Buffalo Bisons (NL)

The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885. The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park (1879-83) and Olympic Park (1884-85).

Year-by-year records

Players of note

*Dan Brouthers
*Bill Crowley
*Davy Force
*Pud Galvin
*Charley Radbourn
*Jim O'Rourke
*Hardy Richardson
*Jack Rowe
*Deacon White
*Tom Poorman

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

Highlights and memorable moments

*1877: A precursor to the Bisons played an independent schedule, finishing with a 79-28-3 record. The team would subsequently join the National League. [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=24]
*1880: Future Hall of Fame pitcher Charlie Radbourn debuted as a second baseman on May 5
*1880: Pud Galvin pitched a no-hitter against the Worcester Ruby Legs on Aug. 20
*1881: 2B Davy Force recorded 12 putouts, seven assists, two unassisted double plays, participated in a triple play, and made just one error in 20 chances in a 12-inning game against Worcester, on September 15.
*1882: Ireland-born Curry Foley became the first major league player ever to hit for the cycle (including a grand slam), on May 25, and Dan Brouthers led the National League with a .368 batting average
*1883: Brouthers won his second consecutive NL batting title with a .374 average and Galvin posted 46 wins
*1884: Brouthers hit triples in four consecutive games, set a season team-record with 14 home runs, and Galvin won 46 games for the second year in a row. Galvin threw another no-hitter, on August 4. Two years after Foley, Jim O'Rourke became the second player in MLB history to hit for the cycle, on June 16.
*1885: Brouthers hit .359, ending second in the NL batting race behind Roger Connor (.371)

ee also

*Buffalo Bisons all-time roster
*1879 Buffalo Bisons season
*1880 Buffalo Bisons season
*1881 Buffalo Bisons season
*1882 Buffalo Bisons season
*1883 Buffalo Bisons season
*1884 Buffalo Bisons season
*1885 Buffalo Bisons season
*Buffalo Bisons (disambiguation)
*19th century National League teams

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/mgrtmbb9.shtml Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BUF/ Team index page] at Baseball Reference
* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/about/page.jsp?ymd=20060119&content_id=38582&vkey=about_t422&fext=.jsp&sid=t422 Buffalo Bisons history]