1880 Worcester Ruby Legs Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 40-43
Finished 5th in the NL
Ballpark: Worcester Driving Park Grounds
Manager: Frank Bancroft (40-43)
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
1880 Worcester Ruby Legs RosterTeam Record: 40-43
Finished 5th in the NL
Ballpark: Worcester Driving Park Grounds
Manager: Frank Bancroft (40-43)
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
1880 Worcester Ruby Legs Results
The Worcester Ruby Legs of the National League ended the 1880 season with a record of 40 wins and 43 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Ruby Legs scored 412 runs and allowed 370 runs. Art Whitney drove in 36 runs. Harry Stovey led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .265 clip. Lee Richmond earned 32 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.15 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Bancroft 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Richmond | 32 | 32 | .500 | 2.15 | 74 | 66 | 9 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 590.7 | 541 | 278 | 141 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2410 |
| Fred Corey | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.43 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 148.3 | 131 | 72 | 40 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 614 |
| Harry Stovey | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Tricky Nichols | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.08 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| Totals | 40 | 43 | .482 | 2.27 | 103 | 85 | 17 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 762.7 | 709 | 370 | 192 | 13 | 97 | 0 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3138 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Stovey | 83 | 367 | 355 | 76 | 94 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 46 | .265 | .289 | .454 | .742 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Irwin | 85 | 363 | 352 | 53 | 91 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | .259 | .281 | .344 | .625 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wood | 81 | 337 | 327 | 37 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37 | .245 | .267 | .324 | .591 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Richmond | 77 | 318 | 309 | 44 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | .227 | .248 | .278 | .527 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Whitney | 76 | 311 | 302 | 38 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .222 | .244 | .308 | .552 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Creamer | 85 | 310 | 306 | 40 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .199 | .210 | .239 | .448 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lon Knight | 49 | 206 | 201 | 31 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .239 | .257 | .323 | .581 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bennett | 51 | 203 | 193 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | .228 | .266 | .306 | .572 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chub Sullivan | 43 | 170 | 166 | 22 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .259 | .276 | .331 | .608 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | 31 | 134 | 133 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 | .299 | .444 | .742 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doc Bushong | 41 | 147 | 146 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .171 | .177 | .192 | .369 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Corey | 41 | 142 | 138 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .174 | .197 | .246 | .444 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Dorgan | 10 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .229 | .429 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dignan | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .500 | .800 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tobin | 5 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ellick | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .056 | .105 | .056 | .161 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Geer | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tricky Nichols | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McGunnigle | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 771 | 3105 | 3024 | 412 | 699 | 129 | 52 | 8 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 278 | .231 | .251 | .316 | .567 | 956 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chub Sullivan | 1B | 43 | 0 | 371.0 | 447 | 12 | 8 | 19 | .983 | 11.135 | 1.674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Stovey | 1B | 37 | 0 | 348.0 | 448 | 12 | 23 | 20 | .952 | 11.897 | 12.432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Tobin | 1B | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 13.171 | 12.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wood | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Corey | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Creamer | 2B | 85 | 0 | 763.0 | 238 | 274 | 68 | 34 | .883 | 6.039 | 6.024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Whitney | 3B | 76 | 0 | 679.0 | 83 | 162 | 40 | 6 | .860 | 3.247 | 3.224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ellick | 3B | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 3.293 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arthur Irwin | 3B | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 3.115 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Corey | 3B | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2.700 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wood | 3B | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc Bushong | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | C | 46 | 0 | 386.0 | 280 | 45 | 31 | 3 | .913 | 7.578 | 7.065 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc Bushong | C | 40 | 0 | 366.0 | 261 | 76 | 30 | 6 | .918 | 8.287 | 8.425 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Dorgan | C | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 8.100 | 9.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arthur Irwin | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Wood | OF | 80 | 0 | 714.0 | 123 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .887 | 1.676 | 1.663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lon Knight | OF | 49 | 0 | 458.0 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 1 | .863 | 1.356 | 1.408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Stovey | OF | 46 | 0 | 415.0 | 68 | 6 | 12 | 1 | .860 | 1.605 | 1.609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buttercup Dickerson | OF | 31 | 0 | 286.0 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .852 | 1.636 | 1.677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Corey | OF | 29 | 0 | 165.0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .759 | 1.200 | .759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bennett | OF | 6 | 0 | 77.0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 1.519 | 2.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Dorgan | OF | 9 | 0 | 75.0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 1.080 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Richmond | OF | 20 | 0 | 60.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .667 | .900 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Dignan | OF | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.286 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill McGunnigle | OF | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Geer | OF | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doc Bushong | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Richmond | P | 74 | 0 | 591.0 | 13 | 97 | 23 | 1 | .827 | 1.675 | 1.486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Corey | P | 25 | 0 | 148.0 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .786 | 1.338 | .880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tricky Nichols | P | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Stovey | P | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arthur Irwin | SS | 82 | 0 | 740.0 | 95 | 339 | 51 | 27 | .895 | 5.278 | 5.293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Corey | SS | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 3.857 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Geer | SS | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 813 | 0 | 6872.0 | 2288 | 1114 | 355 | 126 | .906 | 4.455 | 4.185 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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