1881 Providence Grays season

1881 Providence Grays
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1878)
Location
Messer Street Grounds (Since 1878) Providence, Rhode Island (Since 1878)
1881 Information
Owner(s)	Henry Root
Manager(s)	Jack Farrell, Tom York
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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]

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Starters by position 2.1.2 Other batters 2.2 Pitching 2.2.1 Starting pitchers 3 Notes 4 References

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	56	28	--	.667
Providence Grays	47	37	9	.560
Buffalo Bisons	45	38	10.5	.542
Detroit Wolverines	41	43	15	.488
Troy Trojans	39	45	17	.464
Boston Red Caps	38	45	17.5	.458
Cleveland Blues	36	48	20	.429
Worcester Worcesters	32	50	23	.390

Roster

1881 Providence Grays
Roster
Pitchers Bobby Mathews Old Hoss Radbourn Catchers Barney Gilligan Emil Gross		Infielders Jerry Denny Jack Farrell Bill McClellan Henry Myers Joe Start		Outfielders Lew Brown Paul Hines John Ward Tom York		Manager Jack Farrell Tom York

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Gross, EmilEmil Gross	51	182	50	.275	1	24
1B	Start, JoeJoe Start	79	348	114	.328	0	29
2B	Farrell, JackJack Farrell	84	345	82	.238	5	36
3B	Denny, JerryJerry Denny	85	320	77	.241	1	24
SS	McClellan, BillBill McClellan	68	259	43	.166	0	16
OF	York, TomTom York	85	316	96	.304	2	47
OF	Hines, PaulPaul Hines	80	361	103	.285	2	31
OF	Ward, JohnJohn Ward	85	357	87	.244	0	53

Other batters

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
Radbourn, Old HossOld Hoss Radbourn	72	270	59	.219	0	28
Gilligan, BarneyBarney Gilligan	46	183	40	.219	0	20
Brown, LewLew Brown	18	75	18	.240	0	10
Myers, HenryHenry Myers	1	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Radbourn, Old HossOld Hoss Radbourn	41	325.1	25	11	2.43	117
Ward, JohnJohn Ward	39	330	18	18	2.13	119
Mathews, BobbyBobby Mathews	14	102.1	4	8	3.17	28

Notes

References

• 1881 Providence Grays season at Baseball Reference

Providence Grays Based in Providence, Rhode Island The Franchise Players • Managers • Opening Day starting pitchers Ballparks Messer Street Grounds Championships 1878 NL Pennant • 1884 NL Pennant • 1884 World Series Seasons 1878 • 1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885

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