1879 Syracuse Stars season
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| Manager(s) | Mike Dorgan, Bill Holbert, Jimmy Macullar |
After finishing in second place in the International Association in 1878, the Syracuse Stars joined the rival National League for the 1879 baseball season. However, on September 10, with a seventh-place 22–48 record, they folded operations with a handful of games remaining.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Providence Grays | 59 | 25 | 0.702 | — | 34–8 | 25–17 |
| Boston Red Caps | 54 | 30 | 0.643 | 5 | 29–13 | 25–17 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 46 | 32 | 0.590 | 10 | 23–16 | 23–16 |
| Chicago White Stockings | 46 | 33 | 0.582 | 10½ | 29–13 | 17–20 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 37 | 0.537 | 14 | 21–16 | 22–21 |
| Cleveland Blues | 27 | 55 | 0.329 | 31 | 15–27 | 12–28 |
| Syracuse Stars | 22 | 48 | 0.314 | 30 | 11–22 | 11–26 |
| Troy Trojans | 19 | 56 | 0.253 | 35½ | 12–27 | 7–29 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | PRV | SYR | TRO | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 9–3 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 11–1 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 3–9 | — | 6–6–1 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 11–1 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 8–4 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 8–1 | 8–3–2 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5–7 | 3–7 | 8–3 | — | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–4–1 | 9–2 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–7 | 5–6 | |||||||||
| Providence | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | — | 10–2 | 10–2 | |||||||||
| Syracuse | 3–9 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–8–1 | 7–4 | 2–10 | — | 2–4 | |||||||||
| Troy | 1–11 | 1–11 | 3–8–2 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 2–10 | 4–2 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| C | Bill Holbert | 59 | 229 | 46 | .201 | 0 | 21 |
| 1B | Hick Carpenter | 65 | 261 | 53 | .203 | 0 | 20 |
| 2B | Jack Farrell | 54 | 241 | 73 | .303 | 1 | 21 |
| 3B | Red Woodhead | 34 | 131 | 21 | .160 | 0 | 2 |
| SS | Jimmy Macullar | 64 | 246 | 52 | .211 | 0 | 13 |
| OF | Mike Mansell | 67 | 242 | 52 | .215 | 1 | 13 |
| OF | Blondie Purcell | 63 | 277 | 72 | .260 | 0 | 25 |
| OF | John Richmond | 62 | 254 | 54 | .213 | 1 | 23 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mike Dorgan | 59 | 270 | 72 | .267 | 1 | 17 |
| George Creamer | 15 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 3 |
| John McGuinness | 12 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Allen | 11 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
| Kick Kelly | 10 | 36 | 4 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| George Adams | 4 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Decker | 3 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Osterhout | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Mansell | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Harry McCormick | 54 | 457.1 | 18 | 33 | 2.99 | 96 |
| Blondie Purcell | 22 | 179.2 | 4 | 15 | 3.76 | 28 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Dorgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 8 |
References
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