1880 Worcester Worcesters season
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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.
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1880 Worcester Worcesters | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Worcester Driving Park Grounds |
City | Worcester, Massachusetts |
Record | 40–43 (.482) |
League place | 5th |
Manager | Frank Bancroft |
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