1881 Troy Trojans season

1881 Troy Trojans
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Haymakers' Grounds (since 1880)
Troy, New York (since 1879)
Other information
Manager(s)	Bob Ferguson
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The 1881 Troy Trojans finished in 5th place in the National League with a 39–45 record.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	56	28	--	.667
Providence Grays	47	37	9	.560
Buffalo Bisons	45	38	10.5	.542
Detroit Wolverines	41	43	15	.488
Troy Trojans	39	45	17	.464
Boston Red Caps	38	45	17.5	.458
Cleveland Blues	36	48	20	.429
Worcester Worcesters	32	50	23	.390

Record vs. opponents

1881 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	PRV	TRO	WOR
Boston	—	4–8	2–10	8–4	4–8	5–7	7–5	8–3
Buffalo	8–4	—	5–7	7–5	9–3	7–5	3–9	6–5
Chicago	10–2	7–5	—	6–6	7–5	9–3	8–4	9–3
Cleveland	4–8	5–7	6–6	—	5–7	3–9	6–6–1	7–5
Detroit	8–4	3–9	5–7	7–5	—	4–8	7–5	7–5
Providence	7–5	5–7	3–9	9–3	8–4	—	6–6	9–3
Troy	5–7	9–3	4–8	6–6–1	5–7	6–6	—	4–8
Worcester	3–8	5–6	3–9	5–7	5–7	3–9	8–4	—

Roster

1881 Troy Trojans
Roster
Pitchers Tim Keefe Mickey Welch		Catchers Buck Ewing Bill Holbert Infielders Ed Caskin Roger Connor Bob Ferguson Frank Hankinson		Outfielders John Cassidy Jake Evans Pete Gillespie		Manager Bob Ferguson

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
C	Buck Ewing	67	272	68	.250	0	25
1B	Roger Connor	85	367	107	.292	2	31
2B	Bob Ferguson	85	339	96	.283	1	35
3B	Frank Hankinson	85	321	62	.193	1	19
SS	Ed Caskin	63	234	53	.226	0	21
OF	John Cassidy	85	370	82	.222	1	11
OF	Pete Gillespie	84	348	96	.276	0	41
OF	Jake Evans	83	315	76	.241	0	28

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
Bill Holbert	46	180	49	.272	0	14

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
Tim Keefe	45	402	18	27	3.25	103
Mickey Welch	40	368	21	18	2.67	104

References

• 1881 Troy Trojans season at Baseball Reference