim O'Rourke Jim O'Rourke (baseball) 83 348 105 .302 0 30 SS John Peters John Peters (shortstop) 54 229 49 .214 0 25 OF Curry Foley 83 375 96 .256 1 25 OF Hardy Richardson 83 344 100 .291 2 53 OF Dan Brouthers 65 270 86 .319 8 45 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 Sleeper Sullivan 35 121 23 .190 0 15 Blondie Purcell 30 113 33 .292 0 17 John Morrissey John Morrissey (baseball) 12 47 10 .213 0 3 Pop Smith 3 11 0 .000 0 1 Ed Swartwood 1 3 1 .333 0 0 Jack Manning Jack Manning (baseball) 1 1 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 Pud Galvin 56 474.0 28 24 2.37 136 Jack Lynch Jack Lynch (baseball) 20 165.2 10 9 3.59 32 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 Curry Foley 10 41.0 3 4 5.27 2 Blondie Purcell 9 61.2 4 1 2.77 15 References 1881 Buffalo Bisons season at Baseball Reference Category:Buffalo Bisons (NL) seasons Buffalo Bisons season Buffalo