1879 Syracuse Stars season

November 2013 Syracuse Stars 1879 National League Newell Park Syracuse, New York 22 48 y 7th Mike Dorgan, Bill Holbert, Jimmy Macullar After finishing in second place in the International Association in 1878, the Syracuse Stars joined the rival National League for the 1879 baseball season. However, on September 10, with a seventh-place 22–48 record, they folded operations with a handful of games remaining. Regular season Season standings Syracuse Stars Record vs. opponents SYR Roster 1879 Syracuse Stars Roster Pitchers Harry McCormick Catchers Bill Holbert Kick Kelly Infielders George Adams Jack Allen Hick Carpenter George Creamer Mike Dorgan Jack Farrell Jimmy Macullar John McGuinness Red Woodhead Outfielders Frank Decker Mike Mansell Tom Mansell Charlie Osterhout Blondie Purcell John Richmond Manager Mike Dorgan Bill Holbert Jimmy Macullar 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 Bill Holbert 59 229 46 .201 0 21 1B Hick Carpenter 65 261 53 .203 0 20 2B Jack Farrell 54 241 73 .303 1 21 3B Red Woodhead 34 131 21 .160 0 2 SS Jimmy Macullar 64 246 52 .211 0 13 OF Mike Mansell 67 242 52 .215 1 13 OF Blondie Purcell 63 277 72 .260 0 25 OF John Richmond John Richmond (shortstop) 62 254 54 .213 1 23 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 Mike Dorgan 59 270 72 .267 1 17 George Creamer 15 60 13 .217 0 3 John McGuinness John McGuinness (baseball) 12 51 15 .294 0 4 Jack Allen Jack Allen (baseball) 11 48 9 .188 0 3 Kick Kelly 10 36 4 .111 0 2 George Adams George Adams (baseball) 4 13 3 .231 0 0 Frank Decker Frank Decker (baseball) 3 10 1 .100 0 0 Charlie Osterhout 2 8 0 .000 0 0 Tom Mansell 1 4 1 .250 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 Harry McCormick Harry McCormick (baseball) 54 457.1 18 33 2.99 96 Blondie Purcell 22 179.2 4 15 3.76 28 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 Mike Dorgan 2 0 0 0 2.25 8 References 1879 Syracuse Stars season at Baseball Reference Syracuse Stars season 1879