• The following is a list of players and managers who appeared at least in one game for the original Buffalo Bisons National League franchise from 1879 through 1885.

¹ - Denotes a player on the 1879 original roster

² - Denotes the first manager

³ - Denotes a manager

⁴ - Denotes a Hall of Fame member

B

• Dan Brouthers⁴
• James Burke

C

• Scrappy Carroll
• Jack Chapman³
• John Clapp^1,2
• Chub Collins
• John Connor
• Pete Conway
• Ed Coughlin
• Ed Crane
• Sam Crane³
• Bill Crowley¹
• Ed Cushman

D

• Hugh Daily
• Dell Darling
• George Derby
• Buttercup Dickerson
• Tom Dolan
• Denny Driscoll

E

• Dave Eggler¹
• Bones Ely
• Dude Esterbrook

F

• John Fischer
• Curry Foley
• Davy Force¹
• Chick Fulmer¹

G

• Pud Galvin^1,3,4

H

• Art Hagan
• Gil Hatfield
• Moxie Hengel
• Joe Hornung¹

K

• Tom Kearns
• Jim Keenan
• Doc Kennedy

L

• Arlie Latham
• Steve Libby¹
• Jim Lillie
• Jack Lynch

M

• Denny Mack
• Jack Manning
• Jim McCauley
• Jim McDonald
• Bill McGunnigle¹
• John Morrissey
• Mike Moynahan
• George Myers

O

• Jim O'Rourke^3,4

P

• John Peters
• Dick Phelan
• Tom Poorman
• Blondie Purcell

R

• Charley Radbourn⁴
• Hardy Richardson¹
• Charlie Ritter
• Jack Rowe¹

S

• Billy Serad
• Orator Shaffer
• Pop Smith
• Joe Stabell
• Dan Stearns
• Tony Suck
• Sleeper Sullivan
• Ed Swartwood

W

• Oscar Walker¹
• Stump Weidman
• Deacon White
• Pete Wood

Sources

• Baseball Reference