1879 Syracuse Stars Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 22-48
Finished 7th in the NL
Ballpark: Newell Park
Manager: Mike Dorgan (17-26)
Manager: Bill Holbert (0-1)
Manager: Jimmy Macullar (5-21)
Location: Syracuse, New York
1879 Syracuse Stars RosterTeam Record: 22-48
Finished 7th in the NL
Ballpark: Newell Park
Manager: Mike Dorgan (17-26)
Manager: Bill Holbert (0-1)
Manager: Jimmy Macullar (5-21)
Location: Syracuse, New York
1879 Syracuse Stars Results
The Syracuse Stars of the National League ended the 1879 season with a record of 22 wins and 48 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Stars plated 276 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 462 runs. Jack Farrell led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .303. Harry McCormick topped Syracuse with 18 wins and a team-best 2.99 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Mike Dorgan, Bill Holbert and Jimmy Macullar coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry McCormick | 18 | 33 | .353 | 2.99 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 457.3 | 517 | 291 | 152 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1975 |
| Blondie Purcell | 4 | 15 | .211 | 3.76 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 179.7 | 245 | 165 | 75 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 827 |
| Mike Dorgan | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | |
| Totals | 22 | 48 | .314 | 3.19 | 78 | 71 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 649.0 | 775 | 462 | 230 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2854 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Farrell | 54 | 244 | 241 | 40 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .303 | .311 | .357 | .668 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dorgan | 59 | 274 | 270 | 38 | 72 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .267 | .277 | .356 | .633 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blondie Purcell | 63 | 280 | 277 | 32 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .260 | .268 | .303 | .571 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Richmond | 62 | 258 | 254 | 31 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .213 | .225 | .287 | .512 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hick Carpenter | 65 | 263 | 261 | 30 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .203 | .209 | .226 | .435 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mansell | 67 | 247 | 242 | 24 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | .215 | .231 | .260 | .491 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Macullar | 64 | 249 | 246 | 24 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .211 | .221 | .248 | .469 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry McCormick | 57 | 230 | 230 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .222 | .222 | .261 | .483 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Holbert | 59 | 230 | 229 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .201 | .204 | .201 | .405 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Woodhead | 34 | 131 | 131 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .160 | .160 | .168 | .328 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McGuinness | 12 | 51 | 51 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .294 | .294 | .353 | .647 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Creamer | 15 | 61 | 60 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .217 | .230 | .250 | .480 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Allen | 11 | 49 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .188 | .204 | .271 | .475 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Kelly | 10 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .111 | .139 | .250 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Adams | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .286 | .231 | .516 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Mansell | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Decker | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Osterhout | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 642 | 2639 | 2611 | 276 | 592 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 238 | .227 | .235 | .270 | .505 | 706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hick Carpenter | 1B | 34 | 0 | 300.0 | 300 | 10 | 17 | 12 | .948 | 9.300 | 9.118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dorgan | 1B | 21 | 0 | 197.0 | 200 | 8 | 10 | 5 | .954 | 9.503 | 9.905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John McGuinness | 1B | 12 | 0 | 112.0 | 113 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .928 | 9.321 | 9.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Adams | 1B | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .789 | 7.941 | 7.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kick Kelly | 1B | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 8.357 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Decker | 1B | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 7.364 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Farrell | 2B | 54 | 0 | 505.0 | 162 | 186 | 52 | 16 | .870 | 6.202 | 6.444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Creamer | 2B | 10 | 0 | 90.0 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 1 | .825 | 5.200 | 5.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Macullar | 2B | 4 | 0 | 23.0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4.696 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hick Carpenter | 2B | 3 | 0 | 20.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4.050 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dorgan | 2B | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 4.154 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Woodhead | 3B | 34 | 0 | 305.0 | 52 | 51 | 27 | 4 | .792 | 3.039 | 3.029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hick Carpenter | 3B | 18 | 0 | 170.0 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 0 | .861 | 3.282 | 3.444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dorgan | 3B | 11 | 0 | 101.0 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | .829 | 3.030 | 3.091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Allen | 3B | 8 | 0 | 72.0 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .655 | 2.375 | 2.375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Macullar | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Holbert | C | 56 | 0 | 507.0 | 277 | 64 | 39 | 4 | .897 | 6.053 | 6.089 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kick Kelly | C | 8 | 0 | 69.0 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .827 | 5.609 | 5.375 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dorgan | C | 4 | 0 | 42.0 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .806 | 6.214 | 7.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Decker | C | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 4.500 | 2.500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blondie Purcell | C | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Osterhout | C | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.625 | 5.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Richmond | C | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mansell | OF | 67 | 0 | 619.0 | 204 | 11 | 29 | 2 | .881 | 3.126 | 3.209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blondie Purcell | OF | 47 | 0 | 362.0 | 64 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .773 | 1.691 | 1.447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Richmond | OF | 35 | 0 | 313.0 | 77 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .875 | 2.415 | 2.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Macullar | OF | 26 | 0 | 248.0 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .881 | 2.685 | 2.846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dorgan | OF | 16 | 0 | 160.0 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .767 | 1.856 | 2.063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hick Carpenter | OF | 11 | 0 | 117.0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .781 | 1.923 | 2.273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry McCormick | OF | 7 | 0 | 46.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 1.174 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Creamer | OF | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.227 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Adams | OF | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Allen | OF | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Osterhout | OF | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Holbert | OF | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Mansell | OF | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Decker | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Harry McCormick | P | 54 | 0 | 457.0 | 13 | 68 | 8 | 0 | .910 | 1.595 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blondie Purcell | P | 22 | 0 | 180.0 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | .860 | 1.850 | 1.682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dorgan | P | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Macullar | SS | 37 | 0 | 323.0 | 62 | 111 | 27 | 9 | .865 | 4.820 | 4.676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Richmond | SS | 28 | 0 | 246.0 | 52 | 68 | 18 | 4 | .870 | 4.390 | 4.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dorgan | SS | 6 | 0 | 52.0 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .733 | 3.808 | 3.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Creamer | SS | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .824 | 4.200 | 4.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 665 | 0 | 5854.0 | 1947 | 779 | 398 | 73 | .873 | 4.191 | 4.099 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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