1890 Buffalo Bisons

36-96 • .273 Win% • 8th in PL

The 1890 Buffalo Bisons went 36-96 (.273) finishing 8th in the PL. The club scored 793 runs, allowed 1,199, and played home games at Olympic Park II. Team leaders included Sam Wise (5 HR, 102 RBI) and Bert Cunningham (9-15, 5.84 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

36 Wins
96 Losses
.273 Win %
8th Rank
793 R 1199 RA
Diff -406

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⚡ Quick Stats

793 Runs Scored
1199 Runs Allowed
-406 Run Diff
2K Attendance

📈 vs. 1890 PL Average

Batting Avg .260 5% below the 1890 league average (.273)
OBP .347 1% below the 1890 league average (.351)
SLG .337 11% below the 1890 league average (.378)
Team ERA 6.11 44% worse than the 1890 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 793 13% below the 1890 league average (916 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOlympic Park II
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Home Games 65
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Total Attendance 2,292
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Avg per Game 35

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1890

Batting Avg

1 Billy Hoy 0.298 2 Ed Beecher 0.297 3 Sam Wise 0.293 4 Jack Carney 0.271 5 Connie Mack 0.266

Home Runs

1 Sam Wise 5 2 Ed Beecher 3 3 Jocko Halligan 3 4 Spider Clark 2 5 Jack Rowe 2

RBI

1 Sam Wise 102 2 Ed Beecher 90 3 Jack Rowe 76 4 Billy Hoy 53 5 Connie Mack 53
1890 Buffalo Bisons — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed Beecher 126 536 69 159 22 10 3 90 29 23 14 0.297
Sam Wise 119 505 95 148 29 11 5 102 46 45 19 0.293
Jack Rowe 125 504 77 126 22 7 2 76 48 18 10 0.250
Connie Mack 123 503 95 134 15 12 0 53 47 13 16 0.266
Billy Hoy 122 493 107 147 17 8 1 53 94 36 39 0.298
Deacon White 122 439 62 114 13 4 0 47 67 30 3 0.260
John Irwin 77 308 62 72 11 4 0 34 43 19 18 0.234
Spider Clark 69 260 45 69 11 1 2 25 20 16 8 0.265
Jocko Halligan 57 211 28 53 9 2 3 33 20 19 7 0.251
Larry Twitchell 44 172 24 38 3 1 2 17 23 12 4 0.221
John Rainey 42 166 29 39 5 1 1 20 24 15 12 0.235
George Haddock 42 146 21 36 11 0 0 24 24 32 3 0.247
Jay Faatz 32 111 18 21 0 2 1 16 9 5 2 0.189
Jack Carney 28 107 11 29 3 0 0 13 7 14 2 0.271
Bert Cunningham 28 101 11 23 5 1 0 11 6 23 0 0.228
George Keefe 25 79 15 16 1 0 0 7 13 14 0 0.203
James Stafford 15 49 11 7 1 0 0 3 7 8 2 0.143
Alex Ferson 11 32 4 7 0 0 0 2 6 7 1 0.219
Lady Baldwin 7 28 4 8 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.286
John Buckley 4 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.000
Gus Krock 4 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.083
Lewis 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Dan Cotter 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Duzen 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.250
John Gillespie 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Doe 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1890

ERA

1 Lady Baldwin 4.50 2 Larry Twitchell 4.57 3 James Stafford 5.14 4 Alex Ferson 5.45 5 George Haddock 5.76

Wins

1 Bert Cunningham 9 2 George Haddock 9 3 George Keefe 6 4 Larry Twitchell 5 5 James Stafford 3

Strikeouts

1 George Haddock 123 2 Bert Cunningham 78 3 George Keefe 55 4 Larry Twitchell 29 5 James Stafford 21
1890 Buffalo Bisons — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Haddock 9 26 5.76 35 34 0 290.2 366 186 149 123
Bert Cunningham 9 15 5.84 25 25 0 211.0 251 137 134 78
George Keefe 6 16 6.52 25 22 0 196.0 280 142 138 55
Larry Twitchell 5 7 4.57 13 12 0 104.1 112 53 72 29
James Stafford 3 9 5.14 12 12 0 98.0 123 56 43 21
Alex Ferson 1 7 5.45 10 10 0 71.0 88 43 40 13
Lady Baldwin 2 5 4.50 7 7 0 62.0 90 31 24 13
John Buckley 1 3 7.68 4 4 0 34.0 49 29 16 4
Gus Krock 0 3 6.12 4 3 0 25.0 43 17 15 5
Bill Duzen 0 2 13.85 2 2 0 13.0 20 20 14 5
Dan Cotter 0 1 14.00 1 1 0 9.0 18 14 7 0
Deacon White 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 8.0 18 8 2 0
Ed Beecher 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 6.0 10 8 3 0
Fred Doe 0 1 12.00 1 1 0 6.0 10 8 7 2
Spider Clark 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 4.0 8 3 2 2
Lewis 0 1 60.00 1 1 0 3.0 13 20 7 1

👥 Roster (26)

Lady Baldwin Ed Beecher John Buckley Jack Carney Spider Clark Dan Cotter Bert Cunningham Fred Doe Bill Duzen Jay Faatz Alex Ferson John Gillespie +14 more

26 players

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The 1890 Buffalo Bisons in brief

In 1890 the Buffalo Bisons posted a 36-96 mark (.273) and finished 8th in the PL. The run column shows 793 for and 1199 against. The team batting average of .260 was 5% below the 1890 league mark of .273. The staff ERA of 6.11 was 44% worse than the league average of 4.24. Measured against the 916-run league average, the offense was 13% behind.

Home games were played at Olympic Park II, where 2,292 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Sam Wise, who hit 5. The hits leader was Ed Beecher with 159. Bert Cunningham led the pitchers with 9 wins. The strikeout leader was George Haddock with 123. The 1890 roster runs to 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1890 Buffalo Bisons

What was the 1890 Buffalo Bisons record?
The 1890 Buffalo Bisons finished 36-96 (.273 win pct).
Who led the 1890 Buffalo Bisons in home runs?
Sam Wise led the 1890 Buffalo Bisons with 5 home runs.
What was the 1890 Buffalo Bisons team ERA?
The 1890 Buffalo Bisons posted a team ERA of 6.11.
Did the 1890 Buffalo Bisons win the World Series?
No. The 1890 Buffalo Bisons did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1890 Buffalo Bisons play?
The 1890 Buffalo Bisons played home games at Olympic Park II.
Who led the 1890 Buffalo Bisons in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Wise (5 HR, 102 RBI) and Bert Cunningham (9-15, 5.84 ERA).
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