Buffalo Bisons (1890) all-time roster explained

The Buffalo Bisons were a Major League Baseball franchise based in Buffalo, New York. The team existed for one season, 1890, and played in the Players' League. The Bisons played their home games at Olympic Park. Hall of Famer Connie Mack was part owner and catcher for the Bisons.

In their only year as a major league franchise, the Bisons finished the 1890 season with a 36-96 record, last place in the PL. Jack Rowe managed the majority of the team's games, with 99 games, and Jay Faatz managed 33 games. Dummy Hoy led Buffalo with a .298 batting average, and both Bert Cunningham and George Haddock led the team with 9 wins.

Keys

Abbreviations
PlayerName of the player by official records
PositionPosition that player played in the field
SeasonThe seasons played for this franchise by the player
Indicates that player was a player-manager
†Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Position
CCatcher1BFirst baseman
2BSecond baseman3BThird baseman
SSShortstopIFInfielder
LFLeft fielderCFCenter fielder
RFRight fielderOFOutfielder
SPStarting pitcherRPRelief pitcher

List of players

Player Position Seasons Notes Ref
Baldwin appeared in 7 games for Buffalo in 1890, going 2-5. He retired after the season. [1]
Beecher appeared in 126 games, collecting 159 hits, 90 RBI, and a .297 batting average. He led the team in hits and at bats.[2]
Buckley pitched in 4 games for Buffalo, going 1-3 with a 7.68 ERA. 1890 was his only season in the major leagues. [3]
Carney split the season with the Cleveland Infants. In his 28 games for the Bisons, Carney collected 29 hits in 107 at bats, hitting for a .271 batting average. [4]
Clark appeared in 69 games for the Bisons in . He hit .265 with Buffalo, in his second and final season in the majors. [5]
Cotter pitched for the Bisons in the only game of his career, throwing a complete game loss, giving up 18 hits and 14 earned runs.[6]
Cunningham split the season with the Bisons and the Philadelphia Athletics. He, along with George Haddock, led Buffalo with 9 wins, and he had the only 2 shutouts for Buffalo. [7]
Doe pitched in 1 game for both the Bisons and the Pittsburgh Burghers in . He got his only decision, a loss, for Buffalo.[8]
Duzen, who pitched only in, loss both of the games he pitched, giving up 20 earned runs in 13.0 innings pitched. [9]
In, Faatz played in 32 games for the Bisons, hitting .189 and driving in 16 RBI. [10]
Ferson had a 1-7 win–loss record in 10 games for Buffalo, with a 5.45 ERA. [11]
Gillespie played in his only game in the major leagues for Buffalo, going 0-3, with 2 strikeouts[12]
Haddock led the Bisons, along with Bert Cunningham in wins, with 9. He also led the Players' League in losses, with 26.[13]
Halligan hit .251 in 57 games for the Bisons.[14]
Hoy appeared in 122 games for Buffalo, hitting for a .298 batting average. Hoy led the Bisons in runs, with 107, and stolen bases, with 39.[15]
[16]
Keefe had a 6-16 record in 25 games for the Bisons. [17]
In 4 games, Krock had a 0-3 record, with a 6.12 earned run average. was Krocks' final season in the majors. [18]
Lewis (whose first name is unknown) pitched in 3 innings in his only game in the majors, getting the loss. He also had 1 hit in 5 at bats.[19]
†In 123 games, Mack went 134 for 503, with a .266 batting average. He collected a career high 53 RBI. [20]
Rainey had a .235 batting average in 42 games for Buffalo. [21]
Rowe had 126 hits for the Bisons in 125 games. was Rowe's final major league season. [22]
Stafford appeared for the Bisons as both a pitcher and an outfielder. He hit for a .143 batting average, in 49 at bats. Stafford also had a 3-9 win–loss record, with a 5.14 ERA. [23]
OF / PTwitchell was both an outfielder and a pitcher for the Bisons, hitting .221, and going 5-7 in 12 games started. [24]
† White, in his final major league season, played in 122 games for Buffalo in . He drove in 47 runs and had 114 hits. [25]
Wise had a .293 batting average in 119 games for Buffalo. [26]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lady Baldwin. 2010-07-10 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  2. Web site: Ed Beecher. 2010-07-10 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  3. Web site: John Buckley. 2010-07-11. Baseball-Reference.org.
  4. Web site: John Carney. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  5. Web site: Spider Clark. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  6. Web site: Dan Cotter. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  7. Web site: Bert Cunningham. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  8. Web site: Fred Doe. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  9. Web site: Bill Duzen. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  10. Web site: Jay Faatz. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  11. Web site: Alex Ferson. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  12. Web site: Jim Gillespie. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  13. Web site: George Haddock. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  14. Web site: Jocko Halligan. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  15. Web site: Dummy Hoy. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  16. Web site: John Irwin. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  17. Web site: George Keefe. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  18. Web site: Gus Krock. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  19. Web site: Lewis. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  20. Web site: Connie Mack. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  21. Web site: John Rainey. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  22. Web site: Ed Beecher. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  23. Web site: General Stafford. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  24. Web site: Larry Twitchell. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  25. Web site: Deacon White. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.
  26. Web site: Sam Wise. 2010-07-11 . Baseball-Reference.org.

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