1879 Syracuse Stars season explained

Syracuse Stars
Season:	1879
League:	National League
City:	Syracuse, New York
Managers:	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

Roster

1879 Syracuse Stars
Roster
PitchersCatchers		Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		59	229	46	.201	0	21
1B		65	261	53	.203	0	20
2B		54	241	73	.303	1	21
3B		34	131	21	.160	0	2
SS		64	246	52	.211	0	13
OF		67	242	52	.215	1	13
OF		63	277	72	.260	0	25
OF		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
	59	270	72	.267	1	17
	15	60	13	.217	0	3
	12	51	15	.294	0	4
	11	48	9	.188	0	3
	10	36	4	.111	0	2
	4	13	3	.231	0	0
	3	10	1	.100	0	0
	2	8	0	.000	0	0
	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
	54	457.1	18	33	2.99	96
	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

References

• 1879 Syracuse Stars season at Baseball Reference