en 1880 Worcester Worcesters season

1880 Worcester Worcesters
1880 Worcester Worcesters
League	National League
Ballpark	Worcester Driving Park Grounds
City	Worcester, Massachusetts
Record	40–43 (.482)
League place	5th
Manager	Frank Bancroft
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The 1880 season was the first for the Worcester Worcesters franchise in the National League, having played 1879 in the National Association. The team finished its initial season with a 40–43 record, good for fifth place. Lee Richmond threw a perfect game on June 12, 1880, the first ever perfect game in Major League Baseball history in a 1–0 victory over the Cleveland Blues. On August 20, they became the first major-league team to be no-hit at home when Pud Galvin of the Buffalo Bisons defeated them, 1–0.

Regular season

1880 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CIN	CLE	PRV	TRO	WOR
Boston	—	9–3–1	3–9	7–5	5–7	5–7–1	7–5	4–8
Buffalo	3–9–1	—	1–11	5–5–2	3–9	2–10	1–11	9–3
Chicago	9–3	11–1	—	10–2–1	8–4	9–3–1	10–2	10–2
Cincinnati	5–7	5–5–2	2–10–1	—	3–9	2–10	1–10	3–8
Cleveland	7–5	9–3	4–8	9–3	—	3–9	9–3	6–6–1
Providence	7–5–1	10–2	3–9–1	10–2	9–3	—	7–5	6–6–1
Troy	5–7	11–1	2–10	10–1	3–9	5–7	—	5–7
Worcester	8–4	3–9	2–10	8–3	6–6–1	6–6–1	7–5	—

1880 Worcester Worcesters

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Charlie Bennett	51	193	44	.228	0	18
1B	Chub Sullivan	43	166	43	.259	0	?
2B	George Creamer	85	306	61	.199	0	27
3B	Art Whitney	76	302	67	.222	1	36
SS	Arthur Irwin	85	352	91	.259	1	35
OF	George Wood	81	327	80	.245	0	28
OF	Lon Knight	49	201	48	.239	0	21
OF	Harry Stovey	83	355	94	.265	6	28

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
Doc Bushong	41	146	25	.171	19
Fred Corey	41	138	24	.174	6
Buttercup Dickerson	31	133	39	.293	20
Jerry Dorgan	10	35	7	.200	1
Joe Ellick	5	18	1	.056	0
Bill Tobin	5	16	2	.125	3
Steve Dignan	3	10	3	.300	2
Billy Geer	2	6	0	.000	0
Bill McGunnigle	1	4	0	.000	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lee Richmond	74	590.2	32	32	2.15	243
Fred Corey	25	148.1	8	9	2.43	47
Tricky Nichols	2	17.2	0	2	4.08	4

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Harry Stovey	2	0	0	0	4.50	3