1881 Troy Trojans season

1881 Troy Trojans
League	National League
Ballpark	Haymakers' Grounds
City	Troy, New York
Manager	Bob Ferguson

The 1881 Troy Trojans finished in 5th place in the National League with a 39–45 record.

Regular season

1881 Troy Trojans

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Stockings	56	28	0.667	—	32–10	24–18
Providence Grays	47	37	0.560	9	23–20	24–17
Buffalo Bisons	45	38	0.542	10½	25–16	20–22
Detroit Wolverines	41	43	0.488	15	23–19	18–24
Troy Trojans	39	45	0.464	17	24–18	15–27
Boston Red Caps	38	45	0.458	17½	19–22	19–23
Cleveland Blues	36	48	0.429	20	20–22	16–26
Worcester Worcesters	32	50	0.390	23	19–22	13–28

Record vs. opponents

1881 National League record 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	402.0	18	27	3.25	103
Mickey Welch	40	368.0	21	18	2.67	104

References

• 1881 Troy Trojans season at Baseball Reference