1881 Providence Grays season

The Providence Grays finished the 1881 season in second place in the National League for a second straight season. However, management strife and sagging attendance hurt the team's bottom line and they occasionally had trouble meeting payroll.[1]

1881 Providence Grays
LeagueNational League
BallparkMesser Street Grounds
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
OwnerHenry Root
ManagersJack Farrell, Tom York
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Regular season

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Pitcher Charles Radbourn
 
Pitcher John Montgomery Ward
 
Center fielder Paul Hines
 
Third baseman Jerry Denny

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Stockings 56 28 .667 32‍–‍10 24‍–‍18
Providence Grays 47 37 .560 9 23‍–‍20 24‍–‍17
Buffalo Bisons 45 38 .542 10½ 25‍–‍16 20‍–‍22
Detroit Wolverines 41 43 .488 15 23‍–‍19 18‍–‍24
Troy Trojans 39 45 .464 17 24‍–‍18 15‍–‍27
Boston Red Caps 38 45 .458 17½ 19‍–‍22 19‍–‍23
Cleveland Blues 36 48 .429 20 20‍–‍22 16‍–‍26
Worcester Worcesters 32 50 .390 23 19‍–‍22 13‍–‍28

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BUF CHI CLE DET PRV TRO WOR
Boston 4–8 2–10 8–4 4–8 5–7 7–5 8–3
Buffalo 8–4 5–7 7–5 9–3 7–5 3–9 6–5
Chicago 10–2 7–5 6–6 7–5 9–3 8–4 9–3
Cleveland 4–8 5–7 6–6 5–7 3–9 6–6–1 7–5
Detroit 8–4 3–9 5–7 7–5 4–8 7–5 7–5
Providence 7–5 5–7 3–9 9–3 8–4 6–6 9–3
Troy 5–7 9–3 4–8 6–6–1 5–7 6–6 4–8
Worcester 3–8 5–6 3–9 5–7 5–7 3–9 8–4


Roster

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1881 Providence Grays
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Emil Gross 51 182 50 .275 1 24
1B Joe Start 79 348 114 .328 0 29
2B Jack Farrell 84 345 82 .238 5 36
3B Jerry Denny 85 320 77 .241 1 24
SS Bill McClellan 68 259 43 .166 0 16
OF Tom York 85 316 96 .304 2 47
OF Paul Hines 80 361 103 .285 2 31
OF John Ward 85 357 87 .244 0 53

Other batters

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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
Charles Radbourn 72 270 59 .219 0 28
Barney Gilligan 46 183 40 .219 0 20
Lew Brown 18 75 18 .240 0 10
Henry Myers 1 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Ward 39 330.0 18 18 2.13 119
Charles Radbourn 41 325.1 25 11 2.43 117
Bobby Mathews 14 102.1 4 8 3.17 28

Notes

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  1. ^ "Before the Curse: The Glory Days of New England Baseball, 1858–1918". Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2008.

References

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