List of Buffalo Bisons managers
The Buffalo Bisons were a Major League Baseball team that was based in Buffalo, New York. They played in the National League from 1879 through 1885.[1] During their time as a Major League team, the Bisons employed five different managers.[2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.[3][4]
Table key[edit]
# |
A running total of the number of Metropolitans' managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once. |
G |
Number of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games |
W |
Number of regular season wins in games managed |
L |
Number of regular season losses in games managed |
WPct |
Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed |
PA |
Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs |
PW |
Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
PL |
Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
LC |
League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager |
WS |
World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager |
Managers[edit]
| # | Image | Manager | Seasons | G | W | L | WPct | PA | PW | PL | LC | WS | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) |
John Clapp | 1879 | 79 | 46 | 32 | .590 | — | — | — | — | — | [5] |
| 2 |  |
Sam Crane | 1880 | 84 | 24 | 58 | .293 | — | — | — | — | — | [6] |
| 3 | |
Jim O'Rourke | 1881–1884 | 380 | 206 | 169 | .549 | — | — | — | — | — | [7] |
| 4 |  |
Pud Galvin | 1885 | 24 | 7 | 17 | .292 | — | — | — | — | — | [8] |
| 5 | Jack Chapman | 1885 | 88 | 31 | 57 | .352 | — | — | — | — | — | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Buffalo Bisons Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Buffalo Bisons Managers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Manager: Definition | Dictionary.com". Dictionary.Reference.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ Dickson, P. (2009). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W.W. Norton & Co. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4.
- ^ "John Clapp". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Sam Crane". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Jim O'Rourke". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Pud Galvin". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Jack Chapman". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.