1881 Buffalo Bisons

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

45-38, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim O'Rourke (45-38)
Scored 440 runs, Allowed 447 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 41-42

Ballparks: Riverside Grounds ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101

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1880 / 1882 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Dan Brouthers HOF	23	L	L	6' 2"	207	May 8, 1858	3	65		65		0	0	30	0	0	0	33	0	2	35			2.5	$875
Curry Foley	25		L	5' 10"	160	Jan 14, 1856	3	83		83		10	0	27	0	0	0	3	4	50	55			-2.1	$
Davy Force	31	R	R	5' 4"	130	Jul 27, 1849	10	75		75		0	0	0	51	1	21	0	0	3	3			0.0	$
Pud Galvin HOF	24	R	R	5' 8"	190	Dec 25, 1856	4	62		62		56	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	8	14			5.0	$1,200
Jack Lynch	24	R	R	5' 8"	185	Feb 5, 1857	1st	23		23		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6			-0.6	$
Jack Manning	27	R	R	5' 8"	158	Dec 20, 1853	8	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0	$
John Morrissey	24					Dec 30, 1856	1st	12		12		0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1	$
Jim O'Rourke HOF	30	R	R	5' 8"	185	Sep 1, 1850	10	83		83		0	8	1	0	56	3	18	0	0	18			1.7	$2,000
John Peters	31	R	R	5' 7"	180	Apr 8, 1850	8	54		54		0	0	0	0	0	53	0	0	1	1			-0.8	$
Blondie Purcell	27	R	R	5' 9"	159	Mar 16, 1854	3	30		30		9	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	25			0.5	$
Hardy Richardson	26	R	R	5' 9"	170	Apr 21, 1855	3	83		83		0	0	0	5	1	1	0	79	0	79			2.4	$1,250
Jack Rowe	24	L	R	5' 8"	170	Dec 8, 1856	3	64		64		0	46	0	0	7	7	0	1	4	5			2.8	$1,250
Pop Smith	24	R	R	5' 11"	170	Oct 12, 1856	2	3		3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	$
Sleeper Sullivan	22	R	R	5' 7"	175	1859	1st	35		35		0	31	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5			-1.4	$
Ed Swartwood	22	L	R	5' 11"	198	Jan 12, 1859	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.0	$
Deacon White	33	L	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 7, 1847	11	78		78		0	4	26	25	7	0	2	0	15	17			1.2	$1,600
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1880 / 1882 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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