Managers of the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880 - 1882) by Baseball Almanac

Managers of the Worcester Ruby Legs

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Worcester Ruby Legs organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager.

"Worcester was the biggest complainer amoung the National League teams and insisted that the Reds discontinue their 'distasteful practice.'" - Harvey Frommer in Primitive Baseball (1988)

Worcester Ruby Legs Managers & Finishes
Year	Uniform #	Manager(s)	Wins	Losses	WP	Finish	GB
1880	n/a	Frank Bancroft	40	43	.482	5^th	26½
1881	n/a	Mike Dorgan	24	32	.429	8^th	23
1881	n/a	Harry Stovey	8	18	.308	8^th	23
1882	n/a	Freeman Brown	9	32	.220	8^th	37
	n/a	Tommy Bond	2	4	.333
	n/a	Jack Chapman	7	30	.189
Worcester Ruby Legs Managers & Finishes

The franchise, which was also called the Worcester Brown Stockings, was admitted into the National League as a replacement for the Syracuse Stars and removed the from league in 1882 to make room for the modern day Philadelphia Phillies.

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On June 12, 1880, Lee Richmond of Worcester defeated the Cleveland franchise 1-0 in the first perfect game in Major League history.

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