Buffalo Bisons (NL) - Highlights and Memorable Moments

Highlights and Memorable Moments

• 1877: A precursor to the Bisons played an independent schedule, finishing with a 79-28-3 record. The team subsequently joined the National League.
• 1880: Future Hall of Fame pitcher Charlie Radbourn debuted as a second baseman on May 5
• 1880: Pud Galvin pitched a no-hitter against the Worcester Ruby Legs on Aug. 20
• 1880: Robert Winterborne turned 2 unnassisted triple plays in one game
• 1881: 2B Davy Force recorded 12 putouts, seven assists, two unassisted double plays, participated in a triple play, and made just one error in 20 chances in a 12-inning game against Worcester, on September 15.
• 1882: Ireland-born Curry Foley became the first major league player ever to hit for the cycle (including a grand slam), on May 25, and Dan Brouthers led the National League with a .368 batting average
• 1883: Brouthers won his second consecutive NL batting title with a .374 average and Galvin posted 46 wins
• 1884: Brouthers hit triples in four consecutive games, set a season team-record with 14 home runs, and Galvin won 46 games for the second year in a row. Galvin threw another no-hitter, on August 4. Two years after Foley, Jim O'Rourke became the fourth player in MLB history to hit for the cycle, on June 16.
• 1885: Brouthers hit .359, ending second in the NL batting race behind Roger Connor (.371)