Baseball Almanac invites you to join us as we take a closer look at the Buffalo Bisons franchise. Included in our journey will be a team specific record book, famous firsts, and other interesting Bisons data.

"All the (Buffalo) players were sold before the end of the 1885 season for $7,000 to Detroit pharmaceutical man Frederick Kimball Stearns of the National League." - Jonathan Fraser Light (1994)
Buffalo Bisons

Franchise Facts At-A-Glance

100 Wins In A Season
Year Record Manager
None n/a n/a
100 Losses In A Season
Year Record Manager
None n/a n/a

No-Hitters
BOLD = PERFECT GAME
Name IP Date
Pud Galvin 9.0 08-20-1880
Pud Galvin 9.0 08-04-1884
Cycle Hitters
BOLD = NATURAL CYCLE
Name Inn. Date
Curry Foley 9 05-25-1882
Jim O'Rourke 9 06-16-1884

Cy Young Winners
Year Name Position
None n/a n/a
Most Valuable Players
Year Name Position
None n/a n/a
Rookies of the Year
Year Name Position
None n/a n/a
Retired Numbers
 # Name Position
n/a None n/a
Batting Champions
Year Name    #
1882 Dan Brouthers .368
1883 Dan Brouthers .374
1884 Jim O'Rourke .347
ERA Champions
Year Name    #
None n/a n/a
Home Run Champions
Year Name  #
1881 Dan Brouthers 8
Strikeout Champions
Year Name   #
None n/a n/a

N.L. Pennants
Year Record Manager
None n/a n/a
World Championships
Year Opponent M.V.P.
None n/a n/a
Buffalo Bisons Franchise Facts At-A-Glance
 
Buffalo Bisons

Franchise Facts At-A-Glance

                  1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Bold Seasons : Uniform Numbers Worn
                  1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Bold Seasons : Box Scores Available
Buffalo Bisons Team Statistics Tool
   Includes Hitting, Pitching & Fielding Stats
Buffalo Bisons Rosters, Uniform, Schedules & Stats


The Buffalo Bisons became a "Major League" franchise in 1879 due largely to their 1878 International Association pennant.

During the 1882 season Pud Galvin won twenty-eight (28) of the Bisons forty-five (45) victories, but most newsworthy was the rookie debut of a one-armed pitcher named Hugh Daily who won fifteen (15) games.

Did you know that every manager of the Buffalo Bisons also played with the team during the years they managed?