1880 Worcester Worcesters season

Major League Baseball team season

1880 Worcester Worcesters

League| National League
Ballpark| Worcester Driving Park Grounds
City| Worcester, Massachusetts
Record| 40–43 (.482)
League place| 5th
Manager| Frank Bancroft
Captain| Lon Knight

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The 1880 season was the first for the Worcester Worcesters franchise in the National League, having played 1879 in the National Association. The team finished its initial season with a 40–43 record, good for fifth place. Lee Richmond threw a perfect game on June 12, 1880, the first ever perfect game in Major League Baseball history in a 1–0 victory over the Cleveland Blues. On August 20, they became the first major-league team to be no-hit at home when Pud Galvin of the Buffalo Bisons defeated them, 1–0.

## Regular season

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Worcester Worcesters, 1880

### Season standings

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago White Stockings | 67 | 17  | .798  | —  | 37‍–‍5  | 30‍–‍12
Providence Grays | 52 | 32  | .619  | 15  | 31‍–‍12  | 21‍–‍20
Cleveland Blues | 47 | 37  | .560  | 20  | 24‍–‍19  | 23‍–‍18
Troy Trojans | 41 | 42  | .494  | 25½  | 20‍–‍21  | 21‍–‍21
Worcester Worcesters | 40 | 43  | .482  | 26½  | 24‍–‍17  | 16‍–‍26
Boston Red Caps | 40 | 44  | .476  | 27  | 25‍–‍17  | 15‍–‍27
Buffalo Bisons | 24 | 58  | .293  | 42  | 13‍–‍28  | 11‍–‍30
Cincinnati Stars | 21 | 59  | .263  | 44  | 14‍–‍25  | 7‍–‍34

### Record vs. opponents

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Team  | BOS  | BUF  | CHI  | CIN  | CLE  | PRV  | TRO  | WOR
Boston | — | 9–3–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 4–8
Buffalo | 3–9–1 | — | 1–11 | 5–5–2 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 1–11 | 9–3
Chicago | 9–3 | 11–1 | — | 10–2–1 | 8–4 | 9–3–1 | 10–2 | 10–2
Cincinnati | 5–7 | 5–5–2 | 2–10–1 | — | 3–9 | 2–10 | 1–10 | 3–8
Cleveland | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 3–9 | 9–3 | 6–6–1
Providence | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 3–9–1 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–6–1
Troy | 5–7 | 11–1 | 2–10 | 10–1 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 5–7
Worcester | 8–4 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 8–3 | 6–6–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | —

### Roster

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1880 Worcester Worcesters

Roster
Pitchers

* Tricky Nichols
* Lee Richmond

Catchers

* Charlie Bennett
* Doc Bushong

|  | Infielders

* George Creamer
* Joe Ellick
* Arthur Irwin
* Chub Sullivan
* Bill Tobin
* Art Whitney

|  | Outfielders

* Fred Corey
* Buttercup Dickerson
* Steve Dignan
* Jerry Dorgan
* Billy Geer
* Lon Knight
* Bill McGunnigle
* Harry Stovey
* George Wood

|  | Manager

* Frank Bancroft

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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 | Charlie Bennett | 51 | 193 | 44 | .228 | 0 | 18
1B | Chub Sullivan | 43 | 166 | 43 | .259 | 0 | ?
2B | George Creamer | 85 | 306 | 61 | .199 | 0 | 27
3B | Art Whitney | 76 | 302 | 67 | .222 | 1 | 36
SS | Arthur Irwin | 85 | 352 | 91 | .259 | 1 | 35
OF | George Wood | 81 | 327 | 80 | .245 | 0 | 28
OF | Lon Knight | 49 | 201 | 48 | .239 | 0 | 21
OF | Harry Stovey | 83 | 355 | 94 | .265 | 6 | 28

#### Other batters

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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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Doc Bushong | 41 | 146 | 25 | .171 | 0 | 19
Fred Corey | 41 | 138 | 24 | .174 | 0 | 6
Buttercup Dickerson | 31 | 133 | 39 | .293 | 0 | 20
Jerry Dorgan | 10 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 1
Joe Ellick | 5 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0
Bill Tobin | 5 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 3
Steve Dignan | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 2
Billy Geer | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Bill McGunnigle | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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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Lee Richmond | 74 | 590.2 | 32 | 32 | 2.15 | 243
Fred Corey | 25 | 148.1 | 8 | 9 | 2.43 | 47
Tricky Nichols | 2 | 17.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.08 | 4

#### Relief pitchers

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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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Harry Stovey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3

## References

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* 1880 Worcester Worcesters season at Baseball Reference

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1880 MLB season by team

National League|

* Boston
* Buffalo
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Cleveland
* Providence
* Troy
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Worcester Worcesters

Based in Worcester, Massachusetts

The Franchise|

* Players
* Lee Richmond's perfect game

Ballpark|

* Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds

Seasons|

* 1880
* 1881
* 1882

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