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BUFFALO BISONS (new team)
Buffalo's squad is basically two star players (White and Pike) and a bunch of backups, rookies and has-beens. They certainly won't be challenging for the pennant, but if their three rookie outfielders do well they might be able to make a run at .500.
28 C Deacon White (0-21-.319-1 with Indianapolis) - Buffalo decided to build its team by signing a few big stars and letting the rest take care of itself. White is one of the stars, so there will be a lot of pressure this year.
26 1B Jake Goodman (3 for 26 with Milwaukee as a rookie) - Goodman is essentially a place-filler in Buffalo, as he did very little last season with Milwaukee.
27 2B Lip Pike (2-41-.335-8) - Perennial MVH candidate Lip Pike is another one of Buffalo's established vets. He'll turn 34 in the early season, so Buffalo is hoping he's still got a few more top-level seasons.
25 SS Ham Allen (7 for 18 with Chicago in 1878; lifetime .238 hitter) - A 32-year-old career backup, Allen isn't going to be the answer for the Bisons.
11 3B Dickie Flowers (3 for 15 with Milwaukee in 1878; lifetime .299 hitter) - He was a star in 1871-72 with Troy, and hasn't done much since. They're hoping the return to upstate New York does him good.
24 LF Joe Hornung (rookie) - Supposed to be a good young hitter, but time will tell.
35 CF Hardy Richardson (rookie) - Another relatively promising rookie.
21 RF NFN Shaffer (rookie) - He has been trying to catch on with a professional team for years, and appears to have finally done so.
15 P Dick McBride (16-22, 2.76 with Milwaukee in 1878; lifetime 146-80) - The 34-year-old McBride really resurrected his career last season in Milwaukee.
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