1880 Worcester Worcesters season explained

Worcester Worcesters
Season:	1880
League:	National League
City:	Worcester, Massachusetts
League Place:	5th
Manager:	Frank Bancroft

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

Roster

1880 Worcester Worcesters
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		51	193	44	.228	0	18
1B		43	166	43	.259	0	?
2B		85	306	61	.199	0	27
3B		76	302	67	.222	1	36
SS		85	352	91	.259	1	35
OF		81	327	80	.245	0	28
OF		49	201	48	.239	0	21
OF		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
	41	146	25	.171	0	19
	41	138	24	.174	0	6
	31	133	39	.293	0	20
	10	35	7	.200	0	1
	5	18	1	.056	0	0
	5	16	2	.125	0	3
	3	10	3	.300	0	2
	2	6	0	.000	0	0
	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
	74	590.2	32	32	2.15	243
	25	148.1	8	9	2.43	47
	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

References

• 1880 Worcester Worcesters season at Baseball Reference