1881 Buffalo Bisons season
The 1881 Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 45–38 record, good for third place in the National League.
A highlight from this season occurred on September 15. In a 12-inning game against Worcester, Buffalo second baseman Davy Force recorded 12 putouts, seven assists, two unassisted double plays, participated in a triple play, and made just one error in 20 chances.
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 | 64 | 246 | 82 | .333 | 1 | 43 | |
| 1B | 78 | 319 | 99 | .310 | 0 | 53 | |
| 2B | 75 | 278 | 50 | .180 | 0 | 15 | |
| 3B | 83 | 348 | 105 | .302 | 0 | 30 | |
| SS | 54 | 229 | 49 | .214 | 0 | 25 | |
| OF | 83 | 375 | 96 | .256 | 1 | 25 | |
| OF | 83 | 344 | 100 | .291 | 2 | 53 | |
| OF | 65 | 270 | 86 | .319 | 8 | 45 |
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 |
| 35 | 121 | 23 | .190 | 0 | 15 | |
| 30 | 113 | 33 | .292 | 0 | 17 | |
| 12 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 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 |
| 56 | 474.0 | 28 | 24 | 2.37 | 136 | |
| 20 | 165.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.59 | 32 |
Other 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 |
| 10 | 41.0 | 3 | 4 | 5.27 | 2 | |
| 9 | 61.2 | 4 | 1 | 2.77 | 15 |