The Syracuse Stars was a 19th-century American baseball team, as well as the name of the minor league baseball teams which preceded it, based in

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. They played their home games at

Newell Park Newell Park was a baseball playing field located in Syracuse, New York. The ground was home to the Syracuse Stars of the National League for the 1879 season. Historians also refer to it as Star Park (I). It had been opened in 1878 for minor league ...

. (They were unrelated to the Syracuse Stars of the

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, who played for one year, in 1890.) Established as an independent team in , the Stars joined the International Association for the season. They finished second to the pennant-winning

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ...

, and following the season both teams jumped to the

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, a devastating blow for the IA, which lasted just two more seasons. The Stars lone year in the NL, , was not so successful. The team had a record of 22 wins and 48 losses, and did not finish their season, folding on September 10.Baseball Library Chronology: 1879
They were 7th in the 8-team

, ahead of the 19–56 Troy Trojans, who also did not complete their schedule. The club officially disbanded at the end of the season.

Mike Dorgan Michael Cornelius Dorgan (October 2, 1853 – April 26, 1909) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as an outfielder, including five seasons and 425 games with the ...

managed 43 of the Stars' games (with a 17–26 record).

Bill Holbert William Henry Holbert (March 14, 1855 – March 20, 1935) was a catcher in the National League and American Association baseball leagues, from 1876 through 1888. He holds the Major League record for career at-bats without a home run, failing to ...

managed on an interim basis for one game (a loss) and the season was closed out by

Jimmy Macullar James F. Macullar (January 16, 1855 – April 8, 1924), also known as "Little Mac", was an American Major League Baseball player from Boston, Massachusetts. He played mostly at shortstop, but did play many games in center fielder, center fi ...

, who managed the final 26 games (5–21). The team had a combined

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of .227. First baseman Jack Farrell led the team with .303.

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Baseball Reference Team Index for the 1879 Stars
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