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1879 Troy Trojans

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1880

19-56, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Horace Phillips (12-34) and Bob Ferguson (7-22)
Scored 321 runs, Allowed 543 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 21-54

Ballparks: Putnam Grounds ·
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 93, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 100


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1880 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
George Bradley 26 R R 5' 10" 175 Jul 13, 1852 4 63 63 54 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 -2.6
Dan Brouthers HOF 21 L L 6' 2" 207 May 8, 1858 1st 39 39 3 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.6
Ed Caskin 27 R R 5' 9" 165 Dec 30, 1851 1st 70 70 0 22 0 6 0 42 0 0 0 0 0.6
John Cassidy 24 R L 5' 8" 168 1855 5 9 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 -0.2
Aaron Clapp 22 R 5' 8" 175 Jul, 1856 1st 36 36 0 0 25 0 0 0 7 1 3 11 -0.3
Herm Doscher 26 R R 5' 10" 182 Dec 20, 1852 4 47 47 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Jake Evans 22 R 5' 8" 154 Sep 22, 1856 1st 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 64 72 1.0
Bob Ferguson 34 B R 5' 9" 149 Jan 31, 1845 9 30 30 0 0 0 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Gid Gardner 20 165 May 6, 1859 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.2
Fred Goldsmith 27 R R 6' 1" 195 May 15, 1852 2 9 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.4
Al Hall Unknown 1st 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 63 2 67 -0.2
Thorny Hawkes 26 R R 5' 8" 135 Oct 15, 1852 1st 64 64 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4
Bill Holbert 24 R R 197 Mar 14, 1855 3 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Kick Kelly 22 6' 0" 185 Oct 31, 1856 1st 6 6 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 -0.4
Tom Mansell 24 L R 5' 8" 160 Jan 1, 1855 1st 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2 0 40 -0.8
Pat McManus 19 Oct, 1859 1st 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Candy Nelson 30 L R 5' 6" 145 Mar 14, 1849 6 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 0 0 4 0.3
Charlie Reilley 23 R R 5' 10" 165 1856 1st 62 62 0 49 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1.2
Harry Salisbury 24 L 5' 8" 162 May 15, 1855 1st 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1.5
John Shoup 27 L L 5' 7" 140 Sep 30, 1851 1st 11 11 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 -0.6
Live Oak Taylor 28 5' 9" 170 Feb 3, 1851 2 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 24
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1880 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers