Buffalo Bisons sweeps Chicago White Stockings to pull within 3½ games
July 20 – The Buffalo Bisons finish off a sweep of the first-place Chicago White Stockings to pull within 3½ games of Chicago.
On his birthday, Mickey Welch throws two complete game victories when Troy sweeps a doubleheader from the Bisons
On his birthday, Mickey Welch throws two complete game victories when Troy sweeps a doubleheader from the Bisons at Buffalo’s Riverside Grounds, 8-3 and 12-0. The 22 year-old future Hall of Famer, who finishes the season with a 21-18 record, will complete 525 games of the 549 he starts for the Haymakers (NA) and Giants (NL) during his 13-year tenure in the major leagues.
A new team is formed in Cincinnati after the demise of the previous Cincinnati Reds team
June 20 – A new team is formed in Cincinnati after the demise of the previous Cincinnati Reds team. This new club will succeed and become the modern-day Cincinnati Reds.
Ed Walsh Stats & Facts
Ed Walsh Essentials Positions: Pitcher Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 193 Born: May 14 1881 in Plains, PA USA Died: May 26, 1959 in Pompano Beach, FL USA Debut: May 7, 1904 Last Game: September 11, 1917 Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1946 by Old Timers Full Name: Edward Augustine Walsh Notable…
April 27 – With pitcher George Bradley already out with pneumonia, the Detroit Wolverines lose their other hurler Bill Sweeney to a pulmonary hemorrhage. Neither pitcher will ever play a single game for the Wolverines.
April 27 – With pitcher George Bradley already out with pneumonia, the Detroit Wolverines lose their other hurler Bill Sweeney to a pulmonary hemorrhage. Neither pitcher will ever play a single game for the Wolverines.
George Wright signs a contract to play for the Boston Red Caps after sitting out the 1880 season
February 22 – George Wright signs a contract to play for the Boston Red Caps after sitting out the 1880 season. Wright will only play part-time in order to devote more time to his sporting goods business.
The Providence Grays sign Charley Radbourn
February 7 – The Providence Grays sign Charley Radbourn. Radbourn played for the Buffalo Bisons in 1880, but only played the field in 6 games and did not pitch at all due to an arm injury.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1880
Major League Baseball Season Recap: 1880 League Champion: Chicago White Stockings The National League arguably entered 1880 in the best shape it had been in yet. Only one franchise had left the circuit; Syracuse was replaced by another small market, Worchester. The league’s top organized competitor (at least in terms of an alternative way to organize…
Christy Mathewson Stats & Facts
Christy Mathewson Essentials Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)Born: August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, PA usDied: October 7, 1925 in Saranac Lake, NYBuried: Lewisburg City Cemetery, Lewisburg, PAHigh School: Keystone Academy (Factoryville, PA)School: Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)Debut: July 17, 1900 (2,205th in MLB history)Last Game: September 4, 1916Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 205/226 ballots)Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.View Christy Mathewson’s Page at the Baseball Hall…
Boston Red Caps sign Jim Whitney at a salary of $150 per month
1880 – In the National League, the Boston Red Caps sign Jim Whitney, considered one of the best pitchers in California, at a salary of $150 per month.
