The Syracuse Stars was a 19th-century American baseball team, as well as the name of the minor league baseball teams which preceded it, based in
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. With a population of 148,620 and a Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area of 662,057, it is the fifth-most populated city and 13 ...
. They played their home games at
Newell Park. (They were unrelated to the
Syracuse Stars of the
American Association, who played for one year, in 1890.)
Established as an independent team in , the Stars joined the
International Association for the season. They finished second to the pennant-winning
Buffalo Bisons, and following the season both teams jumped to the
National League, a devastating blow for the IA, which lasted just two more seasons.
The Stars lone year in the NL, , was not so successful. The team had a record of 22 wins and 48 losses, and did not finish their season, folding on September 10.
Baseball Library Chronology: 1879
They were 7th in the 8-team National League, ahead of the 19–56 Troy Trojans, who also did not complete their schedule. The club officially disbanded at the end of the season.
Mike Dorgan managed 43 of the Stars' games (with a 17–26 record). Bill Holbert managed on an interim basis for one game (a loss) and the season was closed out by Jimmy Macullar, who managed the final 26 games (5–21).
The team had a combined batting average of .227. First baseman Jack Farrell led the team with .303.
See also
* 1879 Syracuse Stars season
References
External links
*
Baseball Reference Team Index for the 1879 Stars
Defunct Major League Baseball teams
Defunct baseball teams in New York (state)
National League
Baseball teams disestablished in 1879
Baseball teams established in 1877
1877 establishments in New York (state)
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