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1879 Buffalo Bisons Roster by Baseball Almanac

1879 Buffalo Bisons Roster

The 1879 Buffalo Bisons team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1879 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1879 Buffalo Bisons Opening Day starters list, a 1879 Buffalo Bisons salary list, a 1879 Buffalo Bisons uniform number breakdown and a 1879 Buffalo Bisons primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1879 Buffalo Bisons



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Pud Galvin 5-08 190 Right Right 1856-12-25
n/a John Clapp 5-07 194 Right Right 1851-07-15
n/a Davy Force 5-04 130 Right Right 1849-07-27
n/a Chick Fulmer 6-00 158 Right Right 1851-02-12
n/a Steve Libby 6-01½ 168 Unknown Unknown 1853-12-08
n/a Hardy Richardson 5-09½ 170 Right Right 1855-04-21
n/a Jack Rowe 5-08 170 Right Left 1856-12-08
n/a Oscar Walker 5-10 166 Left Left 1854-03-18
n/a Bill Crowley 5-07½ 159 Right Right 1857-04-08
n/a Dave Eggler 5-09 165 Right Right 1849-04-30
n/a Joe Hornung 5-08½ 164 Right Right 1857-06-12
n/a Bill McGunnigle 5-09 155 Right Right 1855-01-01


The 1879 Buffalo Bisons played 78 games during the regular season, won 46 games, lost 32 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Riverside Grounds (Park Factors: 102/105) where 26,000 fans witnessed their 1879 Bisons finish the season with a .590 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1879 Buffalo Bisons Opening Day starters list, a 1879 Buffalo Bisons salary list, a 1879 Buffalo Bisons uniform number breakdown and a 1879 Buffalo Bisons primary starters list:

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1879 Buffalo Bisons
Most Games by Position

C John Clapp (63)
1B Oscar Walker (72)
2B Chick Fulmer (76)
3B Hardy Richardson (78)
SS Davy Force (78)
LF Joe Hornung (76)
CF Dave Eggler (78)
RF Bill Crowley (39)
  
  
CL Pud Galvin


1879 Buffalo Bisons
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1879 Buffalo Bisons
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1879 Buffalo Bisons Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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