List of Buffalo Bisons managers

The Bisons' longest-running manager, Jim O'Rourke

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

#
 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

# Image Manager Seasons G W L WPct PA PW PL LC WS Ref
1 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

  1. ^ "Buffalo Bisons Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Bisons Managers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "Manager: Definition | Dictionary.com". Dictionary.Reference.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  4. ^ Dickson, P. (2009). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W.W. Norton & Co. p. 530. ISBN 978-0-393-06681-4.
  5. ^ "John Clapp". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "Sam Crane". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "Jim O'Rourke". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  8. ^ "Pud Galvin". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  9. ^ "Jack Chapman". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2010.