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Buffalo Bisons (1890) All-time Roster
The Buffalo Bisons (PL), Buffalo Bisons were a Major League Baseball franchise based in Buffalo, New York. The team existed for one season, 1890, and played in the Players' League. The Bisons played their home games at Olympic Park (Buffalo), Olympic Park. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Famer Connie Mack was part owner and catcher for the Bisons. In their only year as a major league franchise, the Bisons finished the 1890 season with a 36-96 record, last place in the PL. Jack Rowe managed the majority of the team's games, with 99 games, and Jay Faatz managed 33 games. Dummy Hoy led Buffalo with a .298 batting average (baseball), batting average, and both Bert Cunningham and George Haddock (baseball), George Haddock led the team with 9 wins. Keys List of players External linksBaseball-Reference References {{MLB All-Time rosters Buffalo Bisons (PL) players, * Major League Baseball all-time rosters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Bisons (PL)
The Buffalo Bisons were an American baseball team in 1890 who were a member of the short-lived Players' League. The team was managed by Jack Rowe and Jay Faatz, and they finished eighth (last) with a record of 36-96 while playing their home games at Olympic Park. Hall of Famer Connie Mack was a part-owner of the franchise, having invested his life savings of $500 in the team, none of which he ever recouped. In addition to owning part of the team, Mack also played catcher, batting .266 in 123 games with the league. Famed deaf player Dummy Hoy played for the 1890 Bisons, as did two players who appeared in the previous NL incarnation of the Bisons, Jack Rowe and Deacon White. The PL Bisons were an "outlaw" franchise that played concurrently with the minor league Buffalo Bisons and apparently used the stock Bisons name without the permission of the established club; the Players' League club also acquired the lease to Olympic Park for the seasons, forcing the "legitimate" Bisons to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
