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Buffalo Bisons (National League)

Former Major League Baseball team of the National League in Buffalo, New York from 1879–1885 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Buffalo Bisons (National League)
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The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885. The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park (1879–1883) and Olympic Park (1884–1885) in Buffalo, New York. In 1886, they moved into minor league baseball as members of the original International League.

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The original IL Bisons would leave in 1971 to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as the Winnipeg Whips, before eventually landing in Scranton, Pennsylvania (after an additional five moves). The franchise currently plays in Moosic, Pennsylvania, as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.[1] The current Buffalo Bisons, founded in 1979, include the history of the NL Bisons; it is thus the only NL team from the 19th century that both still exists and no longer plays in Major League Baseball.

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Year-by-year records

SeasonManagerGamesWLTWPPLGB
1879John Clapp  7946321.5903rd10.0
1880Sam Crane  8524583.2937th42.0
1881Jim O'Rourke  8345380.5423rd10.5
1882Jim O'Rourke  8445390.5363rd10.0
1883Jim O'Rourke  9852451.5365th10.5
1884 Jim O'Rourke11564474.5773rd19.5
1885Pud Galvin / Jack Chapman11338741.3397th49.0

Players of note

Brouthers, Galvin, O'Rourke, Radbourn, and White are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Highlights and memorable moments

National Baseball Hall of Fame members

Name[4]PositionInductedTenure
Charles RadbournP19391880
Jim O'RourkeOF19451881–1884
Dan Brouthers1B19451881–1885
Pud GalvinP19651879–1885
Deacon White3B/C20131881–1885

See also

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References

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