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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1880 Worcester Worcesters Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 51 193 44 .228 0 18 1B 43 166 43 .259 0 ? 2B 85 306 61 .199 0 27 3B 76 302 67 .222 1 36 SS 85 352 91 .259 1 35 OF 81 327 80 .245 0 28 OF 49 201 48 .239 0 21 OF 83 355 94 .265 6 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 41 146 25 .171 0 19 41 138 24 .174 0 6 31 133 39 .293 0 20 10 35 7 .200 0 1 5 18 1 .056 0 0 5 16 2 .125 0 3 3 10 3 .300 0 2 2 6 0 .000 0 0 1 4 0 .000 0 0
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 74 590.2 32 32 2.15 243 25 148.1 8 9 2.43 47 2 17.2 0 2 4.08 4
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 2 0 0 0 4.50 3
References 1880 Worcester Worcesters season at Baseball Reference